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Dewshane Williams

Dewshane Williams

Acting

Biography

Dewshane Williams is an actor. Originally from Jamaica, Dewshane Williams moved to Canada in 1997. He enrolled at the Wexford Collegiate for the Arts and was cast as a lead in his first musical, Grease. He went on to star in Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man and Metamorphosis. Film and TV credits include Lullaby for Pi (starring Rupert Friend), Jesus Henry Christ (with Toni Collette and Michael Sheen), Flashpoint, Lost Girl and Saving Hope. He is best known for his recurring role as Dr. Fred on Being Erica and Frank in the prison drama Dog Pound. Besides acting, Dewshane enjoys writing, dance and making music in his spare time.

Known For

The Expanse
8.1

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

The Expanse

2015
Supergirl
7.3

Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.

Supergirl

2015
The Strain
7.5

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

The Strain

2014
Hudson & Rex
8.4

Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.

Hudson & Rex

2019
Lost Girl
7.7

The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.

Lost Girl

2010
The Umbrella Academy
8.5

Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.

The Umbrella Academy

2019
The Listener
6.9

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.

The Listener

2009
Defiance
6.8

In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully.

Defiance

2013
Ransom
6.5

Eric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases when no one else can.

Ransom

2017
Wild Cards
7.1

A spirited con woman and a demoted by-the-book detective are given the chance to redeem themselves. The catch? They have to find a way to work together each using their unique skills to solve crimes.

Wild Cards

2024
Killjoys
6.9

An action-packed adventure series following a fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters (a.k.a. Killjoys) sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution.

Killjoys

2015
Flashpoint
7.3

The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one.

Flashpoint

2008
Frankie Drake Mysteries
6.3

Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.

Frankie Drake Mysteries

2017
Hello Tomorrow!
6.1

In a retro-futuristic world, charismatic salesman Jack Billings leads a team of fellow sales associates determined to revitalize their customers' lives by hawking timeshares on the moon.

Hello Tomorrow!

2023
Dog Pound
7.2

Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

Dog Pound

2010
Baxter
N/A

Baxter follows Baxter McNab and his friends on their journey through the unique, high-energy world that is Northern Star School of the Arts. At this school where the students will do anything they can to stand out, the stress of a math test is nothing compared to that dance solo, or music recital, or monologue, or - you get the idea. Though his irreverent style might rub some teachers the wrong way, Baxter knows that great friends are the key to survival, and that Northern Star is a crazy amazing way to spend high school. Think Glee meets Fame for kids!

Baxter

2010
Unless
4.8

A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.

Unless

2016
Home Again
4.1

Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different backgrounds try to make a new life for themselves, in Jamaica in this gutsy drama from writer-director Sudz Sutherland. (TIFF)

Home Again

2012
Lullaby for Pi
6.8

A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.

Lullaby for Pi

2010
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
6.5

The story of R&B singer and actress Aaliyah; namely, the highs and lows of her career, her romantic pursuits, and the events leading up to her death in 2001 at the age of 22.

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

2014