Victor Williams
| Victor Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams performing in the play Luck of the Irish in 2012 | |
| Born |
Victor L. Williams September 19, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's (Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on The King of Queens. He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, ER, New York Undercover, Girlfriends, Fringe and The Jamie Foxx Show.[1] In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials.[2]
Early life
Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School, where he used his height at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) by playing power forward on the school basketball team. He went on to attend college at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Then he received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[3]
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues | Little Creature | Film |
| 1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Ishmael Al-Hadj | Episode: "Scene of the Crime" |
| The Preacher's Wife | Robbie | Film | |
| 1997 | Law & Order | Uniform Policeman Wilson | Episode: "Legacy" |
| New York Undercover | Freddie James | Episode: "The Solomon Papers" | |
| Profiler | Det. Beckley | Episode: "Blue Highway" | |
| Cop Land | Russell | Film | |
| A Brooklyn State of Mind | Black Man | Film | |
| 1998 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Leon | Episode: "Soul Mate to Cellmate" |
| 1998–2001 | ER | Roger McGrath | 4 episodes |
| 1998–2007 | The King of Queens | Deacon Palmer | 174 episodes |
| 1999 | Graham's Diner | Film | |
| Diaster Video | Security Guard | Short | |
| 2000 | The Practice | Officer Craig Armstrong | Episode: "Blowing Smoke" |
| 2001 | Me & Mrs. Jones | Jersey | Film |
| 2003 | With or Without You | Kenneth | Film |
| The Animatrix | Dan (voice) | Film | |
| World Record | Dan (English version, voice) | Short | |
| Justice League | Snooty British Director / Lieutenant | Episode: "Eclipsed" | |
| 2004 | First Breath | Eddie | Short |
| 2005 | Bewitched | Police Officer | Film |
| Love, Inc. | Marcus | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Toy Warrior | Voice | Film | |
| 2006 | Traci Townsend | Darrell | Film |
| 2007 | A New Tomorrow | Joby / Interviewer | Film |
| 2008 | Girlfriends | Mr. Hines | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" |
| Tomorrow Never Knows | Kevin | Short | |
| 2009 | Release | Reggie | Short |
| Flight of the Conchords | Police Officer West | 2 episodes | |
| Fringe | Phil | Episode: "Inner Child" | |
| Lenox Avenue | Dallas Kirkland | Film | |
| Dream State | Dr. Forsythe | Short | |
| 2010 | Mercy | Robert Mercer | Episode: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You" |
| Notes on Being Young | Dr. Christenfeld | Short | |
| Blue Bloods | Oliver | Episode: "Samaritan" | |
| 2011 | Kissed by the Devil | Jordan King | Short |
| 2012 | Single Hills | Rob Francis | Film |
| Delocated | Friend | Episode: "Friend" | |
| NYC 22 | Sgt. Michael Conrad | 6 episodes | |
| It's Just Funny I'm Saying | Don Jaun | TV short | |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Todd (aka Phil) | Episode: "Interns" |
| Home | Hamilton | Film | |
| 80/20 | Vic | Short | |
| 2014 | The Leftovers | Ron Jensen | Episode: "Penguin One, Us Zero" |
| Hungry Hearts | Social Worker | Film | |
| The Good Wife | Carter Greyson | Episode: "Sticky Content" | |
| 2014–2015 | The Affair | Detective Jeffries | 14 episodes |
| 2015 | I'll Text You | Short | |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Officer | Episode: "Susan Hargrave" |
| Saturday in the Park | Henry | Film | |
| High Maintenance | Mike | Episode: "Museebat" | |
| People of Earth | Assessor | Episode: "Past, Present and Future" | |
| November Criminals | Mr. Broadus | Post-production | |
| 2017 | Sneaky Pete | Richard | 8 episodes |
| Trouble | Post-production | ||
| The New Edition Story | Calvin Hubbard | Post-production | |
| Jewtah | Lone Man | Post-production |
References
- ↑ Starpulse.com
- ↑ Carter, Gayle Jo; Truitt, Brian (April 13, 2012). "Whatever happened to the actor who played Deacon Palmer on King of Queens?". USA Today.
- ↑ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.