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Cress Williams

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Cress Williams at an event for Black Lightning (2017)
Story surrounds a small town pastor who is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later, while the town sheriff investigates another murder that may be related.
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Cress Williams 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 best known for his recurring role as Terrence "Scooter" Williams on Fox's Living Single and as Inspector Atwon Babcock on Nash Bridges.
BornJuly 26, 1970
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Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams in The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap (2020)
Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Cress Williams in Providence (1999)
Cress Williams in The Resurrection (2008)
Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Robert Townsend and Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Christine Adams and Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Christine Adams and Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2017)
Christine Adams, Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams in Black Lightning (2017)

Known for

Black Lightning (2017)
Black Lightning
6.1
TV Series
  • Jefferson Pierce
  • Black Lightning
Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed (1999)
Never Been Kissed
6.0
  • George
  • 1999
Denzel Washington in Fallen (1998)
Fallen
7.0
  • Detective Joe
  • 1998
Michael Stahl-David in In Your Eyes (2014)
In Your Eyes
6.9
  • Jake
  • 2014

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  • Dead Wrong
    • Completed
  • Unbroken
  • Anne Heche, Cress Williams, and Kellan Lutz in What Remains (2022)
    What Remains
  • Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, and Carlos Valdes in The Flash (2014)
    The Flash
  • Mira Sorvino and Richard Dreyfuss in Crime Story (2021)
    Crime Story
  • Black Lightning (2017)
    Black Lightning
  • The Violent Heart (2020)
    The Violent Heart
  • Dominic Purcell, Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Nick Zano, Matt Ryan, Adam Tsekhman, Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, and Lisseth Chavez in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
    DC's Legends of Tomorrow
  • The Death and Return of Superman (2019)
    The Death and Return of Superman
    • (voice)
  • Reign of the Supermen (2019)
    Reign of the Supermen
    • (voice)
  • The Death of Superman (2018)
    The Death of Superman
    • (voice)
  • Elliott Gould, Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Laverne Cox, Dreama Walker, and Kobi Libii in Doubt (2017)
    Doubt
  • Rob Lowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, and Boris Kodjoe in Code Black (2015)
    Code Black
  • Lowriders (2016)
    Lowriders
  • Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie (2011)
    Hart of Dixie
  • Katherine Heigl in State of Affairs (2014)
    State of Affairs

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"Resurrection"
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First Look
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First Look
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Masquerade (2000)
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Masquerade (2000)
The Doom Generation
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The Doom Generation
Black Lightning
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Black Lightning
Black Lightning: Season 2
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Black Lightning: Season 2

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    • July 26, 1970
    • Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Kristen TorrianniJune 15, 2013 - present

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    He was the first actor to play a Jem'Hadar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993): Talak'talan in The Jem'Hadar (1994).

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