User:Tray Williams/sandbox

Introduction Trayvon Williams (born June 10, 1990) is an American actor, producer, director, writer, content creator, and businessman. Williams became heavily involved in acting and singing in talent shows during his enrollment in college, Jarvis Christian College, and thus began to gain notoriety in and around the Houston area. After appearing in and producing multiple productions with Hollywood heavy hitters like Tyler Perry, Williams has cemented himself as one of the prominent young voices of Hollywood’s new generation of creatives.

Early Life & Education Trayvon Williams was born in Houston, Texas on June 10, 1990. Williams spent most of his childhood living in Houston’s 5th Ward. Williams never acted as a child, and instead focused his energy pursuing sports. Despite graduating high school two years late, Williams received a basketball and baseball scholarship to play at Cedar Valley College (junior college). After one year he transferred to play NAIA Division 1 basketball at Jarvis Christian College an HBCU in Wood County, Texas. It wasn’t until his sophomore year in college that he decided to pursue acting. He began to perform in local talent shows, which is where he claims he “mastered performing and became a great entertainer.” After graduation, Williams moved to Atlanta and worked in local media for a year before moving to Los Angeles. Career Film Some of Williams’ initial acting roles were in short films. In 2015 alone he appeared in four shorts, including In Beef, Waste Not Die Not, & Neighborhood Watch. In 2016 he appeared in the Mark Harris comedy, No Regrets. Since his beginnings in acting, Williams has since expanded into writing and production. His core creative collaborators include Jerry Pointer (Executive Producer), Will Smith Jr. (Project Manager),Erica Jones (Chief Editor), Eric Williams Jr. (Financial Analyst), Craig Nisker (Senior Film Editor), Derrick Brown Jr (Film Editor), Elizabeth Jackson (Executive Producer), & Mona Holmes-Nisker (Project Development), Howard Alonzo (Producer). He has filmed roles for multiple films that are in post-production. Since its inception, most of his recent film roles have been under the umbrella of his production company, The Pioneer Collective, LLC. TV Williams’ first credited speaking role was in 2014 on the TV Series Survivor’s Remorse, where he played a thug in the episode In the Offing. In the same year he appeared on If Loving You Is Wrong as a party guest in the episode 14 Weeks. In the following years, Williams landed roles on shows such as The Game, The 101, & Unusual Suspects, among others. In addition to TV Shows, he has appeared in movies made for TV, most notably Smug & Truck'd Up. Production and Distribution Due to SAG rules and regulations, Williams was required to have a production company to receive proper compensation and credit for his work on a film. Because of this, he created one: The Pioneer Collective, LLC. Within months the company had produced multiple music videos that debuted on Revolt TV and BET Jams. Soon after, the company began financing short films. In 2016, Williams Executive Produced the show “Autographs,” starring Woody McClain, J.J. Green, and Qimmah Russo. In 2018, The Pioneer Collective released Condemn, a web series set at the HBCU, Jarvis Christian College. In addition to writing, directing, and starring in the project, Williams executive produced alongside Michael Vee and oversaw all casting for the eight episode series. The series can be viewed on Media Room 360, the successful broadcasting company where Tray serves as President of TV/Film Distribution.The Pioneer Collective’s most recent production is Team Living: Part I, the story of a man leaving the crime world to better himself, and dealing with the fallout of that decision. Most notably, Tray is a close partner of Tamra Simmons, one of Hollywood’s most respected producers. Together, the two are passionate about and eager to produce multiple scripted and unscripted programs in the coming years.  Personal Life Williams is currently single and living in Los Angeles. He has two sons, Jordan Williams and Nyel Roberts. Other Media Williams has been featured in Medium, Voyage ATL, and Black Hollywood Live. At one point he was a brand ambassador for Puma. Filmography Acting Hunting the Legend Part II (TBD) PJ - Military Soldier The Ice Cream Man (TBD) Frank Truck'd Up (TV Movie) (TBD) Food Truck Customer Golden Boy (2019) Basketball Player Team Living: Part 1 (2019) Tim Revival (2018) Time Traveler Condemn (TV Series) (2018) Kashmere Rogers American Violence (2017) Prison Guard (uncredited) Frames (Short) (2017) Tazmin Cole Double Take (Short) (2017) Detective Johnson Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017) Swat Team Member #3 Hooked on Platonics (2016) Jonathon No Regrets (2016) Waiter The Sex Trip (2016) Basketball Player Icebox (Short) (2016) Officer Rob Moran Time Toys (2016) Xircon Guard 2 Hunter Gatherer (2016) Shopper Triple 9 (2016) Business Type (uncredited) Unusual Suspects (TV Series documentary) (2016) Sergeant Goode Episode: Drive with Danger (2016) What the Hell??? (TV Mini-Series) (2016) CellMate #2 Episode: My Crazy Cellmate Smug (TV Movie) (2016) Tuck Metropolitan Detective (TV Series) (2015) Officer Mike Episode: Don't Mess with Anka's Address Broken: A Musical (2015) Detective Neighborhood Watch (Short) (2015) Keeshon Lewis The 101 (TV Series) (2015) Alex Auditioner Episode: Auditions 101 Whiplash: Break Up Scene-Student Adaptation (Short) (2015) Andrew Bessie (TV Movie) (2015) Stage Crew (uncredited) Supreme Justice with Judge Karen (TV Series) (2015) Williams Walker / William Walker Episodes: Basketball Breach & Bluntz in Da studio Waste Not Die Not (Short) (2015) Jeff In Beef (Short) (2015) Business man The Game (TV Series) (2015) Party Goer Episode: Nothing Was the Game If Loving You Is Wrong (TV Series) (2014) Party Guest Episode: 14 Weeks (2014) Survivor's Remorse (TV Series) (2014) Thug Episode: In the Offing

Producer Mentor (Video) (producer) Trapped with the Prince Family (TV Series) (producer) (2019) Team Living: Part 1 (executive producer) (2019) Condemn (TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes, 2018) (producer - 1 episode, 2018) Episode: Single but not taken (2018) ... (executive producer) Episode: Secure the bag (2018) ... (executive producer) Episode: Judgement (2018) ... (executive producer) / (producer) Episode: Love and war ... (executive producer) Episode: Shaky Grounds ... (executive producer) Episode: Independence ... (executive producer) Episode: No Love Lost ... (executive producer) Gooned (Short) (associate producer) (2016) Fat Pimp: Young Finessor (Video short) (producer) (2016) Lil Ronny MothaF: Up in the Air (Video short) (producer) (2016)

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