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	"Armageddon, Part 3" "Armageddon, Part 4" (archive footage)
External links

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is a German-born American actor. He portrayed Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning in Black Lightning, The Flash, and 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 Season 4 "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter One" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Three" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Four" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Ruin: Chapter One" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Ruin: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "Painkiller" (credit only) "The Book of Ruin: Chapter Three" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Ruin: Chapter Four: Lyding" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Reunification: Chapter One" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning "The Book of Reunification: Chapter Two" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Resurrection: Chapter One" Jefferson Pierce "The Book of Resurrection: Chapter Two: Closure" 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)

Season 8

• "Armageddon, Part 2" Black Lightning (special guest star)
• "Armageddon, Part 3" Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning (special guest star)
• "Armageddon, Part 4" Black Lightning (archive footage)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Actor

Season 5

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

Trivia

• Williams 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.
• Williams starred in the TV show Prison Break along with fellow Arrowverse actors Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Peter Stormare, Robert Knepper, Al Sapienza and Chris Vance.
• Williams is the husband of Kristen Torrianni.