Cress Williams - wikipedia Cress Williams Cress Williams Williams at San Diego Comic - Con International 2017 ( 1970 - 07 - 26 ) July 26, 1970 ( age 48 ) Heidelberg, Baden - Württemberg, West Germany Occupation Actor Years active 1990 -- present Spouse ( s ) Simbi Khali ( m. 2000 ; div. 2011 ) Kristen Torrianni ( m. 2013 ) Children Cress Williams ( born July 26, 1970 ) is an American actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series Hart of Dixie as well as the title character on The CW 's Black Lightning. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Personal life Williams was born in Heidelberg, Baden - Württemberg, West Germany, to American parents. He attended Fullerton College and UCLA. On October 14, 2000, Williams married actress Simbi Khali in Malibu, California. The couple have two children together and divorced in 2011. Williams married girlfriend Kristen Torrianni in June 2013. Career Williams acted in a 1990 Fullerton College production of William Shakespeare 's tragedy, Othello, which was directed by Tom Blank. He also acted in another production in the same year at Fullerton College called Red Noses, a black comedy produced by Peter Barnes and directed by Michael Fields. Williams has appeared on many TV series since 1994, including Star Trek : Deep Space Nine, Beverly Hills, 90210, NYPD Blue, Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman, 3rd Rock from the Sun, JAG, Living Single, Nash Bridges, Providence, Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, Veronica Mars, The West Wing, Close to Home, ER, and Grey 's Anatomy. He portrayed Talak'talan, a Jem'Hadar leader in the Star Trek series, in a Star Trek : Deep Space Nine episode `` The Jem'Hadar ''. Williams joined the Prison Break cast by playing The Company 's assassin, Wyatt Mathewson. He appeared in the final season of Friday Night Lights as Ornette Howard, father of East Dillon 's star quarterback Vince Howard. He also starred alongside Rachel Bilson on The CW series Hart of Dixie as former football star turned mayor Lavon Hayes. Since 2018, he has ventured into the DC Universe : As the lead role of Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning on The CW 's superheroes TV series Black Lightning, and as John Henry Irons in the animated film The Death Of Superman and its 2019 sequel, The Reign Of The Supermen. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 The Doom Generation Peanut 2 Days in the Valley Golfer 1997 Pants on Fire Dream Guy Short film 1998 Fallen Detective Joe 1999 Never Been Kissed George 1999 The Dogwalker K.C. 2001 Pursuit of Happiness Ace Little Black Book Phil 2006 Haskett 's Chance Hudson Chanticleer 2008 Ball Do n't Lie Dante 2016 Lowriders Detective Stallworth Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 -- 98 Living Single Terrence ' Scooter ' Williams 10 episodes 1993 -- 94 Beverly Hills, 90210 D'Shawn Hardell 13 episodes 1994 Hardball ' Spotlight ' Davis Episode : `` See Spot Rum '' 1994 Star Trek : Deep Space Nine Talak'talan Episode : `` The Jem'Hadar '' 1995 The Watcher Episode : `` Resurrection / Niles and Bob / Harry Stenz '' 1995 If Not for You Ahmed Episode : `` Snap ! '' 1995 NYPD Blue Silky 2 episodes Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman Baron Sunday Episode : `` Never on Sunday '' JAG Captain Overton Episode : `` The Brotherhood '' Rolling Thunder ' Grey ' Toussaint Television film Rebound : The Legend of Earl `` The Goat '' Manigault Kimbrough Television film 1997 Home Invasion Freemont Television film 1997 L.A. Johns Bill Allen Unsold pilot 1997 Leaving L.A. Dudley Adams 6 episodes 1998 Creature Tall Man Television film 1998 Buddy Faro Jaleel Jermaine Episode : `` Ai n't That a Kick in the Head '' 1998 -- 2008 ER Officer Reggie Moore 14 episodes 1999 Becker Chris Davis Episode : `` Blind Curve '' 2000 Sports Night Steve Sarris Episode : `` Dana Get Your Gun '' 2000 G vs E Virgil Grissom Episode : `` Underworld '' 2000 Masquerade Marcus Television film 2000 -- 01 Nash Bridges Inspector Antwon Babcock 22 episodes 2001 Philly Calvin Burney Episode : `` Loving Sons '' 2001 -- 02 Providence Dr. Sam Magala 8 episodes 2002 Couples Marcus Unsold pilot 2002 Presidio Med Richard Clayton Episode : `` This Baby 's Gonna Fly '' 2002 The District Dr. Carson Episode : `` Drug Money '' 2003 Touched by an Angel Riley Episode : `` And a Nightingale Sang '' 2003 Watching Ellie Dexter Episode : `` Buskers '' 2003 The Lyon 's Den Eddie Episode : `` Beach House '' Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Sam Dufoy Episode : `` Careless '' House Hospital Attorney Episode : `` Maternity '' 2005 -- 06 Veronica Mars Nathan Woods 4 episodes 2005 -- 06 The West Wing Lester 2 episodes 2006 -- 07 Close to Home Ed Williams 20 episodes 2006 -- 08 Grey 's Anatomy Tucker Jones 7 episodes 2008 Prison Break Wyatt Matthewson 9 episodes 2009 Cold Case Jimmy Clarke Episode : `` Jurisprudence '' 2010 -- 11 Friday Night Lights Ornette Howard 10 episodes 2011 Hawthorne Tony Gee 2 episodes 2011 -- 15 Hart of Dixie Lavon Hayes 76 episodes 2015 Code Black Cole Guthrie 6 episodes 2017 Doubt A.D.A. Gates Episode : `` To See, To Tell '' 2018 -- present Black Lightning Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning Lead role References Jump up ^ `` All About Cress ''. Cress Williams Online. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Wed ''. Passages. People. Time Inc. 54 ( 22 ). November 27, 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Johnson, Zach ( June 17, 2013 ). `` Cress Williams Marries Kristen Torrianni : Wedding Pictures and Details ''. Us Weekly. American Media, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Smith, Mark Chalon ( 1990 - 06 - 19 ). `` Fullerton College Lacks Breadth for Black Comedy ` Red Noses ' ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ `` The Jem'Hadar ''. Star Trek. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 04. Jump up ^ Nikki. `` Cress Williams to Join Prison Break Season 4 as Assassin ''. Prison Break Buff. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 05. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 04. External links Cress Williams on IMDb Cress Williams 2018 Interview BNF : cb16940505g ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0004 0200 825X LCCN : no2013026775 VIAF : 297218339 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cress_Williams&oldid=852486084 '' Categories : 1970 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Living people Male actors from New York ( state ) African - American male actors American male film actors American male television actors People from Heidelberg American expatriate actors in Germany Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Suomi 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 July 2018, at 09 : 14 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays the mayor on hart of dixie
Answer: Cress Williams