Nathan Hale Williams

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There does not seem to be much that Nathan Hale Williams can not do. Founder/CEO of iN-Hale Entertainment, Nathan is an award-winning producer, entertainment attorney, highly successful event promoter, actor and former model. Recently, Nathan has added arts, entertainment and culture commentator to his extensive list of credits through his eponymous web site http://www.NathanHaleWilliams.com.

Nathan is the execuitve producer and producer of the award-winning and groundbreaking film, Dirty Laundry, which will be released nationwide August 2007. Dirty Laundry took the top two honors, Best Picture and Best Actor (Loretta Devine), at the prestigious American Black Film Festival in 2006. Nathan is also the creator and executive producer of My Model Looks Better Than Your Model, hosted by America’s Next Top Model winner Eva Pigford. As well, he is the executive producer of Real Life Divas, which is a series of intimate portraits of prominent African-American women. Both shows air on the newly launched BET-J .

In 2003, Nathan formed his own entertainment practice and production company. He has worked with clients such as Keith Boykin, Billy Porter, Tammy Ford, Barbara Tucker, Classic Media, Somi, Russell Taylor and Maurice Jamal. In the fall of 2003, Nathan made his New York fashion week debut and signed with MEGA Management. Nathan enjoyed a successful career as a print and runway model.

In 2004, Nathan made several appearances on the CBS daytime television series The Guiding Light, and he was cast in a lead role in the award-winning independent feature film, The Ski Trip. Nathan also produced The Ski Trip, which made history as the first black gay movie on television when it aired on MTV Networks’ LOGO channel in July 2005. It has become the most widely seen film of its kind. Williams and Keith Boykin made television history as the first black gay couple on reality TV when they appeared on Showtime’s American Candidate.

Nathan turned his love for event planning into Nathan Presents, one of the most successful event and promotions companies targeted towards his niche market. For over four years, Nathan Presents has dominated its market and has become synonymous with high-end and festive events in New York City.

Currently, Nathan is working on the television shows, Harlem, Generation G and a second season of Real Life Divas as well as the film adaptation of the novel, All The Women I’ve Loved by Byron Harmon through a venture with his producing partner and friend, Crystal McCrary Anthony. In May 2007, Nathan will launch his eponymous website dedicated to the exploration of the arts, entertainment and culture.

Born and raised in Chicago, Nathan began appearing in regional theatrical productions, tours, commercials and television shows at the age of 8. A classically trained dancer, Nathan continued to perform and study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, he attended The George Washington University Law School where he was the president of the Student Bar Association, a Dean’s Fellow and the recipient of the GW Law Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership. Nathan resides in New York City.