Cress Williams

Born: 1970-07-26

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is an American actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series Hart of Dixie and the title character on The CW's Black Lightning. Williams is also known for his recurring role as Terrence "Scooter" Williams on Fox's Living Single and as Inspector Antwon Babcock on Nash Bridges. Williams was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, to American parents. He took courses at Fullerton College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from the University of California, Los Angeles. Williams acted in a 1990 Fullerton College production of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, which was directed by Tom Blank. He also acted in another production in the same year at Fullerton College called Red Noses, a black comedy produced by Peter Barnes and directed by Michael Fields. Williams has appeared on many TV series since 1994, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Beverly Hills, 90210, NYPD Blue, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, JAG, Living Single, Nash Bridges, Providence, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Veronica Mars, The West Wing, Close to Home, ER, and Grey's Anatomy. He was the fifth cast member in the original pilot for Will & Grace, playing Will's law firm partner, but was dropped during rehearsals because director Jim Burrows said they didn't need his character. He portrayed Talak'talan, a Jem'Hadar leader in the Star Trek series, in a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "The Jem'Hadar." Williams joined the Prison Break cast by playing The Company's assassin, Wyatt Mathewson. He appeared in the final season of Friday Night Lights as Ornette Howard, father of East Dillon's star quarterback Vince Howard. He also starred alongside Rachel Bilson on The CW series Hart of Dixie as former football star turned mayor Lavon Hayes. From 2018 to 2021, he has ventured back into adaptations of DC Comics: as main character Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning on The CW's superhero TV series Black Lightning, which was integrated into Arrowverse's prime Earth during Crisis on Infinite Earths, and as John Henry Irons in the animated film The Death of Superman and its 2019 sequel, Reign of the Supermen. After his Black Lightning series concluded, he reprised the role on The Flash at the start of its eighth season as part of its "Armageddon" event. On October 14, 2000, Williams married actress Simbi Khali in Malibu, California. The couple had two children and divorced in 2011. Williams married girlfriend Kristen Torrianni in June 2013. Williams and Torrianni also have two children together. Description above from the Wikipedia article Winnie Harlow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Fallen

as Detective Joe
Released: 1998-01-16

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after...

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Never Been Kissed

as George
Released: 1999-04-09

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at...

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The Death of Superman

as John Henry Irons (voice)
Released: 2018-07-24

When a hulking monster arrives on Earth and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is...

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The Death and Return of Superman

as John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)
Released: 2019-10-01

The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen now presented as an over two-hour unabridged and...

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Reign of the Supermen

as John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)
Released: 2019-01-13

In the wake of The Death of Supermen, the world is still mourning the loss of the Man of Steel...

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The Doom Generation

as Peanut
Released: 1995-10-27

Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red....

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In Your Eyes

as Jake
Released: 2014-04-20

Two seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the United States make a telepathic...

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What Remains

as Marshall
Released: 2022-12-02

A small town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave...

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Little Black Book

as Phil
Released: 2004-08-06

Determined to learn about her boyfriend's past relationships, Stacy -- who works for a talk show...

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2 Days in the Valley

as Golfer
Released: 1996-09-11

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete...

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Lowriders

as Williams
Released: 2017-04-28

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider...

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Crime Story

as Jimmy
Released: 2021-08-13

When ex-mob boss Ben Myers is targeted in a home robbery, he goes on a deadly rampage of...

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The Violent Heart

as Lee
Released: 2020-09-09

Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, taciturn Daniel finds himself falling for...

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Dead Wrong

as Paul Drake
Released: 2024-05-21

A narcissist concocts a get-rich-quick scheme that ignites a violent chain reaction and...

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L.A. Johns

as Bill Allen
Released: 1997-06-10

Liz dreams of buying a house and starts working as a call girl. She then becomes emotionally...

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The Dogwalker

as K.C.
Released: 2002-09-13

Jerry Cooper is The Dogwalker, a Tom Sawyer grown up for the nineties, who having fallen on hard...

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Pursuit of Happiness

as Ace
Released: 2001-01-17

An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since...

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Rolling Thunder

as 'Grey' Toussaint
Released: 1996-10-16

An ex-military unit specializes itself in non-lethal combat methods and takedowns and offers its...

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Home Invasion

as Freemont
Released: 1997-01-13

A gang of armed criminals bursts into the home of a woman, taking her and the daughters of three...

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Masquerade

as Marcus
Released: 2000-11-10

After moving to LA, a young woman starts a romance with a man (Cress Williams) she met on the...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sam Dufoy
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Tucker Jones
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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The Flash

as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
First aired: 2014-10-07

After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to...

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House

as Hospital Attorney
First aired: 2004-11-16

Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of...

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The West Wing

as Lester
First aired: 1999-09-22

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Talak'talan
First aired: 1993-01-03

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated...

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
First aired: 2016-01-21

When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he...

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ER

as Officer Reggie Moore
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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ER

as Reggie Moore
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-12

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty...

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JAG

as Captain Overton
First aired: 1995-09-23

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge...

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Black Lightning

as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
First aired: 2018-01-16

Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal...

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Beverly Hills, 90210

as D'Shawn Hardell
First aired: 1990-10-04

Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of...

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Nash Bridges

as Antwon Babcock
First aired: 1996-03-29

Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite...

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Cold Case

as Jimmy Clarke
First aired: 2003-09-28

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...

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NYPD Blue

as Silky
First aired: 1993-09-21

Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the...

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Veronica Mars

as Nathan Woods
First aired: 2004-09-22

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school...

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Touched by an Angel

as Riley
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Close to Home

as Ed Williams
First aired: 2005-09-20

Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros....

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Hart of Dixie

as Lavon Hayes
First aired: 2011-09-26

New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical...

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The Lyon's Den

as Eddie
First aired: 2003-09-28

John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer,"...

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Code Black

as Cole Guthrie
First aired: 2015-09-30

Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most...

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Creature

as Tall Man
First aired: 1998-05-18

An amphibious shark-like monster attacks an abandoned secret military base and the people who...

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Leaving L.A.

as Dudley Adams
First aired: 1997-04-12

Leaving L.A. is an American drama television series that aired from April 12 until June 14,...

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