<P> Williams was born in Heidelberg, Baden - Württemberg, Germany, to American parents . He attended Fullerton College and UCLA . </P> <P> Williams acted in a 1990 Fullerton College production of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello, which was directed by Tom Blank . A Los Angeles Times review criticized Williams acting and said that he "gets wild - eyed as Othello, especially when jealousy begins to reign in his house . But the portrayal doesn't go beyond the obvious, and Williams tends to overact . All his emotions are on the outside; it's difficult to connect with Othello's internal struggle ." He also acted in another production in the same year by Fullerton College called Red Noses, a black comedy produced by Peter Barnes and directed by Michael Fields . </P> <P> Williams has appeared on many TV series since 1994, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Beverly Hills, 90210, NYPD Blue, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 3rd Rock from the Sun, JAG, Living Single, Nash Bridges, Providence, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Veronica Mars, The West Wing, Close to Home, ER, and Grey's Anatomy . He portrayed Talak'talan, a Jem'Hadar leader in the Star Trek series, in a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Jem'Hadar". Williams joined the Prison Break cast by playing The Company's assassin, Wyatt Mathewson . He appeared in the final season of Friday Night Lights as Ornette Howard, father of East Dillon's star quarterback Vince Howard . He also starred alongside Rachel Bilson on The CW series Hart of Dixie as former football star turned mayor Lavon Hayes . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Film and Television </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 - 1994 </Td> <Td> Beverly Hills, 90210 </Td> <Td> D'Shawn Hardell </Td> <Td> 13 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 - 1998 </Td> <Td> Living Single </Td> <Td> Terrence' Scooter' Williams </Td> <Td> 10 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hardball </Td> <Td>' Spotlight' Davis </Td> <Td> Episode: See Spot Rum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Star Trek: Deep Space Nine </Td> <Td> Talak'talan </Td> <Td> Episode: The Jem'Hadar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> The Watcher </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Episode: Resurrection / Niles and Bob / Harry Stenz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> If Not for You </Td> <Td> Ahmed </Td> <Td> Episode: Snap! </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Doom Generation </Td> <Td> Peanut </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NYPD Blue </Td> <Td> Silky </Td> <Td> Episode: A Murder with Teeth in It Episode: One Big Happy Family </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman </Td> <Td> Baron Sunday </Td> <Td> Episode: Never on Sunday </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> JAG </Td> <Td> Captain Overton </Td> <Td> Episode: The Brotherhood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 Days in the Valley </Td> <Td> Golfer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rolling Thunder </Td> <Td>' Grey' Toussaint </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault </Td> <Td> Kimbrough </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Home Invasion </Td> <Td> Freemont </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> L.A. Johns </Td> <Td> Bill Allen </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leaving L.A. </Td> <Td> Dudley Adams </Td> <Td> 6 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pants on Fire </Td> <Td> Dream Guy </Td> <Td> Short </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Fallen </Td> <Td> Detective Joe </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Creature </Td> <Td> Tall Man </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Buddy Faro </Td> <Td> Jaleel Jermaine </Td> <Td> Episode: Ain't That a Kick in the Head </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 - 2008 </Td> <Td> ER </Td> <Td> Officer Reggie Moore </Td> <Td> 14 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Never Been Kissed </Td> <Td> George </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Dogwalker </Td> <Td> K.C. </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Becker </Td> <Td> Chris Davis </Td> <Td> Episode: Blind Curve </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Sports Night </Td> <Td> Steve Sarris </Td> <Td> Episode: Dana Get Your Gun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G vs E </Td> <Td> Virgil Grissom </Td> <Td> Episode: Underworld </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Masquerade </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 - 2001 </Td> <Td> Nash Bridges </Td> <Td> Inspector Antwon Babcock </Td> <Td> 22 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pursuit of Happyness </Td> <Td> Ace </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philly </Td> <Td> Calvin Burney </Td> <Td> Episode: Loving Sons </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 - 2002 </Td> <Td> Providence </Td> <Td> Dr. Sam Magala </Td> <Td> 8 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Couples </Td> <Td> Marcus </Td> <Td> TV movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Presidio Med </Td> <Td> Richard Clayton </Td> <Td> Episode: This Baby's Gonna Fly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The District </Td> <Td> Dr. Carson </Td> <Td> Episode: Drug Money </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Touched by an Angel </Td> <Td> Riley </Td> <Td> Episode: And a Nightingale Sang </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Watching Ellie </Td> <Td> Dexter </Td> <Td> Episode: Buskers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Lyon's Den </Td> <Td> Eddie </Td> <Td> Episode: Beach House </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit </Td> <Td> Sam Dufoy </Td> <Td> Episode: Careless </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Little Black Book </Td> <Td> Phil </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> House </Td> <Td> Hospital Attorney </Td> <Td> Episode: Maternity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 - 2006 </Td> <Td> Veronica Mars </Td> <Td> Nathan Woods </Td> <Td> 4 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The West Wing </Td> <Td> Lester </Td> <Td> Episode: Undecideds Episode: Election Day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Haskett's Chance </Td> <Td> Hudson Chanticleer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 - 2007 </Td> <Td> Close to Home </Td> <Td> Ed Williams </Td> <Td> 20 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 - 2008 </Td> <Td> Grey's Anatomy </Td> <Td> Tucker Jones </Td> <Td> 7 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Ball Don't Lie </Td> <Td> Dante </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prison Break </Td> <Td> Wyatt Matthewson </Td> <Td> 9 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Cold Case </Td> <Td> Jimmy Clarke </Td> <Td> Episode: Jurisprudence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2010 - 2011 </Td> <Td> Friday Night Lights </Td> <Td> Ornette Howard </Td> <Td> 10 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Hawthorne </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Episode: Price of Admission Episode: A Shot in the Dark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011--2015 </Td> <Td> Hart of Dixie </Td> <Td> Lavon Hayes </Td> <Td> 44 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Code Black </Td> <Td> Cole Guthrie </Td> <Td> 6 episodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Low Riders </Td> <Td> Detective Stallworth </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Doubt </Td> <Td> A.D.A. Gates </Td> <Td> Episode: "To See, To Tell" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Black Lightning </Td> <Td> Jefferson Pierce </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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