Cress Williams

Actor

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Eyes of Wakanda (2025)

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.

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Black Lightning

6.1

TV Series

Jefferson Pierce
Black Lightning

College attitude

6.0

George

1999

Le témoin du mal

7.0

Detective Joe

1998

Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

8.1

TV Series

Talak'talan

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Eyes of Wakanda
TV Mini Series
- The Lion
- 2025
Dead Wrong
3.8
- Paul Drake
- 2024
Unbroken
TV Series
- Will Stanton
- 2022
What Remains
4.8
- Marshall
- 2022
Flash
7.5
TV Series
- Jefferson Pierce
- Black Lightning
- 2019–2021
Crime Story
4.0
- Jimmy
- 2021
Black Lightning
6.1
TV Series
- Jefferson Pierce
- Black Lightning
- 2018–2021
The Violent Heart
6.2
- Lee
- 2020
DC: Legends of Tomorrow
6.7
TV Series
- Jefferson Pierce
- Black Lightning
- 2020
Le Règne des Supermen
6.8
- Steel
- John Henry Irons (voice)
- 2019
La Mort de Superman
7.3
Video
- John Henry Irons (voice)
- 2018
Doubt
5.9
TV Series
- ADA Gates
- 2017
Code Black
8.0
TV Series
- Cole Guthrie
- 2015–2017
Lowriders
5.7
- Detective Williams
- 2016
Hart of Dixie
7.7
TV Series
- Lavon Hayes
- 2011–2015

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- Instagram
Height
- 1.93 m
Born
- July 26, 1970
- Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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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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How old is Cress Williams?
54 years old
When was Cress Williams born?
July 26, 1970
Where was Cress Williams born?
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
How tall is Cress Williams?
6 feet 4 inches, or 1.93 meters
What is Cress Williams known for?
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Fallen, Never Been Kissed, and Black Lightning

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