William Catlett is an American actor and producer.
Will Catlett | |
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 Catlett in May 2025 |
William Catlett is an American actor and producer.
Will Catlett | |
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| Catlett in May 2025 |
Catlett was born in Alexandria, Virginia. [1] His father had ambitions to be an actor before he joined the military and worked in government. [2]
His early television credits include The Mentalist on CBS as well as Insecure and Brothers in Atlanta on HBO . He appeared in the 2018 Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil television series Love Is , for which he was also in the writers room. He played the lead role in Issa Rae’s YouTube series First and Black & Sexy TV’s That Guy. Catlett produced Giants for Issa Rae Presents, the short film Stages, in which he also stars, and the television series Garden Hills. [3] He later worked again with Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil on Black Lightning . [4]
He appeared in the 2020 film Charm City Kings . In 2021, he could be seen with Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes, and Billy Zane in Netflix comedy thriller True Story . [1] For that role, he earned an NAACP Image Awards nomination. [5]
He appeared in Lovecraft Country . In 2023, he appeared in A.V. Rockwell film A Thousand and One as Lucky. [6] [2]
He plays Rickles in the 2024 comedy horror film Abigail alongside Dan Stevens and Melissa Barrera. [7] [8] He is a series regular in the Apple TV+ series Constellation , playing Paul. [9] [10]
He is the founder of Catlett Academy. [6]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | That Guy | Mike | 17 episodes |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Patient | Episode: "Red, White and Blue" |
| 2014–2015 | First | Charles | 15 episodes |
| 2015 | Born Again Virgin | Anderson | Episode: "Off to See the Wizard" |
| 2017 | Giants | Flip | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Love Is | Yasir | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Black Lightning | Lala | 23 episodes |
| 2020 | Charm City Kings | Rivers | |
| Force of Nature | Griffin | ||
| Lovecraft Country | Verton Freeman | Episode: "Rewind 1921" | |
| 2021 | True Story | Herschel | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Ezra Bundle | Episode: "Sensia" |
| The Devil You Know | Drew | ||
| First | Charles | ||
| 2023 | A Thousand and One | Lucky | |
| 2024 | Constellation | Paul Lancaster | 7 episodes |
| Abigail | Rickles | ||
| Color Book | Lucky | ||
| Never Let Go | Poppa | ||
| 2025 | Forever | Quincy Clark | 2 episodes |
| TBA | Crystal Lake | Levon Brooks | [11] |
