Cress Williams

Cress Williams is the kind of actor I quietly root for. Born in Heidelberg but built into a thoroughly American screen presence, he spent decades as a reliable supporting hand, from Living Single to Prison Break, before finally headlining as Black Lightning in his late forties. That long apprenticeship gives his work an unhurried authority you cannot fake. He brings warmth and gravity in equal measure, the rare performer who makes a mayor or a superhero feel like a real, weathered man. I respect the patience of his career, and that title role felt like an overdue, well-earned coronation.

Name (English)

Cress Williams

Name (Japanese)

クレス・ウィリアムズ

Reading

くれす・うぃりあむず

Born

July 26, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

High school

Savanna High School

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cress_williams/
• Xhttps://x.com/CressWilliams
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cress%20Williams
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139717

Tags

• Karlsruhe Government Region
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.