Cress Williams is a talented actor, known for a variety of roles in movies and television.Most recently, he is known for portraying Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning in the CW’s superhero series.

Former Black Lightning star Cress Williams has been tapped as a lead opposite Scott Bakula, Anna Wood and Oluniké Adeliyi in NBC’s drama pilot Unbroken (working title). Also cast in the project ...

Cress Williams was originally in the ‘Will and Grace’ cast. Actor Cress Williams in 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) By Jeremy Childs Staff Writer . June 27, 2023 4:26 PM PT .

Cress Williams and Shian Tomlinson have both been cast in the NBC drama pilot “Unbroken,” Variety has learned.. The series follows three dynastic ranch families on the central coast of ...