Cress Williams – 49th NAACP Image Awards – Arrivals – Pasadena Conference Building, 300 East Green Street – Pasadena, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Photography by Eugene / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date of Birth: July 26, 1970
Ethnicity: African-American
Cress Williams is an American actor. He plays superhero Black Lightning on The CW series of the same name.
Cress was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to American parents.
Cress is married to Kristen Torrianni. He has two children with his former wife, actress, singer, and songwriter Simbi Khali.