Cress Williams

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is a German-born American actor. He portrays Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning in Black Lightning.

Credits

Black Lightning

Actor

Season 1 "The Resurrection" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Lawanda: The Book of Hope" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Lawanda: The Book of Burial" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Black Jesus" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Equinox: The Book of Fate" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Revelations" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Little Black Lies" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Black Jesus: The Book of Crucifixion" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Shadow of Death: The Book of War" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning Season 2 "The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowry" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Blood: Chapter One: Requiem" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter One: Exodus" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Two: Gift of Magi" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Rebellion: Chapter Three: Angelitos Negros" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Two: Just and Unjust" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Three: Pillar of Fire" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter Two: The Omega" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning Season 3 "The Book of Occupation: Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Occupation: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Occupation: Chapter Five" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Resistance: Chapter One" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Three: The Battle of Franklin Terrace" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce (Earth-1), and Jefferson Pierce's Earth-2 doppelgänger

Suit Up short

Actor

• Suit Up Black Lightning

The Flash

Actor

Season 6

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning (special guest star)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Actor

Season 5

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning (special guest star)

Trivia

• Williams previously played multiple DC Comics characters:
  • John Hendrix/Baron Sunday in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
  • John Henry Irons in The Death of Superman.
  • John Henry Irons/Steel in Reign of the Supermen.

External links

• Cress Williams at the Internet Movie Database
• Follow Cress Williams (@CressWilliams) on Twitter