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Gareth Williams (actor)
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Gareth Williams is an American
actor
. He is probably best known from his role as Mike Potter, a recurring character on the television drama Dawson's Creek
.
He played astronaut
James Irwin
in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and was in such films as Malcolm X
, Volcano, and The Cell
. He has a long list of television credits including Time of Your Life
, Angel
, Law & Order
, and Mad About You
.
Gareth Williams has an extensive list of film credits, including "Hollywoodland" with Adrien Brody, "The Cell" with Jennifer Lopez
, and "Keith" with Jesse McCartney
, "Palookaville," "Malcolm X" with Denzel Washington
and was the lead in the Danish produced road movie "P.O.V." He also has a long list of TV credits, including the Tom Hanks
produced mini series "From The Earth To The Moon" where he played James B. Irwin. Also recurring roles in "Dawsons Creek," "The Shield," and "The Time Of Your Life." His career began in New York where he studied with Uta Hagen
for six years and did countless productions in and around NYC as well as regional theatre.
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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 probably best known from his role as Mike Potter, a recurring character on the television drama Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
.
He played astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
James Irwin
James Irwin
James Benson Irwin was an American astronaut and engineer. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing; he was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.-Early life:...
in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and was in such films as Malcolm X
Malcolm X (film)
Malcolm X is a 1992 biographical motion picture about the Muslim-American figure Malcolm X . It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Denzel Washington as the titular character. It co-stars Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., and Delroy Lindo...
, Volcano, and The Cell
The Cell
The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh, and starring Jennifer Lopez in the lead role.-Plot:...
. He has a long list of television credits including Time of Your Life
Time of Your Life (TV series)
Time of Your Life is an American drama series starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. The series is a spin-off of Party of Five, and features the character Sarah Reeves Merrin whom Hewitt portrayed on Party of Five.-Plot:...
, Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, and Mad About You
Mad About You
Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist...
.
Gareth Williams has an extensive list of film credits, including "Hollywoodland" with Adrien Brody, "The Cell" with Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, and "Keith" with Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...
, "Palookaville," "Malcolm X" with Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
and was the lead in the Danish produced road movie "P.O.V." He also has a long list of TV credits, including the Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
produced mini series "From The Earth To The Moon" where he played James B. Irwin. Also recurring roles in "Dawsons Creek," "The Shield," and "The Time Of Your Life." His career began in New York where he studied with Uta Hagen
Uta Hagen
Uta Thyra Hagen was a German-born American actress and drama teacher. She originated the role of Martha in the 1963 Broadway premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee...
for six years and did countless productions in and around NYC as well as regional theatre.