J.D. Williams

Darnell "J. D." Williams 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. He also starred in Blood Brother (2018) as Kayvon.

The Wire

Oz · S2, E1

The Tip

In the aftermath of the riot that killed six inmates and two officers, Oz is locked down, and Emerald City prisoners are sent either to solitary or gen pop.
Oz · S2, E2

Ancient Tribes

Ten months after the riot, Em City is reopened. A recovered McManus creates a council of group representatives to keep order, and initiates classes to help inmates get high-school equivalency diplomas.
Oz · S2, E3

Great Men

Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, isn't a fan of higher education.
The Night Of · S1, E1

The Beach

A Pakistani-American college student seeks legal representation after being implicated in a NYC murder.
Oz · S4, E1

A Cock and Balls Story

The world of Oz--an experimental prison within a prison known as the Emerald City--reopens its doors with the inmates still on a 24-hour lockdown and prison officials struggling to end the hostilities.
Oz · S2, E8

Escape from Oz

Wittlesey is transferred to general population and replaced by Karl Metzger, a Nazi.

J.D. Williams

Shows

Guest Appearances