William Oliver Watkins

Actor

Member of Actors’ Equity Association

William Oliver Watkins is excited to be making his debut with Orlando Shakes! Recent Stage credits include: Sweat, Ruined, Jackie & Me, One Night in Miami, As You Like It (Denver Center); Snakeskin Suit, Nodding Off (EST); Othello, Twelfth Night (Cincy Shakes); Antigone, Camp Logan (Nat’l Black Theatre); Thirst (CATF); The Christians, Merchant of Venice (Gulfshore Playhouse); Great Expectations (Syracuse Stage); Lombardi (Cleveland Playhouse); Act One: The Moss Hart Story (Good Theater); Nursery Rhymes at the 99, Duck Sauce (AND); I Knew King When He Was Nobody (Abingdon); A Raisin in the Sun (Studio Arena). Film/TV (TV in quotes): “Wu-Tang’s American Saga”; “Law & Order”; “SVU”; “Blindspot”; “The Blacklist: Redemption”; “Madam Secretary”; “Forever”; Nasty Baby; “Nurse Jackie”; “Rescue Me”; “NY 22”; “Canterbury’s Law”; I Don’t Make the Rules. Training: BFA-Webster Conservatory, Wynn Handman Studio, Bob Krakower. Will is originally from Cincinnati. Check out WilliamOliverWatkins.com for more.