Cress Williams

Cress Williams
Information
Birthdate	July 26, 1970
Occupation	Actor
Character(s)	Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning Jefferson Pierce (Earth-1) Jefferson Pierce's Earth-2 doppelgänger
First medium	"The Resurrection"
Latest medium	"The Book of War: Chapter Three: Liberation"
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Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is a German-born American actor. He portrays Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning in the first, second and third seasons of Black Lightning, the sixth season of The Flash and the fifth season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

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 "The Book of Markovia: Chapter One: Blessings and Curses Reborn" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Three" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of War: Chapter One: Homecoming" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of War: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of War: Chapter Three: Liberation" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning

Suit Up

Actor

• Suit Up Black Lightning

The Flash

Actor

Season 6

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

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Actor

Season 5

• "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" 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 and Reign of the Supermen.