Canadian actor
Nigel Shawn Williams |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation(s) | film, television and stage actor, theatre director |
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| Known for | former co-artistic director of Factory Theatre |
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Nigel Shawn Williams is a Canadian actor and theatre director from Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Williams was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada with his family in childhood.[2] A 1990 graduate of the University of Windsor,[2] his early stage roles included Thomas Coyle's The Tyrant of Pontus, Suzan-Lori Parks' Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Robert E. Sherwood's The Petrified Forest and George Bernard Shaw's The Six of Calais.[2]
Career
Williams won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play in 1995 for his performance as Paul in John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation.[3]
He won a second Dora as an actor in 2012 for his performance as Lincoln in Obsidian Theatre's production of Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog,[4] and was a nominee in 2013 for his performance as Henry in Canadian Stage's production of David Mamet's Race. As a director, he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play/Musical in 2006 for his direction of Colleen Wagner's The Monument, and was nominated in 2011 for his direction of Anusree Roy's Brothel #9.
His film and television credits include the television series The City, The Famous Jett Jackson, The Jane Show, XIII: The Conspiracy and The Listener, and the films Phantom Punch, Down in the Delta, Vendetta, Jett Jackson: The Movie, John Q and Brown Girl Begins.
Filmography
Film
Television
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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| 1993
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E.N.G.
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Candidate
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Episode: "Full Disclosure"
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| 1995
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Forever Knight
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Harry
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Episode: "Partners of the Month"
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| 1997
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F/X: The Series
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Stickman
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Episode: "High Roller"
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| 1998–2001
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The Famous Jett Jackson
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Artemus / Nigel Essex
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3 episodes
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| 1999
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Vendetta
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Samuel Foster
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Television film
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| 1999
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At the Mercy of a Stranger
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Ben Prentiss
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| 1999
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The City
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Detective White
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4 episodes
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| 2000
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The Wonderful World of Disney
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Merle Brady
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Episode: "The Loretta Claiborne Story"
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| 2000
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Deliberate Intent
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Judge Williams
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Television film
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| 2001
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Jett Jackson: The Movie
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Artemus / Nigel Essex
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| 2002
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Odyssey 5
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Dr. Alex Stratton
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Episode: "Dark at the End of the Tunnel"
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| 2006–2007
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The Jane Show
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Desmond
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14 episodes
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| 2008
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XIII: The Conspiracy
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Ellery Shipley
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2 episodes
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| 2010
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Unnatural History
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Dr. Charles Wincott
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Episode: "The Griffin Gang"
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| 2011
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The Listener
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Wes Everdon
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Episode: "Desperate Hours"
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| 2014
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A Day Late and a Dollar Short
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George
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Television film
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| 2014
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Saving Hope
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Malcolm Eldente
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Episode: "The Way We Were"
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| 2015
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Heroes Reborn
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Dr. Don Mercer
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Episode: "The Lion's Den"
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| 2017
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Suits
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Judge Ward
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2 episodes
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| 2021
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Death She Wrote
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Mr. Tollson
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Television film
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References
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