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词条 Cress Williams
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Career

  3. Filmography

      Film    Television  

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Cress Williams
| image = Cress Williams SDCC 2017.jpg
| caption = Williams at San Diego Comic-Con International 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|26}}
| birth_place = Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
| alma_mater = Fullerton CollegeUCLA
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Simbi Khali|2000|2011|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage|Kristen Torrianni
|2013}}
| children = 2
| years_active = 1990–present
}}

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 as well as the title character on The CW's Black Lightning. Williams is also best known for his recurring role as Terrence "Scooter" Williams on Fox's Living Single.

Personal life

Williams was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, to American parents. He attended Fullerton College and UCLA.[1] On October 14, 2000, Williams married actress Simbi Khali in Malibu, California.[2] The couple have two children together and divorced in 2011. Williams married girlfriend Kristen Torrianni in June 2013.[3]

Career

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.[4]

Williams has appeared on many TV series since 1994, including Deep Space Nine, Beverly Hills, 90210, NYPD Blue, The New Adventures of Superman, 3rd Rock from the Sun, JAG, Living Single, Nash Bridges, Providence, 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 Deep Space Nine episode "The Jem'Hadar".[5] Williams joined the Prison Break cast by playing The Company's assassin, Wyatt Mathewson.[6] 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.

Since 2018, he has ventured into adaptations of DC Comics: As main character Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning on The CW's superheroes TV series Black Lightning, and as John Henry Irons in the animated film The Death Of Superman and its 2019 sequel, Reign of the Supermen.

Filmography

Film

Year Title RoleNotes
1995 The Doom Generation Peanut
1996 2 Days in the Valley Golfer
1997 Pants on Fire Dream Guy Short film
1998 Fallen Detective Joe
1999 Never Been Kissed George
1999 The Dogwalker K.C.
2001 Pursuit of Happiness Ace
2004 Little Black Book Phil
2006 Haskett's Chance Hudson Chanticleer
2008 Ball Don't Lie Dante
2016 Lowriders Detective Stallworth
2018 The Death of Superman John Henry Irons Direct-to-video film
2019 Reign of the Supermen John Henry Irons/Steel Direct-to-video film
2020 The Violent Heart Lee Filming

Television

Year Title RoleNotes
1993–98 Living Single Terrence 'Scooter' Williams 10 episodes
1993–94 Beverly Hills, 90210 D'Shawn Hardell 13 episodes
1994 Hardball 'Spotlight' Davis Episode: "See Spot Rum"
1994 Deep Space Nine Talak'talan Episode: "The Jem'Hadar"
1995 The Watcher Episode: "Resurrection/Niles and Bob/Harry Stenz"
1995 If Not for You Ahmed Episode: "Snap!"
1995 NYPD Blue Silky 2 episodes
1996 The New Adventures of Superman Baron Sunday Episode: "Never on Sunday"
1996 JAG Captain Overton Episode: "The Brotherhood"
1996 Rolling Thunder 'Grey' Toussaint Television film
1996 The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault Kimbrough Television film
1997 Home Invasion Freemont Television film
1997 L.A. Johns Bill Allen Unsold pilot
1997 Leaving L.A. Dudley Adams 6 episodes
1998 Creature Tall Man Television film
1998 Buddy Faro Jaleel Jermaine Episode: "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
1998–2008 ER Officer Reggie Moore 14 episodes
1999 Becker Chris Davis Episode: "Blind Curve"
2000 Sports Night Steve Sarris Episode: "Dana Get Your Gun"
2000 G vs E Virgil Grissom Episode: "Underworld"
2000 Masquerade Marcus Television film
2000–01 Nash Bridges Inspector Antwon Babcock 22 episodes
2001 Philly Calvin Burney Episode: "Loving Sons"
2001–02 Providence Dr. Sam Magala 8 episodes
2002 Couples Marcus Unsold pilot
2002 Presidio Med Richard Clayton Episode: "This Baby's Gonna Fly"
2002 The District Dr. Carson Episode: "Drug Money"
2003 Touched by an Angel Riley Episode: "And a Nightingale Sang"
2003 Watching Ellie Dexter Episode: "Buskers"
2003 The Lyon's Den Eddie Episode: "Beach House"
2004 Special Victims Unit Sam Dufoy Episode: "Careless"
2004 House Hospital Attorney Episode: "Maternity"
2005–06 Veronica Mars Nathan Woods 4 episodes
2005–06 The West Wing Lester 2 episodes
2006–07 Close to Home Ed Williams 20 episodes
2006–08 Grey's Anatomy Tucker Jones 7 episodes
2008 Prison Break Wyatt Matthewson 9 episodes
2009 Cold Case Jimmy Clarke Episode: "Jurisprudence"
2010–11 Friday Night Lights Ornette Howard 10 episodes
2011 Hawthorne Tony Gee 2 episodes
2011–15 Hart of Dixie Lavon Hayes 76 episodes
2015 Code Black Cole Guthrie 6 episodes
2017 Doubt A.D.A. Gates Episode: "To See, To Tell"
2018–present Black Lightning Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning Lead role

References

1. ^{{cite web|accessdate=2012-09-29|url=http://cresswilliams.org/cress/|title=All About Cress|publisher=Cress Williams Online}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^{{cite journal|title=Wed|department=Passages|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.|date=November 27, 2000|volume=54|issue=22|url=http://people.com/archive/passages-vol-54-no-22/|accessdate=February 11, 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/cress-williams-marries-kristen-torrianni-wedding-pictures-and-details-2013176/|title=Cress Williams Marries Kristen Torrianni: Wedding Pictures and Details|date=June 17, 2013|first=Zach|last=Johnson|work=Us Weekly|publisher=American Media, Inc.|accessdate=February 11, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Fullerton College Lacks Breadth for Black Comedy `Red Noses'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=1990-06-19|author=Smith, Mark Chalon}}
5. ^{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-04|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/DS9/episode/68174.html|title= The Jem'Hadar |publisher=Star Trek }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prisonbreakbuff.com/2008/06/04/cress-williams-to-join-prison-break-season-4-as-assassin/|title=Cress Williams to Join Prison Break Season 4 as Assassin|accessdate=2008-06-04|author=Nikki|publisher=Prison Break Buff|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605120329/http://www.prisonbreakbuff.com/2008/06/04/cress-williams-to-join-prison-break-season-4-as-assassin/|archivedate=2008-06-05|df=}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=0930317|name=Cress Williams}}
  • [https://www.spreaker.com/user/thercwrshow/ep585blacklightningscresswilliams0321201 Cress Williams 2018 Interview]
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