---
name: "William Oliver Watkins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-oliver-watkins"
fi1m_id: "william-oliver-watkins"
imdb_id: "nm2013524"
tmdb_id: 1440265
roles: []
born: "19 January 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T01:44:50.477475+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."
---

# William Oliver Watkins

## Identity

William Oliver Watkins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-oliver-watkins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-oliver-watkins
- **IMDb ID:** nm2013524
- **TMDB ID:** 1440265
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2013524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1440265

Actor. Born 19 January 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 19 January 1976, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2013524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1440265

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Forty-Year-Old Version*](https://film.one/film/the-forty-year-old-version.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William Oliver Watkins is an American actor and writer. Born on 19 January 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he is based in New York City.

He has appeared in numerous television series, including multiple roles across *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2002–2019), *The Blacklist* (2019), *New Amsterdam* (2022) and *The Endgame* (2022). His film credits include *Nasty Baby* (2015) and *The Forty-Year-Old Version* (2020), in which he played Marcus. Watkins also has an extensive stage career, with credits including productions at the Public Theater, Denver Center and various world premieres.

*Sources: imdb.com, williamoliverwatkins.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Forty-Year-Old Version* (2020), Fi1m 80, as Marcus — [page](https://film.one/film/the-forty-year-old-version.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *The Endgame* (2022), series, as HRT Team Leader, HRT Leader
- *The Forty-Year-Old Version* (2020), as Marcus — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-forty-year-old-version.md)
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, as Patrick Townsend
- *Nasty Baby* (2015), as Mo's Brother-in-Law
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Officer Flynn — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Paramedic
- *Happy New Year* (2008), as Link
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Uniform Officer, Uniform Officer #1, ESU Sergeant, Mido Hamid
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Uniform Officer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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