Age: 55
male
Cress Williams is an American actor born on July 26, 1970, in Heidelberg, West Germany, to American parents. He studied acting at Fullerton College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from the University of California, Los Angeles. Williams began his acting career performing in college plays, notably in productions like Shakespeare's "Othello" in 1990 before moving on to television and film roles. He is best known for his diverse roles on television, including Terrence "Scooter" Williams on the sitcom "Living Single," Inspector Antwon Babcock on "Nash Bridges," and Detective Ed Williams on the drama "Close to Home." He gained further prominence as Mayor Lavon Hayes in The CW series "Hart of Dixie" and especially as the lead character Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning in the superhero TV series "Black Lightning" (2018-2021). Williams has also had guest roles on numerous popular shows including "Prison Break," where he played the assassin Wyatt Mathewson, along with appearances in "Friday Night Lights," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Law & Order: SVU," among others. In addition to live-action roles, he has voiced the character John Henry Irons in animated films related to the DC universe. Off screen, Williams has been married twice and has four children. His career spans from the early 1990s to the present, marked by a steady presence in television dramas, action series, and superhero fiction, earning him recognition as a versatile and reliable actor in the entertainment industry
Cress Williams
Nova 513-2013
for Nova 513-2013 in MCU: The Nova Corps
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Eons ago, at the beginning of the universe, the natives of the planet Xandar were among the first beings to come into existence; a race of immortal, immensely powerful aliens who seek to maintain order and balance for all species. The Nova Force, a series of bioelectric way-lines criss-crossing the universe, was a source of great disorder and the Xandarians harnessed its power to create the Force Batteries. The entities of the Nova Force, the energies made sentient, were trapped within as the Batteries were scattered to the farthest reaches of the universe, , whom the Xandarians used to create the Nova Force the weapons of their peace-keepers, the Nova Corps. Now known as the Elders Of The Universe, the remaining Xandarians recruited the living planet Sakaar to distribute their Force Gear across the endless sectors of space to living beings with strong-enough connections to the Nova Force, so they can be recruited into the Nova Corps.
