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William Christian(I)

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William Christian
Three men of color have very different, 'takes' on their experience of being stopped by police.
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William Christian was born on 30 September 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), The January Man (1989) and Prison Break (2005). He has been married to Gail Samuel since 2002. They have two children.
BornSeptember 30, 1955
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)
    All My Children
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Derek Frye
    • Police Chief Derek Frye
    Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The January Man (1989)
    The January Man
    5.5
    Movie
    • Tim
    • 1989
    Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Middleton
    Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Detective Regan
    • Shawn Taitt

    Credits

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    Actor

    • A Lover's Vow
      • Ben Bradford
      • Post-production
    • Past Due
      • Ray Williams
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Robert Christopher Riley, Jeremy Batiste, Michael Marcel, and Jasmine B. Johnson in A Man's Promise (2024)
      A Man's Promise
      7.3
      • Ben Bradford
      • 2024
    • Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Days of Our Lives
      5.3
      TV Series
      • T.R. Coates
      • Minion
      • 2018–2022
    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Store Owner
      • 2021
    • Mary Beth Evans, Ronn Moss, and Kristos Andrews in The Bay (2010)
      The Bay
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Marques Abraham
      • 2020
    • Alex McKenna, Juliana Dever, and Joey Rae Blair in Another Mother (2020)
      Another Mother
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Detective Cates
      • 2020
    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • DOJ Attorney
      • 2020
    • Words to Live By
      Short
      • Larry
      • 2019
    • Ashley Bell and Adam Mayfield in A Neighbor's Deception (2017)
      A Neighbor's Deception
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Dean Andrew O'Brien
      • 2017
    • Ron Perlman and Dana Delany in Hand of God (2014)
      Hand of God
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Manny
      • 2017
    • I'm in the Band (2009)
      I'm in the Band
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Pilot
      • 2011
    • The Au Pairs
      7.0
      Short
      • Mr. Dietrich
      • 2010
    • Vanessa Williams, Molly Culver, Michael DeLorenzo, Christopher B. Duncan, LisaRaye McCoy, Clifton Powell, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Contradictions of the Heart (2009)
      Contradictions of the Heart
      6.4
      Video
      • Ross
      • 2009
    • Three Takes (2009)
      Three Takes
      Short
      • Bradley
      • 2009
    • Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
      Monk
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Brett
      • 2009
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • EMT #1
      • 2008

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    Demo Reel 5:37
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    THREE TAKES
    Trailer 1:26
    THREE TAKES

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    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • September 30, 1955
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Gail Samuel2002 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Samuel Christian
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Circuit City (1999)

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      His wife Gail is expecting their first child, a boy, in summer 2005.

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