Delaney Williams (born December 12, 1962) is an American character actor from Washington, D.C.[1] He appeared on the HBO drama The Wire (2002–2008) as a recurring guest star playing homicide sergeant Jay Landsman.[2] He also had a small role on HBO's mini-series The Corner (2000) which brought him to the attention of the producers who worked on The Corner prior to casting The Wire.[1] He has also made appearances on such shows as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Veep, Cold Case and The Punisher.

Delaney Williams
Williams in 2008
Born
William Delaney

(1962-12-12) December 12, 1962 (age 61)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Filmography

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Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Joey Grimaldi 1 episode
2000 The Corner Scale Guy 2 episodes
2002–2008 The Wire Sgt. Jay Landsman 45 episodes
2003 The West Wing Reporter 1 episode
Uncredited
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ernie Dominguez 1 episode
2004 Cold Case Fred Calvin 1 episode
2010–2020 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Defense Attorney John Buchanan 14 episodes
2013 Veep Joe Walker 1 episode
2016 Blue Bloods Bureau Chief Dennis Egan 3 episodes
2017 Elementary Joseph Tommolino 1 episode
2017 The Punisher O'Connor 3 episodes
2022 We Own This City Kevin Davis 6 episodes

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Falling to Peaces Ed Thomas
2000 Eat Me! Daryl Credited as Bill Delaney
2003 Head of State Teamster
2004 Ladder 49 Fireman Bill
2013 Beneath the Harvest Sky James

References

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  1. ^ a b Joel Murphy (2006). "One on one with Delaney Williams". Hobo Trashcan. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ "Delaney Williams as Sergeant Jay Landsman". HBO. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
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