Chris Williams (actor)
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Chris Williams | |
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Born | Christopher James Williams November 2, 1967 Tarrytown, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian |
Years active | 1992–present |
Relatives | Vanessa Williams (sister) Jillian Hervey (niece) |
Website | www |
Christopher James Williams (born November 2, 1967) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian who starred as "Eddie" on the CBS series The Great Indoors. He is the younger brother of Vanessa Williams.
Career[]
Williams has made appearances on numerous television shows such as CSI, JAG, The Shield, Weeds, Reno 911!, Californication and popularly as fictional rap artist Krazee-Eyez Killa on Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2007, he guest starred on Monk in the episode "Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy". On February 3, 2010, Williams made an appearance on his older sister Vanessa Williams' series Ugly Betty playing Wilhelldiva Hater, a female impersonator of her character. In 2012, he was featured in an Apple commercial. In 2016, he began starring as the bodyguard of tech billionaire Gavin Belson on the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley.
Personal life[]
Williams was raised Roman Catholic.[1][2] He is a graduate of Georgetown University. He is also the great-great-grandson of Republican politician William A. Feilds, a former slave who became an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[3][4]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Blankman | Production Manager | |
1995 | Major Payne | Marksman | |
1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Brother at Funeral | Television film |
1997 | Nice Guys Sleep Alone | TV Testimonial #2 | |
2000 | The Courage to Love | Master of Ceremonies | Television film |
2001 | A Kitty Bobo Show | Paul Dog (voice) | Television film |
2001 | Octopus 2: River of Fear | Payton / X-Ray | |
2002 | Friday After Next | Broadway Bill | |
2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Assistant Director | Television film |
2004 | Pixel Perfect | Daryl Fibbs | Television film |
2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Dwight | |
2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Tina | |
2005 | Bam Bam and Celeste | Malik | |
2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Marcus | Uncredited |
2007 | Look | George Higgins | |
2007 | Urban Decay | 2-Much | |
2009 | Still Waiting... | Chuck | Direct-to-video |
2009 | The Joneses | Billy | |
2010 | Lottery Ticket | Doug | |
2010 | The Confidant | Ozzie | |
2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | Bengal Bob | |
2013 | The Best Man Holiday | Dr. Nelson (voice) | |
2014 | Squatters | Detective | Direct-to-video |
2014 | Sex Ed | Rev. Hamilton | |
2014 | Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Lance the Hamster (voice) | Television film |
2016 | Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero | ICE Agent |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Paramedic #1 | Episode: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home from the Forum" |
1993 | Where I Live | Boyfriend | Episode: "Opposites Attack" |
1994 | All-American Girl | Waiter | Episode: "Loveless in San Francisco" |
1995 | JAG | Helmsman | Episode: "Shadow" |
1995 | Cybill | Piano Bar Waiter | Episode: "Nice Work If You Can Get It" |
1996 | Martin | Donnie | Episode: "The Bodyguard" |
1996 | Buddies | Eddie | Episode: "John, I've Been Thinking" |
1997 | The Pretender | Derek Kobey | Episode: "Ranger Jarod" |
1997 | Profiler | Attendant | Episode: "Shadow of Angels: Part 2" |
2000–01 | Hype | Various | 16 episodes |
2002, 2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Krazee-Eyez Killa | 2 episodes |
2003 | Hey Monie! | Raekwon | Episode: "Getta Life" |
2004 | The Shield | Agent Quigley | Episode: "Playing Tight" |
2004 | Reno 911! | Blind Witness | Episode: "Security for Kenny Rogers" |
2004 | Listen Up! | Willie | Episode: "Cool Jerk" |
2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lt. Reed Owens | Episode: "Committed" |
2006 | Weeds | Tyrell | Episode: "Cooking with Jesus" |
2007 | Monk | Agent Thorpe | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy" |
2007 | The Wedding Bells | Ralph Snow | 7 episodes |
2007–11 | Californication | Todd Carr | 5 episodes |
2008 | The Boondocks | Homo D (voice) | Episode: "The Story of Gangstalicious: Part 2" |
2008 | CSI: Miami | Peter Cullen | Episode: "Down to the Wire" |
2009 | WordGirl | Judge | Episode: "Granny Mayor/Tobey Goes Good" |
2009 | 24 | Phil | 2 episodes |
2009 | Sherri | Doug Davis | Episode: "All in the Timing" |
2010 | Ugly Betty | Wilheldiva Hater(Robert) | Episode: "Chica and the Man" |
2012 | Bones | Mike Grassley | Episode: "The Suit on the Set" |
2012 | Animal Practice | Hubert Queel | Episode: "The Two George Colemans" |
2012 | Happy Endings | Officer Sommers | Episode: "Boys II Menorah" |
2012–14 | Family Time | Todd Stallworth | 6 episodes |
2013 | Hot in Cleveland | Dr. Greenly | Episode: "Corpse Bride" |
2014 | Satisfaction | Lawrence | 5 episodes |
2015 | One Big Happy | Roy | 6 episodes |
2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Perry Tyler | Episode: "And the Lost Baggage" |
2016 | Dice | Marvin | 2 episodes |
2016 | Better Things | Modi | 2 episodes |
2016–17 | The Great Indoors | Eddie | 22 episodes |
2016–2019 | Silicon Valley | Hoover | 16 episodes |
2018 | Legends & Lies | Bill Baker | Documentary |
2020 | Upload | Dave Antony | 5 episodes |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2002 | Minority Report: Everybody Runs | Ben Moseley |
2005 | Need For Speed Most Wanted | Sargeant Cross |
2005 | Crash Tag Team Racing | Crunch Bandicoot |
2006 | Saints Row | Marshall Winslow, Radio Voice |
2006 | Need For Speed Carbon | Sargeant Cross |
2006 | Open Season | Boog, Duck #3, Security Guard |
2006 | Pimp My Ride | Various |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional Voices |
2007 | Surf's Up | Boog |
2007 | Crash of the Titans | Crunch Bandicoot, Tiny Tiger |
2008 | Crash: Mind Over Mutant | Crunch Bandicoot |
2012 | Syndicate | Additional Voices |
2017 | Need for Speed: Payback | Sergeant Cross |
References[]
- ^ News, ABC. "Video: Vanessa Williams on Her Faith". ABC News. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "She's Black and Miss America, but Vanessa Williams Is Most of All Her Own Woman". People.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee: William Alexander Feilds". State of Tennessee. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "Who Do You Think You Are?: Season 2, Episode 1, Vanessa Williams (February, 2011)". Who Do You Think You Are?. February 4, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
External links[]
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male voice actors
- Georgetown University alumni
- People from Tarrytown, New York
- African-American male actors
- African-American Catholics
- American people of English descent
- American people of Welsh descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Finnish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Portuguese descent
- American male television actors
- Vanessa Williams
- American voice actor, 1960s birth stubs