Cress Williams

Cress Williams Biography

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is a German-born 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.

Personal life

Williams was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to African American parents. He attended Fullerton College and UCLA.

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." 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.

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". 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 currently stars alongside Rachel Bilson on The CW series Hart of Dixie as former football star turned mayor Lavon Hayes.

Filmography

Film and Television
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1993-1994	Beverly Hills, 90210	D'Shawn Hardell	13 episodes
1993-1998	Living Single	Terrence 'Scooter' Williams	10 episodes
1994	Hardball	'Spotlight' Davis	Episode: See Spot Rum
1994	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Talak'talan	Episode: The Jem'Hadar
1995	The Watcher		Episode: Resurrection/Niles and Bob/Harry Stenz
	If Not for You	Ahmed	Episode: Snap!
	The Doom Generation	Peanut
	NYPD Blue	Silky	Episode: A Murder with Teeth in It Episode: One Big Happy Family
1996	The New Adventures of Superman	Baron Sunday	Episode: Never on Sunday
	JAG	Captain Overton	Episode: The Brotherhood
	2 Days in the Valley	Golfer
	Rolling Thunder	'Grey' Toussaint	TV movie
	Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault	Kimbrough	TV movie
1997	Home Invasion	Freemont	TV movie
	L.A. Johns	Bill Allen	TV movie
	Leaving L.A.	Dudley Adams	6 episodes
	Pants on Fire	Dream Guy	Short
1998	Fallen	Detective Joe
	Creature	Tall Man	TV movie
	Buddy Faro	Jaleel Jermaine	Episode: Ain't That a Kick in the Head
1998-2008	ER	Officer Reggie Moore	14 episodes
1999	Never Been Kissed	George
	The Dogwalker	K.C.
	Becker	Chris Davis	Episode: Blind Curve
2000	Sports Night	Steve Sarris	Episode: Dana Get Your Gun
	G vs E	Virgil Grissom	Episode: Underworld
	Masquerade		TV movie
2000-2001	Nash Bridges	Inspector Antwon Babcock	22 episodes
2001	Pursuit of Happiness	Ace
2001	Philly	Calvin Burney	Episode: Loving Sons
2001-2002	Providence	Dr. Sam Magala	8 episodes
2002	Couples	Marcus	TV movie
	Presidio Med	Richard Clayton	Episode: This Baby's Gonna Fly
	The District	Dr. Carson	Episode: Drug Money
2003	Touched by an Angel	Riley	Episode: And a Nightingale Sang
	Watching Ellie	Dexter	Episode: Buskers
	The Lyon's Den	Eddie	Episode: Beach House
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sam Dufoy	Episode: Careless
	Little Black Book	Phil
	House	Hospital Attorney	Episode: Maternity
2005-2006	Veronica Mars	Nathan Woods	4 episodes
2005-2006	The West Wing	Lester	Episode: Undecideds Episode: Election Day
2006	Haskett's Chance	Hudson Chanticleer
2006-2007	Close to Home	Ed Williams	20 episodes
2006-2008	Grey's Anatomy	Tucker Jones	7 episodes
2008	Ball Don't Lie	Dante
2008	Prison Break	Wyatt	9 episodes
2009	Cold Case	Jimmy Clarke	Episode: Jurisprudence
2010-2011	Friday Night Lights	Ornette Howard	10 episodes
2011	Hawthorne		Episode: Price of Admission Episode: A Shot in the Dark
2011-present	Hart of Dixie	Lavon Hayes	44 episodes

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