Age: 80
male
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Crow (1994), Airheads (1994), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Congo (1995), Miss Congeniality (2000), and The Ron Clark Story (2006). His most prominent role on television was Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz (1997–2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (1986), 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003–2004), Desperate Housewives (2006–2007), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013), Law & Order (2009–2010), the voice of Agent Bill Fowler in Transformers: Prime (2010–2013), Franklin & Bash (2012–2014), Grace and Frankie (2015–2020), and L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020). From 2022 to 2024, Hudson appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama Quantum Leap.
Ernie Hudson
John of Patmos
for John of Patmos in Revelation: The Final Vision
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The last book of the Bible. The most visually extraordinary. The most contested. The most necessary. A faithful, visually ambitious adaptation of the Revelation to John — approached as what the text presents itself as: the apocalyptic vision of John of Patmos, written to seven specific churches in Asia Minor under Roman persecution, using the specific visual language of Jewish apocalyptic literature to communicate hope to a persecuted community. The series takes the Revelation seriously as both historical document and prophetic vision — grounding it in the specific historical context of Domitian's Rome while honoring its eschatological scope. Structured in two seasons following the text's own structure: Season 1 covers the letters to the seven churches, the throne room vision, the seals, and the trumpets. Season 2 covers the woman and the dragon, the beast, the bowls of wrath, Babylon's fall, the final battle, and the New Jerusalem. The visual language draws from ancient Near Eastern imagery, Roman imperial iconography, and the specific visual metaphors of Jewish apocalyptic — rendered with the conviction that these images were chosen for their specific meaning and deserve to be taken seriously. Season 1 — The Vision Begins Patmos. The throne room. The letters to the seven churches. The scroll with seven seals. The four living creatures. The martyrs under the altar. Season 2 — The End and the Beginning The woman clothed with the sun. The beast. Babylon's fall. The rider on the white horse. The thousand years. The new heaven and new earth. The New Jerusalem descending. 'Come, Lord Jesus.'
