
Steven Williams
Actor · Born January 7, 1949 (77) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Steven Lloyd Williams (born January 7, 1949) is an American actor. He has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and one NAACP Image Award. He is best known for his roles as Captain Adam Fuller on 21 Jump Street, Lt. Jefferson Burnett on CBS's original drama The Equalizer (1989), Det. August Brooks on TNT's short-lived series L.A. Heat, Mr. X on FOX's scifi series The X-Files, Russell "Linc" Lincoln in Linc's, and Rufus Turner in Supernatural. He appeared as Trooper Mount in The Blues Brothers (1980), Nester in the 1985 sequel film Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, and bounty hunter Creighton Duke in the 1993 horror film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. He has also had many guest appearances on television shows including The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, Booker, MacGyver, Veronica Mars, Stargate SG-1, Martin, The Bernie Mac Show, and Criminal Minds. He is the uncle of cartoonist Aaron Williams. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 7, 1949 (77)
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Actor
- 87 on MovieCove · 153 credits in all
Known for
What are Steven Williams' films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 23
Light 5 · Serious 10 · Dark 8
Grounded 19 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 7
Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1
Casual 15 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 3
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.
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- Shapeshifteras Capt. David Nester in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
- Mentoras Captain Adam Fuller in 21 Jump Street (1987)
- Mentoras Creighton Duke in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
- Allyas Det. August Brooks in L.A. Heat (1996)
- Heroas Det. August Brooks in L.A. Heat (1996)
- Allyas Lockwood in The Sender (1998)
- Allyas Isaac in Legacy (1998)
- Heraldas Rabbit aka Fred in Route 666 (2001)
- Allyas Doc Earl in The Stakelander (2016)
- Mentoras Pastor Winfield in Emerald Run (2020)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Steven Williams' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 70 of their 87 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).
- Cooley High (1975) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor · free
- Stumptown (2019) · actor · free
- The A-Team (1983) · actor · free
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) · actor · free
- Stingray (1986) · actor · free
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor, director · free
- Kings of the Evening (2008) · actor · free
- Glass Jaw (2018) · actor · free
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001) · actor · free
- The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Snowfall (2017) · actor · free
- Supernatural (2005) · actor
- Monk (2002) · actor
- Chicago P.D. (2014) · actor
- Legacy (1998) · actor · free
- Bones (2005) · actor
- Criminal Minds (2005) · actor
- Cooley High (1975) · actor
- Project Blue Book (2019) · actor · free
- Desperate Housewives (2004) · actor
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor
- Stingray (1986) · actor
- All their movies on Prime Video
- Stargate SG-1 (1997) · actor · free
- Monk (2002) · actor · free
- Legacy (1998) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor · free
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) · actor · free
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor, director · free
- Kings of the Evening (2008) · actor · free
- The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- House (1985) · actor · free
- L.A. Heat (1996) · actor · free
- 227 (1985) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Supernatural (2005) · actor
- Yellowstone (2018) · actor
- Chicago P.D. (2014) · actor
- Bones (2005) · actor
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor
- Martin (1992) · actor
- Stingray (1986) · actor
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor, director
- FBI: Most Wanted (2020) · actor
- Hunter (1984) · actor
- SeaQuest 2032 (1993) · actor
- Renegade (1992) · actor
- +2 more
- The X-Files (1993) · actor · free
- Stargate SG-1 (1997) · actor · free
- Criminal Minds (2005) · actor · free
- Cooley High (1975) · actor · free
- Better Off Dead (1985) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor · free
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor, director · free
- Diagnosis Murder (1993) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- 227 (1985) · actor · free
- Sister, Sister (1994) · actor · free
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) · actor · free
- +1 more
- Shout! TV, show their 9 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their 3 titles on Howdy
- ScreenPix, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Fox Nation, show their title on Fox Nation
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Subscription and free streaming for Steven Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
153 credits, 87 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Time Setters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Waco: The Aftermath(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Afterlifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Emerald Run(2020)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Locke & Key(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
FBI: Most Wanted(2020)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Stumptown(2019)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
All Rise(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Bluff City Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Project Blue Book(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all showsBFA New Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Family Business(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Glass Jaw(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Yellowstone(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Chi(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
It(2017)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Snowfall(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Training Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

