Cress Williams

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Cress Williams at Comic Con in San Diego 2017

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970 in Heidelberg ) is an American actor . He was best known for his roles as hit man Wyatt in Prison Break , as Detective Ed Williams in Close to Home , and as Mayor in Hart of Dixie .

Life

Williams was born in Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg to Afro-American parents. He later attended Fullerton College as a teenager . There he appeared in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello in 1990 . A Los Angeles Times review criticized Williams' play as follows: “[Williams] is a wacky Othello, especially when jealousy hits his house. But his presentation does not go beyond the obvious; in addition, Williams tends to overplay. All of his emotions are superficial; It's hard to understand Othello's internal turmoil. ”Williams also starred in the production of Red Noses , a black comedy .

Since 1994, Williams has taken on a number of roles in television series, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Beverly Hills, 90210 , NYPD Blue , Superman - The Adventures of Lois & Clark , JAG - On behalf of Honor , Living Single , Nash Bridges , Providence , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Veronica Mars , The West Wing , Close to Home , Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme and Grey's Anatomy . In 2000, Williams married actress Simbi Khali in Malibu .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Smith, Mark Chalon: Mideast Setting Obscures 'Othello' . In: Los Angeles Times , October 18, 1990. 
  2. ^ Smith, Mark Chalon: Fullerton College Lacks Breadth for Black Comedy 'Red Noses' . In: Los Angeles Times , June 19, 1990. 
  3. ↑ Wedded Bliss . In: Jet , November 20, 2000. 
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Cress
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelberg