Biography
Christian Williams is an American journalist and television writer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he worked as an editor and reporter at The Washington Post, including on Bob Woodward's investigative team, before moving to Hollywood in the late 1980s.
He wrote episodes of Hill Street Blues (1981) and Northern Exposure (1990). With David Milch he created the ABC series Capital News (1990). Williams created Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and served as co-executive producer and writer on two episodes of the HBO series Six Feet Under (2001). He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as co-executive producer of the latter.
Williams is the author of several books, including the Ted Turner biography Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way (1981). He is married to Tracy Olmstead Williams.