The Stakelander(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Hollywont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

The Trust(2016)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all filmsStreet Credit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Minority Report(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all showsFifty & Over Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

My Favorite Five(2015)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Black-ish(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Leftovers(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Cru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

22 Jump Street(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Last Curtain Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

True Detective(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Chicago P.D.(2014)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Call(2013)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jack the Giant Slayer(2013)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all filmsBelle's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Christmas Twister(2012)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Who Killed Soul Glow? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

3 Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Breathe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

NTSF:SD:SUV(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Fear Chamber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Adventures of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Kings of the Evening(2008)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all filmsNot Another High School Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Forfeit(2007)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all filmsSpecial Ops: Delta Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Halfway Decent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Criminal Minds(2005)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Supernatural(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Crimson Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Graves End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Sexual Life(2004)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Desperate Housewives(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Veronica Mars(2004)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Guarding Eddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Jake 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Dark Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Monk(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
L.A. Law: The Movie(2002)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Banged Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

The Bernie Mac Show(2001)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Route 666(2001)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Night Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Firetrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Elite(2001)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all filmsVan Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Crash and Byrnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Resurrection Blvd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

L.A. Heat(1996)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Total Recall 2070 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Legacy(1998)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Hughleys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Any Day Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Linc's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

The Sender(1998)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Stargate SG-1(1997)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Area 51: The Alien Interview (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Suddenly Susan(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Arli$$(1996)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt(1995)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Omen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
University Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Corrina, Corrina(1994)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Models Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Sister, Sister(1994)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Deep Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Diagnosis Murder(1993)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

SeaQuest 2032(1993)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Renegade(1992)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Martin(1992)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Dance with Death(1992)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Civil Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

The Whereabouts of Jenny(1991)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
In Living Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

The Forbidden Dance(1990)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Booker(1989)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Under the Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Wiseguy(1987)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
21 Jump Street(1987)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
L.A. Law(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Northstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Triplecross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

House(1985)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

227(1985)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Better Off Dead(1985)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Stingray(1986)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
International Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Hunter(1984)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all showsSteambath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Twilight Zone: The Movie(1983)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Doctor Detroit(1983)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Wizards and Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The A-Team(1983)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Remington Steele(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Marva Collins Story(1981)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Gimme a Break! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Hill Street Blues(1981)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Blues Brothers(1980)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Dummy(1979)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Dukes of Hazzard(1979)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Dallas(1978)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all showsBig Apple Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Monkey Hu$tle(1976)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Cooley High(1975)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsDon't Let Them In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
NA'IM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 153 titles, 151 of them dated from 1975 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office
Corrina, Corrina (1994)

Highest rated
Cooley High (1975)

Most popular right now
21 Jump Street (1987)
Film career
Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1975Screen debut· Cooley High
- 1985Breakout· Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
- 1987Career best· 21 Jump Street
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Steven Williams' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up25
- 50th to 74th25
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th23
Shape of the crowd
32 of their 87 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved13
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser31
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed32
Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Steven Williams' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Steven Williams work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Marcus shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Adam MarcusShared titles: Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday (2025), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Marcus

Actors
- John D. LeMayShared titles: Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday (2025), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)See all 2 shared titles with John D. LeMay

- Kane HodderShared titles: Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday (2025), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Kane Hodder

- Richard GantShared titles: Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday (2025), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Gant

- Rusty SchwimmerShared titles: Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday (2025), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Rusty Schwimmer

Editors
- Howard FlaerShared titles: Route 666 (2001), The Elite (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Flaer

Producers
- Paul G. VolkShared titles: The Elite (2001), The Sender (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Paul G. Volk






