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Cress Williams Born July 26, 1970
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOccupation Actor Years active 1994—present Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing the hitman, Wyatt in Prison Break and Detective Ed Williams in Close to Home. He is also known for his role as Inspector Antwon Babcock in the final season of Nash Bridges, and as D’Shawn Hardell in seasons 4 and 5 of Beverly Hills, 90210. He also had a notable role of portraying music promoter Terrence "Scooter" Williams (the love interest of Khadijah) in the Fox television sitcom Living Single. He currently plays Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series Hart of Dixie
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Personal life
Williams was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to African American parents. He attended Fullerton College.
Career
Williams acted in a 1990 Fullerton College production of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, which was directed by Tom Blank. A Los Angeles Times review criticized Williams acting and said that he "gets wild-eyed as Othello, especially when jealousy begins to reign in his house. But the portrayal doesn't go beyond the obvious, and Williams tends to overact. All his emotions are on the outside; it's difficult to connect with Othello's internal struggle."[1] He also acted in another production in the same year by Fullerton College called Red Noses, a black comedy produced by Peter Barnes and directed by Michael Fields.[2]
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 portrayed Talak'talan, a Jem'Hadar leader in the Star Trek series, in a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Jem'Hadar".[3] Williams joined the Prison Break cast by playing The Company's assassin, Wyatt Mathewson.[4] He also plays Miranda Bailey's husband in Grey's Anatomy, and appeared in the final season of Friday Night Lights as Ornette Howard, father of East Dillon's star quarterback Vince Howard. He currently stars alongside Rachel Bilson on The CW series Hart of Dixie as former football star turned mayor Lavon Hayes.
References
- ^ Smith, Mark Chalon (1990-10-18). "Mideast Setting Obscures `Othello'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Smith, Mark Chalon (1990-06-19). "Fullerton College Lacks Breadth for Black Comedy `Red Noses'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The Jem'Hadar". Star Trek. http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/DS9/episode/68174.html. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Cress Williams to Join Prison Break Season 4 as Assassin". Prison Break Buff. http://www.prisonbreakbuff.com/2008/06/04/cress-williams-to-join-prison-break-season-4-as-assassin/. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
External links
- Cress Williams at the Internet Movie Database
- Cress Williams at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
Categories:- 1968 births
- Actors from New York
- African American actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Heidelberg
- People from New York
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