---
name: "Delaney Williams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/delaney-williams"
roles: []
born: "12 December 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T13:30:28.598087+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Delaney Williams

Actor. Born 12 December 1962 in Washington, DC.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 December 1962, Washington, DC
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 90 (1), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaney_Williams, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5253136, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0216257/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116515

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*We Own This City*](https://film.one/tv/we-own-this-city.md) (75)

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## Biography

Delaney Williams is an American character actor born on 12 December 1962 in Washington, D.C. He is best known for his recurring role as homicide sergeant Jay Landsman in the HBO series *The Wire* (2002–2008), appearing in 45 episodes.

Williams had a small role in the HBO miniseries *The Corner* (2000). He has appeared in numerous television series, including as defence attorney John Buchanan in *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2010–2020), O'Connor in *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), and Bureau Chief Dennis Egan in *Blue Bloods* (2010–2016). In 2022 he played Kevin Davis in the HBO miniseries *We Own This City*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *We Own This City* (2022), Fi1m 75, as Kevin Davis — [page](https://film.one/tv/we-own-this-city.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Jay Landsman — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Drink and Be Merry* (2025), as Ray
- *The Shadow Wrangler* (2024), as Peter
- *We Own This City* (2022), series, as Kevin Davis — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/we-own-this-city.md)
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), series, as Chuck Feld
- *Evil* (2019), series, as Father Zimmer
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, as O'Connor
- *Good Enough* (2017), as Lee Mulhroney
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, as Daniel Hawkes
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, as Warden Jay Scott
- *Beneath the Harvest Sky* (2013), as James
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Joseph Tommolino
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Joe Walker — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Bureau Chief Dennis Egan
- *You Don't Know Jack* (2010), as Detective #1
- *Red* (2008), as Gun shop manager
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Fred Calvin (2003)
- *Head of State* (2003), as Teamster
- *The Wire* (2002), series, as Jay Landsman — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Ernie Dominguez
- *The District* (2000), series, as Captain Franklin Mills
- *Cecil B. Demented* (2000), as Teamster
- *Young Americans* (2000), series, as Groundskeeper
- *The Corner* (2000), series, as Scale guy
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as John Buchanan
- *Pecker* (1998), as Construction Worker
- *Contact* (1997), as Believer #1 (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Joey Grimaldi — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *The Roswell Report*, as Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus
- *Up in the Hills*, as Barry

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