The Incomparable Steven Williams Shares His Secret To Five Decades In Hollywood

Steven Williams' acting career spans over five decades, dating back to his debut in the 1975 film "Cooley High." Shortly thereafter, he appeared in the movie, "The Monkey Hu$tle" in the mid-1970s. He has worked consistently in both film and television, with notable roles in "The Blues Brothers" (1980), "21 Jump Street" (1987-1991), "The X-Files" (1994-2002), and "Supernatural."

Williams currently plays Alexander Cora in "The Family Business" and "The Black Hamptons." In his role, Williams portrays a wealthy and influential individual known for his controversial nature and involvement in various ventures, particularly in technology.

Williams is a consummate actor well-known as Capt. Adam Fuller on the Series '21 Jump Street,' his brilliant and mysterious portrayal of Mr. X on "The X Files, and Rufus Turner on the CW series "Supernatural." Steven played an intriguing and mysterious character in a large recurring role in Season 2 of the HBO series "The Leftovers" opposite Regina King and Justin Theroux and Season 3 of True Detective for HBO.

Steven can be seen as the menacing Quentin Dickinson on the compelling Showtime series "The Chi" by Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe. Williams has a recurring role on the Paramount Network, Linson Entertainment series "Yellowstone" opposite Kevin Costner, and the Netflix series "Locke and Key" from Carlton Cuse, Joe Hill, and Aron Eli Coleite. Steven is also featured in the blockbuster New Line horror film "IT" based on a Stephen King story.

Some of his feature film credits include the stoic role of "Trooper Mount" in the classic comedy "The Blues Brothers" for Director John Landis opposite John Candy and Corrina Corrina with Whoopie Goldberg, "Missing in Action 2" and "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday." Steven played Lord Stanley in a movie version of "Richard III" with David Carradine, Mr. Gamba in the depression-era film, "Kings of the Evenings," "Special Ops: Delta Force," "Birds of Prey" for Warner Brothers, and "Velvet Buzzsaw" for Netflix.

Some of Steven's previous Television credits include the lead role in the Showtime series 'Lincs", The Equalizer for CBS, and Detective August Brooks in" LA Heat." His countless guest roles include "Chicago PD," "Bones," "iZombie," "Criminal Minds," "Monk," Desperate Housewives," Veronica Mars," The Dukes of Hazzard," "The A-Team," "Booker," "McGyver," 'Stargate: SG1", 'Martin," Wide Guy, Hill Street Blues, LA Law, NYPD Blue and "The Bernie Mac Show."

Williams is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois, but currently resides in California.