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Afton Williamson
Born (1984-09-07) September 7, 1984 (age 40)
Alma mater Eastern Michigan University (B.F.A.)
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (M.F.A.)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–2020

Afton Williamson (born September 7, 1984) is an American actress, best known for the lead role of Police Officer Talia Bishop in the ABC series The Rookie and as Assistant District Attorney Alison Cacao Medding in the Cinemax original series Banshee.

Early life

Williamson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

Career

Williamson started as the understudy to Kerry Washington in the 2010 Broadway play Race before succeeding Washington in the role of Susan. Later she has made her television debut appearing in an episode of The Good Wife. Williamson later guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Blue Bloods, and Elementary. She had recurring roles on the CBS drama A Gifted Man from 2011 to 2012 as Autumn, and the first season of the television series Nashville as Makena. From 2014 to 2015, she had a regular role in the Cinemax network original series Banshee. In film, she made her debut in the 2011 drama Pariah.

In 2016, Williamson was cast in a leading role on the VH1 drama series The Breaks. She starred as Officer Wiggins in the 2016 HBO miniseries The Night Of.

In 2018, Williamson was cast in the ABC drama series The Rookie. ..... TVLine had reported that Williamson, who portrayed Talia Bishop, would not be returning for the second season. While the outlet initially claimed that the split was amicable, Williamson, in a lengthy Instagram post, stated that she had left the series due to having "experienced racial discrimination/racially charged inappropriate comments from the hair department." ..... Williamson claimed that she had gone to the showrunners multiple times with these allegations, but was ignored.

All involved in the allegations denied them. An investigation was commissioned through the law firm Mitchell Sillerberg and Knupp along with a third-party firm, EXTTI, which conducted nearly 400 hours of interviews and examined video and other evidence. The results of the investigation were published on September 17, 2019, which found that the allegations made by Williamson had no merit, and could not be proven. Williamson stood by her claims, calling the results of the investigation "heartbreaking" and postulated that the producers had lied to cover up the truth of what happened.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2011 Pariah Mika Dee Rees
2012 Man on a Ledge Janice Ackerman Asger Leth
Abducted: The Carlina White Story Cassandra Television film
2018 Write When You Get Work Valamy Vega Stacy Cochran
2019 Otherhood Julia Cindy Chupack
2020 Still Here Tiffany Watson Vlad Feier

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Da Brick Rachel Pilot
The Good Wife Yarissa Morgan Episode: "Bad Girls"
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Isabelle Wright Episode: "Reparations"
Homeland Helen Walker 3 episodes (credited as Afton C. Williamson)
2011–2012 A Gifted Man Autumn 9 episodes
2012 Blue Bloods Officer Perez Episode: "No Questions Asked"
Royal Pains Heather Small Episode: "Business & Pleasure"
Nashville Makena 3 episodes
2013–2015 The Following Haley Mercury / Kate 2 episodes
2014–2015 Banshee Alison Medding 8 episodes
2015 Elementary Shauna Scott Episode: "The Best Way Out Is Always Through"
2015–2016 Blindspot Kara Sloane 2 episodes
2016 The Night Of Officer Wiggins 5 episode
2017 The Breaks Nikki
2018 Shades of Blue Katie Myers 7 episodes
Bull ADA Gabrielle Ramsden Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution"
The Blacklist Lulu Episode: "The Apothecary"
2018–2019 The Rookie Talia Bishop Main role (season 1)

See also

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