# Cynthia McWilliams

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series Real Husbands of Hollywood, Prison Break, and Nashville.

## Life and career

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to United States, raised primarily in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California. In 2005, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the Fox drama series, Prison Break. The following year, she appeared in the film The Lake House, and later co-starred in the independent films Of Boys and Men and One Small Hitch.
In 2011, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived Fox crime-drama series, The Chicago Code as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes. In 2013, she began appearing in the recurring role of attorney Trina Shaw in the BET comedy series, Real Husbands of Hollywood. In 2015, after a decade of playing supporting roles, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams won the leading role in the NBC drama pilot, Love Is a Four Letter Word.
In 2015, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams co-starred in the video game Halo 5: Guardians as Spartan Holly Tanaka.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Lake House | Vanessa | |
| 2008 | Of Boys and Men | Jori | |
| 2013 | One Small Hitch | Risa | |
| 2013 | Love Will Keep Us Together | Bren | Television film |
| 2013 | The Starving Games | Additional voices | |
| 2014 | In God's Hands | Vivica | Television film |
| 2015 | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Hamama | Voice |
| 2017 | The Labyrinth | - | |
| 2019 | Twas the Chaos before Christmas | Jayla Mitchell | Television film |
| 2020 | Upside-Down Magic | Professor Argon | Television film |
| 2023 | Hard Miles | Haddie | |
| 2023 | Merry Little Batman | Vicki Vale, Phone Operator, Angry Shopper, Bandleader | Voice; direct-to-streaming film |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three | Dr. Beth Chapel, Cheetah | Voice; Direct-to-Video |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005–07 | Prison Break | Kacee Franklin | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | Lilly Beauchamp | Recurring Cast |
| 2013–16 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Trina Shaw | Main Cast |
| 2014 | The Exes | Leila | Episode: "Bachelor Party" |
| 2014 | Almost Home | Shannon | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2014 | Survivor's Remorse | Eva Robles | 2 episodes |
| 2014–17 | Clarence | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Surviving... | Shayla | Main Cast |
| 2015 | We Bare Bears | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Nashville | Gabriella Manning | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2016 | The Odd Couple | Alexis | Episode: "The Ex-Factor" |
| 2017 | The New Edition Story | Sherry Carter | Episode: "Part 3" |
| 2017 | Tales from Apartment 8 | Cynthia | Episode: "Hamilton" |
| 2017–21 | Bosch | Detective Joan Bennett | Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 6-7 |
| 2018–19 | Prince of Peoria | Regina Jackson | Main Cast |
| 2021 | Coyote | Holly Vincent | Main Cast |
| 2021, 2023 | What If...? | Gamora | Voice, 2 episodes: "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?" |
| 2022 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Trina Shaw | Main Cast |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Sensia | Main Cast |
| 2022 | Bosch: Legacy | Detective Joan Bennett | Recurring Cast |
| 2022 | The Tam and Kevin Show | Lorraine | Episode: "Karens" |
| 2022 | Bee and PuppyCat | Ms. Coffee | Voice, episode: "Why Don't You Help Me" |
| 2023–present | Average Joe | Cathy Montgomery | Main Cast |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
| 2009 | League of Legends | Senna | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Misty Knight | |
| 2014 | Infamous Second Son | Additional voices | |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Halo 5: Guardians | Holly Tanaka | Voice and motion capture |
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | Barbella | |
| 2018 | Far Cry 5 | Resistance Soldier | |
| 2018 | State of Decay 2 | Keesha Green | |
| 2019 | League of Legends | Senna | |
| 2020 | Legends of Runeterra | Senna | |
| 2020 | Valorant | Announcer | |
| 2020 | Disintegration | Hayden (Female) | |
| 2020 | Tell Me Why | Officer Wilson/Kendra Harris-Guidry | |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | T-Bug | Uncredited |
| 2023 | Starfield | Hadrian Sanon | |