Chris Williams (actor)

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::summary American actor and comedian ::

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Field	Value
image	Chris Williams 2016.png
caption	Williams in 2016
name	Chris Williams
birth_name
birth_date
birth_place	Westchester County, New York, USA
occupation	Actor, voice actor, comedian
years_active	1992–present
relatives	Vanessa Williams (sister)
Jillian Hervey (niece)
website
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Chris Williams is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, known for his role in the 2004 comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. He also starred as "Eddie" on the CBS series The Great Indoors.

Career

Williams has appeared on numerous television shows including 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, he made an appearance on his older sister Vanessa Williams' series Ugly Betty as 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 Catholic and is a graduate of Georgetown University. He is the great-great-grandson of Republican politician William A. Fields, a former slave who became an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He is also of English, Welsh, Irish, Finnish, Italian, and Portuguese descent.{{cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/feilds.htm |title=African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee: William Alexander Feilds |access-date=September 19, 2015 |publisher=State of Tennessee |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724020301/http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/feilds.htm |url-status=dead |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/who-do-you-think-you-are/episode-1-season-2/vanessa-williams/296860/|title=Who Do You Think You Are?: Season 2, episode 1, Vanessa Williams (February, 2011)|access-date=December 5, 2015|date=February 4, 2011| publisher=Who Do You Think You Are?}}

