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Life and career

Williams was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He began acting appearing in two Steppenwolf Theatre Company productions: ''

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'' in 2003, and Tennessee Williams' ''One Arm'' (2004). He later began appearing on television shows, include guest starring roles in '' Criminal Minds'', '' ER'', ''

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''. In 2014, Williams was cast as Dr. Randall Holmes in the

prime time soap opera, ''

''. He later had a recurring roles in the ABC prime time soap opera ''

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'' (2014–15) and the Netflix political drama '' Designated Survivor'' (2019).

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* Male actors from Chicago African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male television actors American male soap opera actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub