Biography

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.

Actor

Criminal Minds(2005)

Eyes of Wakanda(2025)as The Lion

Dead Wrong(2024)as Paul Drake

Unbroken(2022)as Will Stanton

What Remains(2022)as Marshall

Self

16th Annual La Webfest 2025 Award Show(2025)as Self

DC Fandome(2020)as Self

Faith and Flo(2020)as Self

Celebrity Page(2013)as Self

Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles(2017)as Self

Archive Footage

See It Loud: The History of Black Television(2023)as Self

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)as Baron Sunday

Known for

Black Lightning2018 · Actor Never Been Kissed1999 · Actor Fallen1998 · Actor Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · Actor

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Cress Williams in Black Lightning (2018)

Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams in The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap (2020)

Cress Williams in The Resurrection (2008)

Credit Score: Cress Williams

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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Mon Jan 03 1994 – Wed Jun 02 1999

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	80.00	1993	•	8.1	4	32	77394
2	Grey's Anatomy	48.00	2005	•	7.6	4	40	373909
3	ER	40.00	1994	•	7.9	23	124	78054
4	Prison Break	25.00	2005	•	8.3	0	1	667362
5	Black Lightning	3.25	2018	•	6.1	0	0	29063
6	Hart of Dixie	2.60	2011		7.7	0	0	59788
7	Reign of the Supermen	2.50	2019	•	6.8	0	0	20194
8	In Your Eyes	2.50	2014	•	6.9	0	0	32960
9	Nash Bridges	2.50	1996	•	6.8	0	1	9076
10	Never Been Kissed	2.50	1999	•	6.0	0	0	103061