In November 1990, Williams was a contestant on the NBC game show Classic Concentration, where he won $31,464 in cash and prizes, including a $15,000+ Jeep Wrangler.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blankman	Production Manager
1995	Major Payne	Marksman
Nothing Lasts Forever	Brother at Funeral	TV movie
1999	Nice Guys Sleep Alone	TV Testimonial #2
Personals	Blue Eyed Man
2000	The Courage to Love	Master of Ceremonies	TV movie
2001	A Kitty Bobo Show	Paul Dog (voice)	TV Short
Octopus 2: River of Fear	Payton / X-Ray	Video
2002	Friday After Next	Broadway Bill
2003	Max Payne: Hero	Nigel	Short
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales	Assistant director	TV movie
2004	Pixel Perfect	Daryl Fibbs	TV movie
Mean Jadine	Boyfriend #3	Short
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	Dwight
2005	The World's Fastest Indian	Tina
Bam Bam and Celeste	Malik
2006	Scary Movie 4	Marcus
Swedish Auto	Bobby
2007	Look	George Higgins
Urban Decay	2-Much
2008	A Line in the Sand	Sammy
The Dark Horse	The Chaser	Short
2009	Still Waiting...	Chuck	Video
The Joneses	Billy
2010	Lottery Ticket	Doug
The Confidant	Ozzie
2013	Dealin' with Idiots	Bengal Bob
The Best Man Holiday	Dr. Nelson (voice)
2014	Squatters	Detective	Video
Sex Ed	Rev. Hamilton
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever	Lance the Hamster (voice)	TV movie
2015	Her First Black Guy	Chris	Short
Human	Boyfriend (voice)	Short
2016	Tri	Max
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero	ICE Agent
She's Got a Plan	Roger
Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse	Brad
2017	Graham: A Dog's Story	Graham	Short
2019	Adopt a Highway	-
2022	Hollywood Stargirl	George
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Classic Concentration	Himself / contestant	Episodes dated November 7–8, 1990
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"
Cybill	Piano Bar Waiter	Episode: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
1996	Intimate Portrait	Himself	Episode: "Vanessa Williams"
Martin	Donnie	Episode: "The Bodyguard"
Buddies	Eddie	Episode: "John, I've Been Thinking"
1997	The Pretender	Derek Kobey	Episode: "Ranger Jarod"
Profiler	Attendant	Episode: "Shadow of Angels: Part 2"
Beverly Hills, 90210	Car Washer	Episode: "Comic Relief"
2000–01	Hype	Various	Main Cast
2002	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Krazee-Eyez Killa	Episode: "Krazee-Eyez Killa"
2003	Hey Monie!	Raekwon	Episode: "Getta Life"
2004	The Shield	Agent Quigley	Episode: "Playing Tight"
Reno 911!	Blind Witness	Episode: "Security for Kenny Rogers"
Listen Up	Willie	Episode: "Cool Jerk"
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Lt. Reed Owens	Episode: "Committed"
2006	Weeds	Tyrell	Episode: "Cooking with Jesus"
2007	E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	Episode: "Vanessa Williams"
Monk	Agent Thorpe	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy"
The Wedding Bells	Ralph Snow	Main Cast
2007–11	Californication	Todd Carr	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 4
2008	The Boondocks	Homo D (voice)	Episode: "The Story of Gangstalicious: Part 2"
CSI: Miami	Peter Cullen	Episode: "Down to the Wire"
2009	WordGirl	Judge (voice)	Episode: "Granny Mayor/Tobey Goes Good"
24	Phil	Episode: "Day 7: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m." & "Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m."
Sherri	Doug Davis	Episode: "All in the Timing"
2010	Biography	Himself	Episode: "Vanessa Williams"
Ugly Betty	Wilhediva Hater Robert	Episode: "Chica and the Man"
2012	Kitchen Cousins	Himself	Episode: "Vanessa Williams Kitchen Surprise"
Bones	Mike Grassley	Episode: "The Suit on the Set"
Animal Practice	Hubert Queel	Episode: "The Two George Colemans"
Happy Endings	Officer Sommers	Episode: "Boys II Menorah"
2012–14	Family Time	Todd Stallworth	Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2013	Hot in Cleveland	Dr. Greenly	Episode: "Corpse Bride"
2014	Satisfaction	Lawrence	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2015	One Big Happy	Roy	Main Cast
2016	2 Broke Girls	Perry Tyler	Episode: "And the Lost Baggage"
The Soul Man	Mervin	Episode: "Hangin' with Mr. Cupper"
Dice	Marvin	Recurring Cast: Season 1
Better Things	Modi	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2016–17	The Great Indoors	Eddie	Main Cast
2016–19	Silicon Valley	Hoover	Recurring Cast: Season 3–6
2017	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Krazee-Eyez Killa	Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!"
2018	Legends & Lies	Bill Baker	Episode: "The Civil War: Brother vs. Brother"
Young & Hungry	Captain	Episode: "Young & Yacht'in"
Fortune Rookie	Chris	Episode: "Business Is Booming"
2019	Florida Girls	Harold	Recurring Cast
A Black Lady Sketch Show	Kwame	Episode: "3rd & Bonaparte Is Always in the Shade"
2020	Extraction	Dr. Prince	Recurring Cast
2020–22	Upload	Dave Antony	Recurring Cast
2022	Real Comedians Challenge Show	Dwight	Episode: "Dodgeball Challenge"
Dollface	Andre	Episode: "Homecoming Queen"
2022–23	The Upshaws	Larry	Guest: Season 2 & 4, Recurring Cast: Season 3
2023	CSI: Vegas	Ken Yacoob	Episode: "When the Dust Settles"
Animal Control	Oak	Episode: "Hellhounds and Sturgeons"
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Video Games

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Year	Title	Role
2002	Minority Report: Everybody Runs	Ben Moseley
2005	NBA '06	Assistant coach
Crash Tag Team Racing	Crunch Bandicoot
Need for Speed: Most Wanted	Sergeant Cross
2006	Saints Row	Marshall Winslow, Radio Voice
Open Season	Boog, Duck #3, Security Guard
Pimp My Ride	Various
Need for Speed Carbon	Sergeant Cross
2007	Spider-Man 3	Additional Voices
Surf's Up	Boog
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
2022	River City Girls 2	Paul/Yakuza Baller (voice)
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References

References

1. "Video: Vanessa Williams on Her Faith".
2. "She's Black and Miss America, but Vanessa Williams Is Most of All Her Own Woman".

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