Cress Williams

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) 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 known for his recurring role as Terrence "Scooter" Williams on Fox's Living Single and as Inspector Antwon Babcock on Nash Bridges. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cress Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Sam Dufoy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Tucker Jones

House

2004 • as Hospital Attorney

The Flash

2014 • as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

Eyes of Wakanda

2025 • as The Lion (voice)

JAG

1995 • as Captain Overton

Filmography

2025

Eyes of Wakanda

as The Lion (voice)

TV - Released: 8/1/2025

2024

Dead Wrong

as Paul Drake

Movie - Released: 5/21/2024

2022

What Remains

as Marshall

Movie - Released: 12/2/2022

2021

Crime Story

as Jimmy

Movie - Released: 8/13/2021

2020

The Violent Heart

as Lee

Movie - Released: 9/9/2020

2019

Reign of the Supermen

as John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)

Movie - Released: 1/13/2019

The Death and Return of Superman

as John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/1/2019

2018

The Death of Superman

as John Henry Irons (voice)

Movie - Released: 7/24/2018

Black Lightning

as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

TV - Released: 1/16/2018

2017

Lowriders

as Williams

Movie - Released: 4/28/2017

2016

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

TV - Released: 1/21/2016

2015

Code Black

as Cole Guthrie

TV - Released: 9/30/2015

2014

In Your Eyes

as Jake

Movie - Released: 4/20/2014

The Flash

as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

TV - Released: 10/7/2014

2011

Hart of Dixie

as Lavon Hayes

TV - Released: 9/26/2011

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Tucker Jones

TV - Released: 3/27/2005

Close to Home

as Ed Williams

TV - Released: 9/20/2005

2004

Little Black Book

as Phil

Movie - Released: 8/6/2004

House

as Hospital Attorney

TV - Released: 11/16/2004

Veronica Mars

as Nathan Woods

TV - Released: 9/22/2004

2003

Cold Case

as Jimmy Clarke

TV - Released: 9/28/2003

The Lyon's Den

as Eddie

TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

The Dogwalker

as K.C.

Movie - Released: 9/13/2002

2001

Pursuit of Happiness

as Ace

Movie - Released: 1/17/2001

2000

Masquerade

as Marcus

Movie - Released: 11/10/2000

1999

Never Been Kissed

as George

Movie - Released: 4/9/1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sam Dufoy

TV - Released: 9/20/1999

The West Wing

as Lester

TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

Fallen

as Detective Joe

Movie - Released: 1/16/1998

Creature

as Tall Man

TV - Released: 5/18/1998

1997

Home Invasion

as Freemont

Movie - Released: 1/13/1997

L.A. Johns

as Bill Allen

Movie - Released: 6/10/1997

Leaving L.A.

as Dudley Adams

TV - Released: 4/12/1997

1996

Rolling Thunder

as 'Grey' Toussaint

Movie - Released: 10/16/1996

2 Days in the Valley

as Golfer

Movie - Released: 9/11/1996

Nash Bridges

as Antwon Babcock

TV - Released: 3/29/1996

1995

The Doom Generation

as Peanut

Movie - Released: 10/20/1995

JAG

as Captain Overton

TV - Released: 9/23/1995

If Not for You

as Ahmed

TV - Released: 9/18/1995

1994

Touched by an Angel

as Riley

TV - Released: 9/21/1994

as Officer Reggie Moore

TV - Released: 9/19/1994

as Reggie Moore

TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

NYPD Blue

as Silky

TV - Released: 9/21/1993

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Talak'talan

TV - Released: 1/3/1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV - Released: 9/12/1993

1990

Beverly Hills, 90210

as D'Shawn Hardell

TV - Released: 10/4/1990

Unknown

Movie

Reimagined

Movie