Williams, J. D. 1978-

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Williams, J. D. 1978-

PERSONAL

Born May 22, 1978, in Newark, NJ.

Career:

Actor. Worked as a model; appeared in advertisements and public service announcements.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Kenny Wangler, Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, 1997-2000.

Preston "Bodie" Broadus, The Wire (also known as A escuta, Drot, Langalla, Oi dioktes tou eglimatos, and Sur ecoute), HBO, beginning 2002.

Cat, The Kill Point (also known as The Kill Pit), Spike, beginning 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Popcorn Shrimp (short), Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, The Wire: It's All Connected, HBO, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Victor, "Fade Out," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover, Sombras de Nueva York, and Spanara), Fox, 1997.

Second kid, "Castoff," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1998.

Damon "Casper" Kelly, "The Why Chromosome," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1999.

Malik, "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down," Trinity, NBC, 1999.

Pee Wee, "Welcome to Camelot," Third Watch, NBC, 1999.

Special K, "46 Long," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 1999.

Sweet Sauce, "No Ifs, Ands, or Butts," Sex and the City (also known as Sex & the City, Sex and the Big City, O sexo e a cidade, Seks i grad, Sex og singelliv, Sexo en la ciudad, Sexo en Nueva York, Sinkkuelaemaeae, and Szex es New York), HBO, 2000.

Derrick, "A Ministering Angel," Big Apple, CBS, 2001.

William Floyd, "Bobby & Cynthia," 100 Centre Street (also known as 101 Centre Street, Dommervagten, Los juzgados de Centre Street, and Tribunal central), Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

William Floyd, "Queenie and Joe," 100 Centre Street (also known as 101 Centre Street, Dommervagten, Los juzgados de Centre Street, and Tribunal central), Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Guest host, Rap City, Black Entertainment Television, 2006, 2007.

Some sources cite appearances as Ken Harris in All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction and La force du destin), ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Cat, "Who's Afraid of Mr. Wolf, Part 1," The Kill Point (also known as The Kill Pit), Spike, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Froggy, Pootie Tang (also known as Pootie Tang in Sine Your Pitty on the Runny Kine and Pootie Tang—supersankari), Paramount, 2001.

J. D., Snipes, Innovation Film Group, 2001.

Little Man, Durdy Game, Ventura Distribution, 2002.

Abe, Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler, Culture Q Connection/Outrider Pictures, 2003.

Busted (short film), 2004.

Bill, Two Guns, Madacy Entertainment, 2005.

Pooh, 4 Life, Watch Me Now Films, 2007.

Rapper, Nite Tales: The Movie, Seven Entertainment, 2007.

Thump, The Shanghai Hotel, Cornucopia Productions, 2007.

Also appeared in the film Cash Rulez, Everythang Green Productions/Fishgrease.

Stage Appearances:

Jay, A.M. Sunday, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 2003.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Aaliyah, "Miss You," 2002.

Mariah Carey, "Through the Rain," 2002.

Freeway, "What We Do," 2002.

Lumidee, "Never Leave You," 2003.

Cam'Ron, "Lord You Know," 2004.

Fabolous, "Breathe," 2004.

Mario, "How Could You?," 2005.

Tupac Shakur, "Ghetto Gospel," 2005.

Appeared in "Lil Voices," a music video by Bad Seed.

Video Games:

Voices, The Warriors, Rockstar Games, 2005.

Audiobooks:

50 Cent, From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2005.

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