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GARY WILLIAMS Played By Chris Redd

GARY WILLIAMS

Played By Chris Redd

Actor Bio

Chris Redd is a repertory player on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and portrays Gary Williams on the network's new comedy "Kenan."

Redd is an actor, writer, stand-up comic and rapper. He received an Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the "SNL" song "Come Back, Barack." He appeared in the 2016 film "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" and opposite Kathy Bates in the Netflix original comedy series "Disjointed." In 2019, Redd released his debut stand-up album, "But Here We Are."

Redd can be seen in the comedy films "Vampires vs. the Bronx," "Deep Murder," "The House" and "A Futile and Stupid Gesture," and the independent horror film "Scare Me." Redd starred in the cult-classic series "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later" and was featured on NBC's "Will & Grace," Netflix's "Love," Comedy Central's "Detroiters" and "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents." Additionally, Redd was featured as a 2016 Standup New Face at Just for Laughs in Montreal. Redd was previously a performer at Chicago's Second City.

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