GregAlan Williams is Bob Hayes in the new independent film, Grapes on a Vine.
Author, and educator, GregAlan Williams is an Emmy Award Winning actor whose most recent appearances include recurring roles on many of television’s hottest shows, including; LAW & ORDER SVU, THE SOPRANOS (HBO), THE WEST WING (ABC), BOSTON LEGAL (ABC), THE DISTRICT (CBS), THE PRACTICE(ABC) and NYPD BLUE(ABC) Other credits include his role as self-serving Medical Director, Dr. Nathan Ambrose, on primetime’s first Black medical drama, CITY OF ANGELS, BE COOL with Uma Thurman and John Travolta, and opposite Oscar winner Denzel Washington, as Coach Paul “Doc” Hines, in the acclaimed high school football saga REMEMBER THE TITANS.
GregAlan’s six upcoming film releases include his role as Loretta Devine’s cab driving boyfriend in DIRTY LAUNDRY, as Jazsmin Lewis’ ill-fated lover in GRAPES ON A VINE with, and opposite LeAnn Rimes in the heart-warming comedy, GOOD INTENTIONS.
His Emmy nominated public television special, 1534 CLEVELAND, won second place honors in the Black FilmMakers Hall of Fame Film Festival Competition. Written and performed by Mr. Williams, 1534 is a collection of moving and insightful essays about growing up African-American in the Midwest during the turbulent 60’s. GregAlan is also recognized by millions around the world for seven seasons as beach cop Garner Ellerbee on the television series BAYWATCH and BAYWATCH NIGHTS.
On April 29, 1992, millions of Americans watched GregAlan Williams rescue a brutally beaten Japanese-American motorist at the riot torn Los Angeles intersection of Florence and Normandy. He is the recipient of the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award, and the first recipient of the Salem Award for Justice. Though hailed nationally as “hero” and “good Samaritan”, GregAlan reminds audiences that when we step up and speak up on behalf of others, we are, in reality, acting in our own best interest. For nearly a decade, GregAlan has been teaching tolerance in diverse communities across America. A riveting speaker, master trainer, and critically acclaimed author, his widely read book on tolerance and compassion, A Gathering of Heroes, was hailed as “a moving illumination of the meaning of brotherhood” (Kirkus Reviews).
