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name: "J.D. Williams"
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born: "22 May 1978"
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# J.D. Williams

Actor. Born 22 May 1978 in Newark - New Jersey - USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1978, Newark - New Jersey - USA
- **Active:** 1997–2002
- **Also known as:** Darnell Williams., J. D. Williams, JD Williams , J.D., J.D. 윌리엄스

## Biography

J.D. Williams, also credited as Darnell Williams, is an American actor. He was born on 22 May 1978 in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Arts High School.

Williams is known for his television roles as inmate Kenny Wangler in the first four seasons of *Oz* (1997–2000) and as Preston "Bodie" Broadus in *The Wire* (2002–2006). He has also appeared in episodes of *The Sopranos* (1999), *The Good Wife* (2010–2015) and *Saints & Sinners* (2016–2022), and in the film *Pootie Tang* (2001).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Bodie Broadus — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Kenny Wangler — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Anton Jefferson
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Sweet Sauce
- *Manifest* (2018), Walter
- *The Night Of* (2016), Trevor Williams
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Benjamin Banks
- *Chinese Puzzle* (2013), Le barman
- *Law & Order* (1990), Second Kid
- *The Following* (2013), Carlos Perez

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