Darnell Williams (born March 3, 1955 in London, UK) is a renowned soap opera actor.

Williams played Jesse Hubbard on All My Children from 1981 to 1988, when his character was shot and killed. His character became involved in a love affair with upper middle class Angie Baxter (Debbi Morgan). The characters eventually married and thus Darnell Williams was one-half of the first African-American supercouple on American soap operas. Williams won two Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on All My Children in the 1980's.

He returned to soaps as Jesse-lookalike Jacob Foster on Loving and The City. He reprised his Jesse role on All My Children, albeit in angel form, when he welcomed Gillian Andrassy (Esta terBlanche) into Heaven in 2001.

Currently he works as a director and acting coach for All My Children.

Awards (Won)

• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (1985) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for All My Children
  • (1983) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children

• Golden Globe Awards
  • (1994) Special Award Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts

Awards (Nominated)

• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (1982) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children

• NAACP Image Awards
  • (2003) Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children
  • (1996) Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for The City

• Soap Opera Digest Awards
  • (1996) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actor for Loving

Film Festival Awards

• Venice Film Festival

• (1993) Volpi Cup Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts
  • • Shared with the rest of the cast

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1955 births | Living people | African Americans | Soap opera actors | Daytime Emmy Award winners