Victor Williams | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | September 19, 1970
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | ||
1999 | Graham's Diner | - | |
Disaster Video | Security Guard | Short | |
2001 | Me & Mrs. Jones | Jersey | |
2003 | With or Without You | Kenneth | |
The Animatrix | Dan | Voice, direct-to-video | |
World Record | Dan | Voice, short | |
2004 | First Breath | Eddie | Short |
2005 | Bewitched | Police Officer | |
The Toy Warrior | Voice | ||
2006 | Traci Townsend | Darrell | |
2007 | A New Tomorrow | Joby / Interviewer | |
2008 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Kevin | Short |
2009 | Lenox Avenue | Dallas Kirkland | |
Release | Reggie | Short | |
Dream State | Dr. Forsythe | Short | |
2010 | Notes on Being Young | Dr. Christenfeld | Short |
2011 | Kissed by the Devil | Jordan King | Short |
2012 | Single Hills | Rob Francis | |
It's Just Funny I'm Saying | Don Jaun | Television film | |
2013 | Home | Hamilton | |
80/20 | Vic | ||
2014 | Hungry Hearts | Social Worker | |
2015 | I'll Text You | - | Short |
2016 | Saturday in the Park | Henry | |
2017 | Trouble | Ray | |
November Criminals | Mr. Broadus | ||
2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Howard | |
Jewtah | Lone Man |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Ishmael Al-Hadj | Episode: "Scene of the Crime" |
1997 | Law & Order | Uniform Policeman Wilson | Episode: "Legacy" |
New York Undercover | Freddie James | Episode: "The Solomon Papers" | |
Profiler | Det. Beckley | Episode: "Blue Highway" | |
1998 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Leon | Episode: "Soul Mate to Cellmate" |
1998-2001 | ER | Roger McGrath | Recurring cast: season 4, guest: season 5 & 7 |
1998-2007 | The King of Queens | Deacon Palmer | Main cast |
2000 | The Practice | Officer Craig Armstrong | Episode: "Blowing Smoke" |
2003 | Justice League | Snooty British Director, Lieutenant | Voice, episode: "Eclipsed" |
2005 | Love, Inc. | Marcus | Episode: "Pilot" |
2008 | Girlfriends | Mr. Hines | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" |
2009 | Flight of the Conchords | Police Officer West | Recurring cast: season 2 |
Fringe | Phil | Episode: "Inner Child" | |
2010 | Mercy | Robert Mercer | Episode: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You" |
Blue Bloods | Oliver | Episode: "Samaritan" | |
2012 | Delocated | Friend | Episode: "Friend" |
NYC 22 | Sgt. Michael Conrad | Recurring cast | |
2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Todd | Episode: "Interns" |
2014 | The Leftovers | Ron Jensen | Episode: "Penguin One, Us Zero" |
The Good Wife | Carter Greyson | Episode: "Sticky Content" | |
2014-18 | The Affair | Detective Jeffries | Recurring cast: season 1-2 & 4 |
2016 | The Blacklist | Officer | Episode: "Susan Hargrave" |
High Maintenance | Mike | Episode: "Museebat" | |
People of Earth | Assessor | Recurring cast: season 1 | |
2017 | Sneaky Pete | Richard | Recurring cast: season 1 |
Madam Secretary | Anthony Colvert | Episode: "Minefield" | |
2018 | Elementary | Jon Hoyt | Episode: "The Worms Crawl in, the Worms Crawl Out" |
The Sinner | D.A. Hutchinson | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
2018-19 | Happy Together | Gerald | Main cast |
2018-21 | Bull | AUSA Rosenberg | Recurring cast: season 2, guest: season 5 |
2020 | The Neighborhood | Pastor Don | Episode: "Welcome to the New Pastor" |
Hunters | Detective Kennedy Groton | Recurring cast | |
The Good Lord Bird | Coachman Jim | Recurring cast | |
2021 | FBI: Most Wanted | Special Agent Moses Reed | Episode: "Chattaboogie" |
A Luv Tale: The Series | Preston/George | Recurring cast | |
2022 | The Righteous Gemstones | Makawon Butterfield | Episode: "I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels" |
2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Wendell Robinson | Recurring cast |
2024 | Elsbeth | Aaron Pritchard | Episode: "The Wrong Stuff" |
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