Cynthia McWilliams


Cynthia Kaye McWilliams is an American actress, known for her performances on the television series Real Husbands of Hollywood, Prison Break, and Nashville.

Life and career

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, but moved to United States, raised primarily in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago and later moved to Los Angeles, California. In 2005, McWilliams landed the recurring role as Kacee Franklin, C-Note's wife, in the Fox drama series, Prison Break. The following year, she appeared in the film The Lake House, and later co-starred in the independent films Of Boys and Men and One Small Hitch.
In 2011, McWilliams co-starred in the short-lived Fox crime-drama series, The Chicago Code as Lilly Beauchamp. She had a voice role as Misty Knight in the 2013 video game Marvel Heroes. In 2013, she began appearing in the recurring role of attorney Trina Shaw in the BET comedy series, Real Husbands of Hollywood. In 2015, after a decade of playing supporting roles, McWilliams appeared in a leading role in the NBC drama pilot Love Is a Four Letter Word.
In 2015, McWilliams co-starred in the video game Halo 5: Guardians as Spartan Holly Tanaka.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Lake HouseVanessa
2008Of Boys and MenJori
2013One Small HitchRisa
2013Love Will Keep Us TogetherBrenTelevision film
2013The Starving GamesAdditional voices
2014In God's HandsVivicaTelevision film
2015Bilal: A New Breed of HeroGhufaira, HamamaVoice
2017The Labyrinth-
2019Twas the Chaos before ChristmasJayla MitchellTelevision film
2020Upside-Down MagicProfessor ArgonTelevision film
2023Hard MilesHaddie
2023Merry Little BatmanVicki Vale, Phone Operator, Angry Shopper, BandleaderVoice; direct-to-streaming film
2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part ThreeDr. Beth Chapel, CheetahVoice; Direct-to-Video
2025The Witcher: Sirens of the DeepQueen DahutVoice