Cress Williams Biography

Fast Facts

• Enrolled in Fullerton College in California and acted in the school's productions of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" and a black comedy "Red Noses․"
• Received a Bachelor's of Fine Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles
• In October 2000, he got married to actress Simbi Khali
• Born in Heidelberg, Germany, moved to Chicago before relocating to California at the age of three
• Best known for roles as Wyatt on the Fox series "Prison Break," Detective Ed Williams in the short-lived CBS drama "Close to Home" and Ornette Howard on the NBC series "Friday Night Lights․"
• With minor roles in feature films, Williams found success on TV, with guest starring roles on "Nash Bridges," "Veronica Mars," "Grey's Anatomy" and more before landing the role of football player turned mayor on the CW series "Hart of Dixie․"
• Was the first actor to portray a Jem'Hadar soldier in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine․"