Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams (born March 14, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He has voiced the character Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks, General Horace Warfield in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Dr. Richard Tygan in XCOM 2, and Anton "Bebop" Zeck in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. He has also appeared on shows such as Boston Legal, I'm Sorry, Malcolm in the Middle and The Soul Man. He was a cast member on the sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV and the improv comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He is also a co-founder of the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival.

Early life Gary Anthony Williams was born on March 14, 1966, in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was involved in theater, comedy and television in Atlanta, where his credits include acting with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, performing and writing for Agatha's: A Taste of Mystery and being a longtime member of Atlanta's longest running improv troupe, Laughing Matters. Williams had recurring roles in the television series I'll Fly Away and In the Heat of the Night, both filmed in the Atlanta area. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998.

Career Television Williams' early roles include Abe Kenarban (Stevie's dad) in the Fox TV sitcom Malcolm in the Middle and Judge Trudy's Bailiff on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show. He appeared on NYPD Blue, Season 8, Episode 17, "Dying to Testify" as Charles, and guest-starred on How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men.

In 2003, Williams had a small role in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Invisible Evidence." During season three and four of Boston Legal, Williams appeared as part-time lawyer Clarence Bell, a pathologically shy man who expresses himself through characters, including crossdressing as women (including a nun and celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey). The role of Clarence/Clarice was originally to appear in one episode, but was expanded into a recurring role and then a regular role. and Dirty Dan and Dusty for the animated Disney Junior series Sheriff Callie's Wild West. He is also the narrator for the TV One series UNSUNG. From 2012 to 2016, Williams appeared as the recurring character Lester on the TV Land original sitcom The Soul Man.

He also was the voice for Mufasa in The Lion Guard and has provided voices for Star Wars Rebels. In 2017, he voiced Bark Knight and Baboo from the animated Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals. In the same year, he acted as Judge Eugene Ranheim in Curb Your Enthusiasm season 9 episode 3 “A Disturbance in the Kitchen”.

In November 2021, it was announced that Williams would be voicing the character, Beta, in the animated comedy-adventure series, Hailey's On It!, which premiered on June 8, 2023.

Film Williams has appeared in films such as Undercover Brother, appearing as Smart Brother (having previously voiced the Undercover Brother character in the original internet animated series), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Soul Plane. On The Boondocks second-season premiere, titled "...Or Die Trying", Riley and Robert Freeman could be seen watching the Soul Plane 2 trailer, where they see Williams and John Witherspoon (the voice of Robert who was featured in the original Soul Plane) voicing fictionalized versions of themselves. He also voiced Sweet in The Trumpet of the Swan and a demon in the horror film Truth or Dare. He appeared in the film The Factory, starring John Cusack, with whom he also appeared in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. In 2011, he narrated the feature-length documentary Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged. He also played Melvin in House Party: Tonight's the Night and Anton Zeck / Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

Improvisational comedy Williams performed with the Flying Fannoli Brothers, a Los Angeles musical-improv group with Nick Jameson and Fuzzbee Morse. The group appeared at the fourth Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival in Austin in 1999.

Williams has also performed in the improvisational shows Cookin' With Gas and The Black Version at The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles, and has returned to Atlanta to perform with Laughing Matters. Since 2013, he has been a recurring performer on The CW's revival of the improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

Video games Williams provided the voices for the characters of Yancy Westridge in Alpha Protocol, Elanos Haliat in Mass Effect and Horace Warfield in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm.

Personal life Williams has one son.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1994 Radioland Murders Dr. Ashton-Reeves 1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Bus Driver 1998 Ride Tiny 1999 End of Days Utility Worker #2 2001 All You Need Brian The Trumpet of the Swan Sweets (voice) 2002 Undercover Brother Smart Brother 2004 Comic Book: The Movie Kurt Direct-to-video Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Tarik Jackson Soul Plane Flame Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Randall Bookerton 2006 The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Brer Bear (voice) Direct-to-video Invincible Additional voices 2 episodes 2026 Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Abe Kenarban Miniseries (4 episodes)

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Britney's Dance Beat Additional voices Star Trek: Starfleet Command III 2003 Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick 2006 Yakuza ATV Offroad Fury 4 2007 Mass Effect Charles Saracino, Elanos Haliat, Citadel Control, Turian Diplomat 2009 Halo Wars Additional voices Infamous Male Pedestrian 2010 Alpha Protocol Yancy Westridge StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty General Horace Warfield, Tal'darim Executor, Void Ray Also Heart of the Swarm DLC Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame Mongul 2016 XCOM 2 Dr. Richard Tygan Also War of the Chosen DLC 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Burgrend Also The Frozen Wilds DLC2021The Artful EscapeAngus, Bitbot, Resident

Web series Year Title Role Notes2011–2012 Off the Curb Willie (voice) Also co-creator 2019 Epic Rap Battles of History Bill Cosby Episode: "George Carlin vs. Richard Pryor"

Podcasts Year Title Role Notes2016–2018 Spontaneanation Himself 13 episodes

Production credits Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes 2002 Undercover Brother 2008 I Own You 2010 Bun in the Oven 2011 Sometimes Pretty Girls 2012 Small Hand 2013 Just Kidding 2014 Bun in the Oven 2: The Rebirth Executive producer 2014 Life Hacks for Kids 2014–15 Bye Felicia 8 episodes 2015 $100 Pet Challenge Executive producer 2015 Food Hack for Kids 2016 It's a Snackdown! 8 episodes 2016 Hollywood or Hollywouldn't Short film 2018 Life Hack for Kids: On the Road 10 episodes