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Todd Williams | |
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 Williams in 2013. | |
| Born | Todd Williams III September 11, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Talent Unlimited High School New York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Todd Williams III (born September 11, 1977) is an American actor best known for his role as Officer Isaac Joiner on the crime drama television series The Chicago Code .
Born in Queens, New York, Williams began the pursuit of his acting career while attending Talent Unlimited High School in Manhattan. Concerned about having a backup plan, he chose to explore another one of his artistic passions after graduating, and applied himself to the course study of Music Business at New York University. Not satisfied, Williams subsequently left NYU to focus on his acting career goals full-time. [1]
After booking several national commercial and voice-over spots, he made his film debut opposite Kerry Washington in the critically acclaimed feature Lift. Several television appearances followed on shows such as Law & Order: SVU and The Twilight Zone . In 2004, while recurring on Third Watch , Williams booked a role alongside Michael Madsen in the ESPN original series Tilt .
After relocating to Los Angeles in 2005, he secured numerous guest leads on shows such as CSI , CSI: Miami , and the CW’s The Game . In addition, he landed another lead role with Anthony Anderson in the indie film, The Last Stand. Williams also portrayed the role of Connor Jordan in season 4 of the CW's The Vampire Diaries [2] [3] In 2010, after spending two seasons on the USA Network series In Plain Sight , he landed a series regular role on the Fox series The Chicago Code [4] which premiered on February 7, 2011. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lift | Christian | |
| 2004 | Chameleon [6] | Basketball Player | Short |
| 2006 | The Last Stand | Bo Clark | |
| 2015 | San Andreas | Marcus | |
| Silver Skies | Marcus | ||
| 2019 | If Not Now, When? | Carl |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Uniform #1/Rodney Thompson | Episode: "Folly" & "Rooftop" |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Marcus Fisher | Episode: "Tagged" |
| 2004 | Third Watch | Detective Barlow | Recurring cast: season 6 |
| 2005 | Tilt | Clark Marcellin | Main cast |
| Head Cases | King Bling | Episode: "Malpratice Makes Perfect" | |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Kevin Iverson | Episode: "Death Pool 100" |
| The Game | Trent | Episode: "There's No Place Like Home" | |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeffrey Lanier | Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Dominatrix" |
| 2008-09 | In Plain Sight | Detective Robert Dershowitz | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | Isaac Joiner (Police officer) | Main cast |
| 2012-13 | The Vampire Diaries | Connor Jordan | Recurring cast: Season 4 |
| 2013 | Switched at Birth | Zane | Recurring cast: Season 2 |
| 2014-17 | Teen Wolf | Dr. Geyer | Recurring cast: season 4-5, guest: season 6 |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | Detective Spreewell | Episode: "Protection" |
| Blood & Oil | Agent Reese | Recurring cast | |
| 2016 | Scorpion | Agent Bush | Episode: "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Vote" |
| 2016-17 | Good Behavior | Sean Barron | Recurring cast |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Aaron Brooks | Episode: "Karma's a Bitch" & "Trapped" |
| 2019 | Ballers | Gavin | Episode: "Crumbs" |
| 2019-21 | All Rise | Robin Taylor | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
| 2021 | Panic | Capt. John Williams | Recurring cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Superman Returns: The Video Game | Mongul (voice) | |
| 2020 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Rick Mason (voice) |
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