Victor Williams

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Victor Williams
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Williams in 2015
Born (1970-09-19) September 19, 1970 (age 54)
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OccupationActor
Years active1984–present

Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's (Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on The King of Queens. He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, ER, New York Undercover, Girlfriends, Fringe and The Jamie Foxx Show. [1] In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials. [2]

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Early life

Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School, where he played on the school basketball team with his height at 6 ft 5 1/2 in (1.97 m). He went on to attend college at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Then he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues Little Creature
Beat Street Onlooker
1996 The Preacher's Wife Robbie
1997 Cop Land Russell
A Brooklyn State of Mind Black Man
1999Graham's Diner-
Disaster VideoSecurity GuardShort
2001 Me & Mrs. Jones Jersey
2003 With or Without You Kenneth
The Animatrix DanVoice, direct-to-video
World RecordDanVoice, short
2004First BreathEddieShort
2005 Bewitched Police Officer
The Toy WarriorVoice
2006 Traci Townsend Darrell
2007A New TomorrowJoby / Interviewer
2008Tomorrow Never KnowsKevinShort
2009Lenox AvenueDallas Kirkland
ReleaseReggieShort
Dream StateDr. ForsytheShort
2010Notes on Being YoungDr. ChristenfeldShort
2011Kissed by the DevilJordan KingShort
2012Single HillsRob Francis
It's Just Funny I'm SayingDon JaunTelevision film
2013HomeHamilton
80/20Vic
2014 Hungry Hearts Social Worker
2015I'll Text You-Short
2016Saturday in the ParkHenry
2017 Trouble Ray
November Criminals Mr. Broadus
2018 The Land of Steady Habits Howard
JewtahLone Man
2023Dig DeeperGerryShort, Executive Producer

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Ishmael Al-HadjEpisode: "Scene of the Crime"
1997 Law & Order Uniform Policeman WilsonEpisode: "Legacy"
New York Undercover Freddie JamesEpisode: "The Solomon Papers"
Profiler Det. BeckleyEpisode: "Blue Highway"
1998 The Jamie Foxx Show LeonEpisode: "Soul Mate to Cellmate"
1998-2001 ER Roger McGrathRecurring cast: season 4, guest: season 5 & 7
1998-2007 The King of Queens Deacon PalmerMain cast
2000 The Practice Officer Craig ArmstrongEpisode: "Blowing Smoke"
2003 Justice League Snooty British Director, LieutenantVoice, episode: "Eclipsed"
2005 Love, Inc. MarcusEpisode: "Pilot"
2008 Girlfriends Mr. HinesEpisode: "Stand and Deliver"
2009 Flight of the Conchords Police Officer WestRecurring cast: season 2
Fringe PhilEpisode: "Inner Child"
2010 Mercy Robert MercerEpisode: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You"
Blue Bloods OliverEpisode: "Samaritan"
2012 Delocated FriendEpisode: "Friend"
NYC 22 Sgt. Michael ConradRecurring cast
2013 The Michael J. Fox Show ToddEpisode: "Interns"
2014 The Leftovers Ron JensenEpisode: "Penguin One, Us Zero"
The Good Wife Carter GreysonEpisode: "Sticky Content"
2014-18 The Affair Detective JeffriesRecurring cast: season 1-2 & 4
2016 The Blacklist OfficerEpisode: "Susan Hargrave"
High Maintenance MikeEpisode: "Museebat"
People of Earth AssessorRecurring cast: season 1
2017 Sneaky Pete RichardRecurring cast: season 1
Madam Secretary Anthony ColvertEpisode: "Minefield"
2018 Elementary Jon HoytEpisode: "The Worms Crawl in, the Worms Crawl Out"
The Sinner D.A. HutchinsonRecurring cast: season 2
2018-19 Happy Together GeraldMain cast
2018-21 Bull AUSA RosenbergRecurring cast: season 2, guest: season 5
2020 The Neighborhood Pastor DonEpisode: "Welcome to the New Pastor"
Hunters Detective Kennedy GrotonRecurring cast
The Good Lord Bird Coachman JimRecurring cast
2021 FBI: Most Wanted Special Agent Moses ReedEpisode: "Chattaboogie"
A Luv Tale: The SeriesPreston/GeorgeRecurring cast
2022 The Righteous Gemstones Makawon ButterfieldEpisode: "I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels"
2023 Justified: City Primeval Wendell RobinsonRecurring cast
2024 Elsbeth Aaron PritchardEpisode: "The Wrong Stuff"

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References

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  2. Carter, Gayle Jo; Truitt, Brian (April 13, 2012). "Whatever happened to the actor who played Deacon Palmer on King of Queens?". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2011-12-08.