Wade Williams

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Wade Williams

Born Wade Andrew Williams
December 24, 1961 (1961-12-24) (age 46)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

Wade Andrew Williams (born December 24, 1961) is an American actor who currently has a starring role as Captain Brad Bellick on Fox's television series Prison Break.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Williams and his three siblings were born in Georgia, and later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a youth, Williams was interested in drama and music, beginning at church, but he did not intend to pursue acting as a career. After high school, Williams planned to take pre-med coursework at the University of Tulsa (TU). His interest in music and drama never waned and eventually he changed career paths. Williams completed his bachelor's degree in theatrical studies at TU and later obtained a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he studied under William Esper. Williams lives in Texas with his wife and daughter. While at the University of Tulsa he starred in the play "Sweeney Todd".

[edit] Career

Williams began his acting career at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park in The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman and Tracy Ullman. Williams also had a role with Denzel Washington in Richard III. Williams then continued with performances on and off Broadway and toured nationally in productions such as Guys and Dolls, Les Miserables, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Ragtime, and Showboat.

His film credits include Flicka, Jarhead, Collateral, Ali, and Erin Brockovich. Additionally, Williams has also appeared on television in series such as Over There, Six Feet Under, Prison Break, 24, NYPD Blue, CSI and as Father Cronin on The Bernie Mac Show.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Erin Brockovich Ted Daniels
2001 Ali Lieutenant Jerome Claridge
2001 Enterprise Garos TV episode - "Civilization"
2001 The X-Files Ray Pearce TV episode - "Salvage"
2002 Ken Park Claude's father
2002 24 Robert Ellis TV episodes : season 1
  • "2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m"
  • "3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m"
2003 CSI: Miami Jack Hawkins TV episode - "Extreme"
2004 Las Vegas Richard Allen Wesley TV episode - "Nevada State"
2004 Collateral Fed #2
2005 - present Prison Break Captain Brad Bellick Series regular
2005 The Bernie Mac Show Father Cronin Recurring role
2005 Over There Bo Ryder Sr. "Roadblock Duty"
2005 Kojak Niko Manos TV episode - "All Bets Off: Part 2"
2006 Flicka Wade
2008 Avatar: The Last Airbender Warden TV episode - "The Boiling Rock", voice

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NAME Williams, Wade
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Tulsa, Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH