Cress Williams

Cress Williams is a Famous Actor who became known for his roles in such television series as Prison Break, Friday Night Lights and Close to Home. Likewise, he also played the role of Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW’s Hart of Dixie.

How old is he? Age, parents, Family, Education

Cress Williams was born on 26th July 1970 in Heidelberg, Germany. He is currently 51 years old as of 2021. Likewise, he holds the citizenship of Germany. He grew up in his hometown. Similarly, his ethnicity is not known and his birth sign is Leo. He follows Christianity by religion.

Likewise, there is no information about his parents and siblings. It seems like he wants to keep his personal or private life secret. Williams was interested in acting from a very young age and it was in high school when he started taking acting seriously.

Talking about his education, he enrolled at Fullerton Community school in California, United States. Later, he graduated with a major in drama from the University of California.

How did Cress Williams pursue his career?

Cress Williams made his debut in the year 1999 with the portrayal of Terrence “Scooter” Williams in the sitcom “Living Single” in the year 1993. Similarly, he portrayed the character from 1993-1998. In the following year, he appeared in the teen drama series, Beverly Hills, 90210 as “D Shawn Hardell”. His film debut came in the year 1995 with “The Doom Generation”. Likewise, he also appeared in many series including “Star Trek: Deep space nine”, “If not for you”, “2 Days in the valley”, and “Fallen”. Moreover, In the year 1998, Williams got his breakthrough in the American medical drama, ER portraying “Officer Reggie Moore”, a recurring role. In 2000, he also landed the role of Antwon Babcock in 22 episodes of the Tv series, “Nash Bridges”.

In  2004, he portrayed Phil in the film “Little Black Book” which was a huge flop both critically and commercially. After two years, he portrayed “Detective ED Williams” in the crime drama “Close to Home” for which he received critical acclaim for his portrayal.  Moreover, In 2008, Williams earned one of his most memorable roles. He landed the role of “Wyatt Matthewson” in the fourth season which is the critically acclaimed crime drama, “Prison Break”. In 2010, he portrayed “Ornette Howard” who is the recurring character of the drama “Friday Nights”. In the following year, he landed the role of “Lavon Hayes in the popular comedy-drama series, “Hart of Dixie”. The series was a huge success and ran for almost 4 seasons with Williams appearing in all 76 episodes.

Since 2018, he has been part of DC comics and has appeared as the titular character, Jefferson Pierce on the superhero Tv series, “Black Lightning” and John Henry Irons in the animated film The Death of Superman. In 2019, he also appeared in its sequel, Regn of the superman.

Is he in a relationship?

Cress Williams is married to Kristen Torrianni. Williams wife is an actress who is known for Hart of Dixie, Film Geek, and Darling Nikki. The couple first met each other at a set of Hart of Dixie. Likewise, the pair exchanged their wedding vows on 15th June 2013.

What is the net worth of Cress Williams?

According to various sources, he has an estimated net worth of around $1 million US. Unfortunately, there is no information about his salary. His major source of income from his professional career.

How tall is he? Height, Weight

He stands 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 87 kg. Likewise, he has got black hair and dark brown eyes colour. There is no information about his dress size and shoe size.

Is he active on social media? Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Williams is active on all social sites. He has around 9k followers on his Facebook account. Likewise, he has more than 158k followers on his Instagram account and has around 27k followers on his Twitter verified account.