Todd Williams (actor)

Todd Williams

Williams in 2013.
Born (1977-09-11) September 11, 1977
Queens, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Talent Unlimited High School
New York University
Occupation Actor
Years active 2001-present

Todd Williams III (born September 11, 1977) is an American actor best known for his role as Officer Isaac Joiner on the crime drama television series The Chicago Code.

Early life

Born in Queens, New York, Williams began the pursuit of his acting career while attending Talent Unlimited High School in Manhattan. Concerned about having a backup plan, he chose to explore another one of his artistic passions after graduating, and applied himself to the course study of Music Business at New York University. Not satisfied, Williams subsequently left NYU to focus on his acting career goals full-time.[1]

Career

After booking several national commercial and voice-over spots, he made his film debut opposite Kerry Washington in the critically acclaimed feature Lift. Several television appearances followed on shows such as Law & Order: SVU and The Twilight Zone. In 2004, while recurring on Third Watch, Williams booked a role alongside Michael Madsen in the ESPN original series Tilt. Once he moved to Los Angeles in 2005, he secured numerous guest leads on shows such as CSI, CSI: Miami, and the CW’s The Game. In addition, he landed another lead role with Anthony Anderson in the indie film, The Last Stand. Williams also portrayed the role of Connor Jordan in season 4 of the CW's The Vampire Diaries [2] In 2010, after spending two seasons on the USA Network series In Plain Sight, he landed a series regular role on the Fox series The Chicago Code[3] which premiered on February 7, 2011.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Lift Christian
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rodney Thompson, Uniform #1 2 episodes: "Rooftop", "Folly"
2003 The Twilight Zone Marcus Fisher Episode: "Tagged"
2004 Chameleon[5] Basketball Player Short
Third Watch Detective Barlow 3 episodes
2005 Tilt Clark Marcellin 9 episodes
Head Cases King Bling Episode: "Malpratice Makes Perfect"
2006 The Last Stand Bo Clark
CSI: Miami Kevin Iverson Episode: "Death Pool 100"
Superman Returns: The Video Game Mongul (voice)
The Game Trent Episode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jeffrey Lanier (uncredited) Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Dominatrix"
2008–2009 In Plain Sight Bobby Dershowitz (Detective) 15 episodes
2011 The Chicago Code Isaac Joiner (Police officer) 13 episodes
2012-2013 The Vampire Diaries[6] Connor Jordan 7 episodes
2013 Switched at Birth Zane (Regina's Love Interest/Musician) 2 episodes
2014 Teen Wolf Dr. Geyer (Liam's Stepdad) Recurring
2015 San Andreas Marcus
2015 Criminal Minds Detective Spreewell Episode: "Protection"

References

  1. ↑ "Todd Williams". Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Todd Williams: Biography TVGuide.com Retrieved 10 April 2011
  3. ↑ "Fox 2010 New Series". Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 3, 2010). "‘The Chicago Code’ (FKA ‘Ride Along’) Premieres Night After Super Bowl XLV, Monday, February 7". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ Chameleon-Short film.imdb.com
  6. ↑ Schremph, Kelly. "Todd Williams Joins 'The Vampire Diaries': Trading One Vampire Hunter For Another". Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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