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Darnell "J. D." Williams (born May 22, 1978) is an American actor known for his starring roles in the HBO television programs Oz as Kenny Wangler, The Wire as Bodie Broadus and Pootie Tang as Froggy, Surviving Family (2012) as Bobby, The Good Wife (2010–2015) as Dexter, and in the main cast of Saints & Sinners.
Actor: Pootie Tang. J.D. Williams was born on 22 May 1978 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Pootie Tang (2001), The Kill Point (2007) and Oz (1997).
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J. D. Williams, born May 22, 1978 in Newark, New Jersey, USA, is an actor. He stars as Preston "Bodie" Broadus in third & fourth seasons. He initially appeared as a recurring guest star in the first & second seasons. He has appeared in The Wire creator David Simon's other series Homicide: Life on the Street. He has also appeared in the series The S...
He has also appeared in another show David Simon originated, Homicide: Life on the Street, guest starring in the episode "The Why Chromosome" as Casper. He played inmate Kenny Wangler for the first four seasons of Oz. He had a small guest starring role in The Sopranos episode "46 Long" as Special K, an incompetent stickup man and one of Brendan Filone's goons. He appeared in the pilot episode ("Welcome to Camelot") of Third Watch as Pee-Wee, an errant street kid.
He has also had leading roles or cameo appearances in a number of R&B and hip-hop music videos. He has appeared as himself, a love interest, and characters resembling his role as a drug dealer on The Wire.
•According to his HBO bio, he is credited with appearing in the film Graffiti Bridge, but a 2003 interview with AllHipHop.com revealed that Williams was not in the movie. Tevin Campbell filled the cameo role with which Williams is credited.
•Walked around Baltimore's inner city during the middle of the night a few days before The Wire's first taping in order to get a feel for Baltimore.
•Has been in print ads for defunct clothing lines Live by Karl Kani and Def Jam University clothing. Both lines were spin-offs from Karl Kani clothing and Phat Farm, respectively.
•Is a self proclaimed "Video Ho", as a result of cameos and leading roles he had in R&B and Hip-Hop music videos between 2002-2005.
•Growing up, he first wanted to be a corporate lawyer until he realized how boring they were.
•Attended Arts High School, a performing arts public school in Newark, NJ.
•4 Life(2007)
•The Kill Point (2007), (TV series)
•Shanghai Hotel (2006) ....Thump
•The Wire (2002) TV Series .... Bodie Broadus (2002-2006)
•The Warriors (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Additional Voices
•Two Guns (2005) (V) .... Bill
•Black Entertainment Television's Rap City, week of December 12, 2006 special guest host (3 episodes).
•Aaliyah, 2002 "I Miss You".
•Freeway, 2002 "What We Do",
•Mariah Carey, 2002 "Through The Rain",
•Lumidee, 2003 "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh"),
•Cam'Ron, 2004 "Lord You Know",
•Fabolous, 2004 "Breathe",
Jun 12, 2012 · Though many may wonder what J.D. Williams has been up to since his character Bodie died in the HBO series The Wire, keen fans have been paying attention to the many independent works he...
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- Idris Elba (Russell "Stringer" Bell) Idris Elba had been working steadily in British television for almost a decade before he got his breakthrough role as Stringer Bell, drug kingpin and aspiring legit businessman.
- Michael K. Williams (Omar Little) Michael K. Williams was a relative unknown when he was cast as stick-up artist Omar Little. He quickly became a fan favorite, with his character even identified by President Obama as his favorite of the series.
- Michael B. Jordan (Wallace) Before his turn as the sweet but ill-fated Wallace, Michael B. Jordan's few credits included a minor role in the 2001 Keanu Reeves film Hardball.
Join us for an exclusive sit-down as J.D. Williams aka Bodie and M A E S T R O aka Randy Wagstaff take you behind the scenes and even reveal a few untold sec...
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To prepare for his role in "The Wire", Williams walked around Baltimore's inner city at night. Attended Newark Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey. Goes by "J.D." to avoid confusion with Darnell Williams. Has appeared in multiple advertisements, including some for Pizza Hut, Doritos, and Fedex.
