Wade Williams

American actor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican actor
A.K.A.Wade Andrew Williams
A.K.A.Wade Andrew Williams
PlacesUnited States of America
isActor Television actor Film actor Voice actor Stage actor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth24 December 1961, Tulsa, USA
Age63 years
Star signCapricorn
ResidenceDallas, USA
Stats
Height:1.8034 m
Education
Rutgers University
University of Tulsa
The details

Biography

Wade Andrew Williams (born December 24, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for his starring role as Brad Bellick on the Fox television series Prison Break.

Life and career

Williams was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He studied theatre at the University of Tulsa. He began his acting career at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park in The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman and Tracey Ullman. Williams also had a role with Denzel Washington in Richard III. Williams then continued with performances on and off Broadway and toured nationally in productions such as Guys and Dolls, Les Misérables, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime, and Show Boat.

His film credits include Flicka, Collateral, Ali and Erin Brockovich. Additionally, Williams has also appeared on television in series such as Charmed, Over There, Six Feet Under, 24, NYPD Blue, CSI and as Father Cronin on The Bernie Mac Show.

From 2005 to 2008, Williams starred as Brad Bellick, leader of the correctional officers at Fox River State Penitentiary in Prison Break.

He guest starred on an episode of the 8th and final season of Monk. He also took part in the music video "Welcome to My Truth" of American singer-songwriter Anastacia.

Williams appeared in The Dark Knight Rises as the warden of Blackgate Prison, an ode to his former role in Prison Break.

He and his wife, Emma, have a daughter and live in Dallas.

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