Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Training
Personal Information
Experience
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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RODNEY CHAISE WILLIAMS

RODNEY CHAISE WILLIAMS

North Hollywood,CA

Summary

Dynamic actor with extensive experience in both screen and stage roles, including memorable performances with Warner Bros. and BET Studios. Excelled in dramatic acting and strong improvisation skills, contributing to critical acclaim in productions like "FRIENDS" and "Gilmore Girls." Proven ability to captivate audiences and master complex characters, showcasing unparalleled memorization techniques and physical comedy prowess.

Work History

Supporting Actor

Independent Films
  • The Last Dispensation of St
  • James
  • Best of the Baddest
  • Billy's Dad
  • Jack and Jill
  • Lightin' Up
  • Nappy Heads and Saggy Jeans

Co-Star

BET Studios
  • Churchy

Co-Star

BET studios
  • LEGACY

Co-Star

Warner Bros. Production/NBC
  • FRIENDS

Guest Star

FOX Television
  • Get Real

Guest Star

Warner Bros. Television (WB)
  • Gilmore Girls

Co-Star

Lifetime Television
  • Strong Medicine

Walter Lee Younger

Cleveland Civic Theatre
  • Company Overview: Carnegie Mellon U
  • A Raisin in the Sun
  • Carnegie Mellon U

Foos

Karamu House Theater
  • Distant Fires

Troy

The Beckcenter Theatre
  • Fences

Soldier

Cleveland PlayHouse
  • The Colored Museum

D.J.

Karamu House Theatre
  • The Playground

Zooman

Karamu House Theatre
  • Zooman and the Sign

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Cleveland State University

Cuyahoga College

Skills

  • Audition preparation
  • Dramatic acting
  • Strong improvisation skills
  • Physical comedy
  • Memorization techniques

Training

  • Stuart K. Robinson, Bill Duke Workshop, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Cleveland State University
  • Epiphany Theatre Company
  • Jeff Gruzyweski & Dorothy Silverman, Karamu Theatre
  • Margie Haber Studios

Personal Information

Title: Actor/Writer

Experience

The Last Dispensation of St. James, Supporting Actor, James Hampton, Independent, Best of the Baddest, Lead Actor, Independent, Billy's Dad, Supporting Actor, Disney, Jack and Jill, Supporting Actor, Independent, Lightin' Up, Supporting Actor, Independent, Nappy Heads and Saggy Jeans, Supporting Actor, Independent, LEGACY, Co-Star, Darryl, BET Studios, FRIENDS, Co-Star, Warner Bros. Production/NBC, Get Real, Guest Star, FOX Television, Gilmore Girls, Guest Star, Warner Bros. Television (WB), Strong Medicine, Co-Star, Lifetime Television, List Available Upon Request, 2007, NAACP THEATRE AWARD WINNER, Best Actor, Strange Fruit on Rye, Strange Fruit On Rye, One man show, Unnamed role, A Panorama of African American Theater, Cleveland Civic Theatre, Carnegie Mellon U, Walter Lee Younger, A Raisin in the Sun, Karamu House Theater, Foos, Distant Fires, Karamu Theatre, Troy, Fences, The Beckcenter, Sam Semela, Master Harold and the Boys, The Beckcenter, Willie Johnson, Miss Evers' Boys, Cleveland Civic Theatre, Paul, Six Degrees of Separation, Cuyahoga College, Soldier, The Colored Museum, Cleveland PlayHouse, D.J., The Playground, Karamu House Theatre, Zooman, Zooman and the Sign, Karamu House Theatre

Accomplishments

  • Nominated for two NAACP Awards Best writer and Best Lead Actor 2007
  • Winner of the 2007 NAACP award for Best Lead Actor

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Supporting Actor

Independent Films

Co-Star

BET studios

Co-Star

Warner Bros. Production/NBC

Guest Star

FOX Television

Guest Star

Warner Bros. Television (WB)

Co-Star

Lifetime Television

Walter Lee Younger

Cleveland Civic Theatre

Foos

Karamu House Theater

Troy

The Beckcenter Theatre

Soldier

Cleveland PlayHouse

D.J.

Karamu House Theatre

Zooman

Karamu House Theatre

Co-Star

BET Studios

Carnegie Mellon University

Cleveland State University

Cuyahoga College
RODNEY CHAISE WILLIAMS