Eltony Williams
{{short description|American actor}}
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| image = Eltony Williams 2018.jpg
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| caption = Williams in 2018
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| birth_date = 09/20/1984
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| spouse =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
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Eltony Williams is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Randall Holmes in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong.
Life and career
Williams was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He began acting appearing in two Steppenwolf Theatre Company productions: A Lesson Before Dying in 2003, and Tennessee Williams' One Arm (2004).{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-22-0310220022-story.html|title=Steppenwolf offers 'Lesson' in good casting|first=Michael Phillips, Tribune theater|last=critic|website=chicagotribune.com|date=22 October 2003 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tennessee-williams-and-moises-kaufman-arm-themselves-at-steppenwolf-dec-2-com-122887|title=Tennessee Williams and Moises Kaufman Arm Themselves at Steppenwolf, Dec. 2|first=Robert|last=Simonson|date=December 2, 2004|website=Playbill}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.steppenwolf.org/artists/eltony--williams/|title=Eltony Williams | Steppenwolf Theatre|website=www.steppenwolf.org}} He later began appearing on television shows, include guest starring roles in Criminal Minds, ER, House, Castle, and NCIS.
In 2014, Williams was cast as Dr. Randall Holmes in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong. He later had a recurring roles in the ABC prime time soap opera Revenge (2014–15) and the Netflix political drama Designated Survivor (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://eurweb.com/2017/03/30/eltony-williams-talks-revenge-arc-on-owns-if-loving-you-is-wrong-eur-exclusive/|title=Eltony Williams Talks 'Revenge' Arc On OWN's 'If Loving You Is Wrong' [EUR Exclusive]|first=Ny|last=MaGee|date=March 30, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapoperanews.net/2019/01/ilyiws-eltony-williams-books-exciting.html|title=ILYIW's Eltony Williams Books Exciting New Primetime Gig!|first=Michael|last=Thomas|date=23 January 2019 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1705546}}
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Category:Male actors from Chicago
Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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