Darnell Williams (born 3 March 1955) is a British television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jesse Hubbard on the ABC soap opera ''

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'' from 1981 to 1988, and from 2008 to 2011, a role which has earned him two

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Personal life

Williams was born in

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. In the mid-1970s, he was a regular dancer on TV's ''

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''.

Career

Williams began portraying Jesse Hubbard on ''

'' in 1981. His character became involved in a love affair with

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Angie Baxter (

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). The characters eventually married and thus Darnell Williams was one half of the first African American supercouple on an American soap opera. Williams won two

for his work on ''All My Children'' in the 1980s. During the mid-1980s, both he and Morgan co-hosted a dance show titled "New York Hot Tracks," that also featured music videos. In 1988, Williams left ''All My Children''. However, he returned to soap operas in 1994 as Jack Durban on ''

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''; the role lasted until early 1995. Williams then appeared as Jesse Hubbard's

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Jacob Foster on '' Loving'' and '' The City''. He later briefly reprised his role of Jesse on ''All My Children'', albeit in angel form, when he welcomed

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( Esta TerBlanche) into

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in 2001. Williams had a recurring role as the counsellor on the primetime drama ''Felicity'', and worked as a director and acting coach for ''All My Children''. In May 2007, Williams joined the cast of ''

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'' in the recurring role of the villainous Griggs, a man who A.C. Mallet was once employed by as a hit-man. He appeared in the play ''Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell'' in New York City through June 2007. In 2008, Williams, along with Gregori J. Martin, co-directed the independent film ''Manhattanites'', starring Ilene Kristen, Forbes March, and Aiden Turner, Williams's co-star. Williams returned to ''All My Children'' in January 2008 as a very much alive Jesse Hubbard, along with

, who played Angie Hubbard. He appeared on "Oprah- the Last Season" with cast mates Debbi Morgan and Michael E. Knight in 2011. In September 2011, Darnell Williams concluded his run on ''All My Children'' along with the rest of the cast, due to the cancellation of the serial. At the time ''All My Children'' ended, Williams was the oldest contracted male actor cast member with the show and the second oldest contracted actor after

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. In January 2012, it was confirmed that Williams will be joining the cast of the

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daytime drama ''

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'', where he will reunite with ''All My Children'' co-star Debbi Morgan.Soap Opera Digest
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and Hulu Plus on 29 April 2013. Williams's film appearances include '' Sidewalk Stories'', ''

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'', and '' Simone''. Williams did not participate in the ''All My Children'' reunion that was featured on the 2 February 2017 edition of the

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'' show.''Home & Family''. Hst. Mark Steines and Debbie Matenopoulos. Hallmark Channel. 2 February 2017. Television. However, ''Home & Family'' did utilize footage of Williams as his Jesse Hubbard character from the wedding of Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner (played by Laurence Lau and Kim Delaney, respectively) on ''All My Children''.

Awards and nominations

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Career

Awards and nominations

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