Darnell Williams
Encyclopedia
Darnell Williams is a British-born
soap opera
actor
. He is best known for his portrayal of Jesse Hubbard on the ABC
soap opera All My Children
, a role which has earned him two Daytime Emmy Awards.
, UK
. He has portrayed Jesse Hubbard on All My Children
from 1981 to 1988, and from 2008 to 2011. On October 21, 2011, Hubbard announced that he will be rejoining the show online in 2012.
His character became involved in a love affair with upper middle class
Angie Baxter (Debbi Morgan
). The characters eventually married and thus Darnell Williams was one half of the first African American
supercouple
on an American soap opera
. Williams won two Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on All My Children in the 1980s.
He returned to soap operas as Jesse's look-alike
Jacob Foster on Loving
and The City. He later reprised his role of Jesse on All My Children, albeit in angel form, when he welcomed Gillian Andrassy (Esta TerBlanche
) into Heaven
in 2001.
In the mid-to-late 1970s, he was a regular dancer on TVs Soul Train
. During the mid-1980s, both he and Morgan co-hosted a dance show titled "New York Hot Tracks," that also featured music videos.
He had a recurring role as the counsellor on the primetime drama Felicity, and worked as a director and acting coach for All My Children.
In May 2007, Williams joined the cast of Guiding Light
in the recurring role of the villainous Griggs, a man who A.C. Mallet
was once employed by as a hit-man. Williams returned to All My Children in January 2008 as Jesse Hubbard, along with Debbi Morgan
, who plays Dr. Angie Hubbard.
He appeared in the play Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell in New York City
through June 2007.
In 2008, Williams, along with Gregori J. Martin, co-directed the independent film Manhattanites, starring Ilene Kristen
, Forbes March
, and Aiden Turner
, Williams' co-star.
He appeared on "Oprah- the Last Season" with cast mates Debbie Morgan and Michael E. Knight in 2011.
Also in 2011, Darnell Williams concluded his long run on All My Children along with the rest of the cast, due to the cancellation of both All My Children and One Life to Live.
All My Children is slated to be relaunched on The Online Network. Williams became the third actor to agree to sign on with this version of the show (after Cameron Mathison
and Lindsay Hartley
).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his portrayal of Jesse Hubbard on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
soap opera All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
, a role which has earned him two Daytime Emmy Awards.
Biography
Williams was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He has portrayed Jesse Hubbard on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
from 1981 to 1988, and from 2008 to 2011. On October 21, 2011, Hubbard announced that he will be rejoining the show online in 2012.
His character became involved in a love affair with upper middle class
Upper middle class
The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the social group constituted by higher-status members of the middle class. This is in contrast to the term "lower middle class", which is used for the group at the opposite end of the middle class stratum, and to the broader term "middle...
Angie Baxter (Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan
Deborah "Debbi" Morgan is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Dr. Angie Hubbard on the ABC soap opera All My Children, and for her role as The Seer in the fourth and fifth seasons of Charmed.Morgan joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as...
). The characters eventually married and thus Darnell Williams was one half of the first African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
supercouple
Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion...
on an American soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
. Williams won two Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on All My Children in the 1980s.
He returned to soap operas as Jesse's look-alike
Look-alike
A look-alike is a person who closely resembles another person. In popular Western culture, a look-alike is a person who bears a close physical resemblance to a celebrity, politician or member of royalty. Many look-alikes earn a living by making guest appearances at public events or performing on...
Jacob Foster on Loving
Loving (TV series)
Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes...
and The City. He later reprised his role of Jesse on All My Children, albeit in angel form, when he welcomed Gillian Andrassy (Esta TerBlanche
Esta TerBlanche
Esta TerBlanche , is a South African actress of Huguenot descent, best known for her roles on television soap operas in both South Africa and the United States.-Career:TerBlanche was born in Rustenburg, North West Province...
) into Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
in 2001.
In the mid-to-late 1970s, he was a regular dancer on TVs Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
. During the mid-1980s, both he and Morgan co-hosted a dance show titled "New York Hot Tracks," that also featured music videos.
He had a recurring role as the counsellor on the primetime drama Felicity, and worked as a director and acting coach for All My Children.
In May 2007, Williams joined the cast of Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
in the recurring role of the villainous Griggs, a man who A.C. Mallet
A.C. Mallet
Anthony "Mallet" Camaletti is a fictional character on Guiding Light. He has been portrayed by Robert Bogue from April 13, 2005 to September 18, 2009...
was once employed by as a hit-man. Williams returned to All My Children in January 2008 as Jesse Hubbard, along with Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan
Deborah "Debbi" Morgan is an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Dr. Angie Hubbard on the ABC soap opera All My Children, and for her role as The Seer in the fourth and fifth seasons of Charmed.Morgan joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as...
, who plays Dr. Angie Hubbard.
He appeared in the play Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
through June 2007.
In 2008, Williams, along with Gregori J. Martin, co-directed the independent film Manhattanites, starring Ilene Kristen
Ilene Kristen
Ilene Kristen is an American actress. She is known for her role as Delia Reid on Ryan's Hope and for her role as Roxy Balsom on One Life to Live .-Career:...
, Forbes March
Forbes March
Forbes March is a British-born Canadian actor. Although born in Bristol, South West England, he was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Biography:...
, and Aiden Turner
Aiden Turner
Aiden Turner is a British actor known for his role as Aidan Devane on All My Children , which he played from 6 June 2002 until he left AMC on 21 December 2009.-Early years:...
, Williams' co-star.
He appeared on "Oprah- the Last Season" with cast mates Debbie Morgan and Michael E. Knight in 2011.
Also in 2011, Darnell Williams concluded his long run on All My Children along with the rest of the cast, due to the cancellation of both All My Children and One Life to Live.
All My Children is slated to be relaunched on The Online Network. Williams became the third actor to agree to sign on with this version of the show (after Cameron Mathison
Cameron Mathison
Cameron Arthur Mathison is a Canadian actor and television host, perhaps best known for his role as Ryan Lavery on the ABC soap opera All My Children — a role which he has played from December 15, 1997 to 2002, and from 2003 to 2011...
and Lindsay Hartley
Lindsay Hartley
Lindsay Nicole Hartley is an American singer and actress. She is known for her role as Theresa Winthrop aka Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions, Carolyn "Cara" Martin on All My Children and for her role as Arianna Hernandez on Days of our Lives.- Early life :Born in Palm Springs, California,...
).
Awards (won)
- Daytime Emmy Awards
- (1985) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for All My Children
- (1983) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series for All My Children
- Golden Globe Awards
- (1994) Special Award Best Ensemble Cast for Short CutsShort CutsShort Cuts is a 1993 American drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver...
- (1994) Special Award Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts
- NAACP Image Awards
- (2011) Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children
Awards (nominated)
- Daytime Emmy Awards
- (1982) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series for All My Children
- NAACP Image Awards
- (2003) Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children
- (1996) Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for The City
- Soap Opera Digest AwardsSoap Opera Digest AwardsThe Soap Opera Digest Awards were an awards show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The Soap Opera Digest Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera...
- (1996) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actor for Loving
Film Festival Awards
- Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
- (1993) Volpi Cup Best Ensemble Cast for Short CutsShort CutsShort Cuts is a 1993 American drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver...
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- Shared with the rest of the cast
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