Jason Odell Williams

printable resumes: acting | writing & directing

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 175 lbs

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Hazel

Unions: AEA

film & television
The Lonely Maiden (reading) (w/ Christopher Walken, William H. Macy & Morgan Freeman)	The Curator	Peter Hewitt, director
All My Children	Ben (recurring)	ABC
Guiding Light	Day Player	CBS
Picture Day	Lead	Nick Paley, director
Little Kings	Supporting	Marylou Bongiorno, director
The Dead Guy's Son	Lead	BumSoo Kim, director
Enemies Within	Lead	Max Brooks, director
The Danish Play **	Lead	Writer/Director

off-broadway
Hamlet (upcoming)	Hamlet	GoodWILL Shakespeare
Life On Mars (reading)	Young Julian	Classic Stage Company
Pilgrims by Horton Foote (reading)	Edward Leister	Ensemble Studio Theatre
Our Town	Wally Webb	Transport Group
Himself	Sean	Daryl Roth 2 Theatre
Ambivalence	Jean	The Actors Studio
A Funny Old Bird	Junior	La MaMa ETC
Richard II	Keeper * (u/s Hotspur, Aumerle)	The Pearl Theatre

regional (partial list)
Fat Pig (regional premiere)	Carter	Studio Theatre - D.C.
Tartuffe	Damis	Centerstage - Baltimore
Proof (regional premiere)	Hal	Heritage Repertory Theatre
The Last Night of Ballyhoo	Joe	Heritage Repertory Theatre
The Sunshine Boys	Ben	Heritage Repertory Theatre
Romeo & Juliet	Mercutio *	National Shakespeare Co.
The Importance of Being Earnest	Algernon	Baily Arts Center

directors: Arthur Penn, Jack Cummings III, Paul Mullins, Casey Childs, Shep Sobel, Xerxes Mehta, Bob Chapel, Chris Presley, Curt Dempster, Michael Goldenberg.

** Official Selection:

2004 New York Short Film Fest (WINNER: special mention)

2003 Philadelphia Short Film Fest (WINNER: honorable mention)

2003 Denver Underground Film Fest (WINNER: audience favorite)

training

MFA - Actors Studio Drama School

Romeo & Juliet (Romeo); Othello (Iago); This Is Our Youth (Warren); The House of Yes (Marty);
Barefoot in the Park (Paul); The Lover (Richard/Max); The Author's Voice (Gene)

Ensemble Studio Theatre - Intern, Acting and Playwriting Program

The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C. - Summer Intern Acting Program

skills

SAFD certified actor/combatant: rapier/dagger, broadsword, unarmed

Dialects. Impressions. Fake Sneezing.

* FIGHT CAPTAIN