Afton Williamson

TV Actress

Birthday July 17, 1985

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Toledo, OH

Age 39 years old

#31,925 Most Popular

About

Star of the ABC police procedural The Rookie in the role of Police Officer Talia Bishop who was later cast in the 2019 Netflix film Otherhood as Julia. She had also starred in HBO's limited series The Night Of as Officer Wiggins.

Before Fame

She graduated from Eastern Michigan University before earning her Master's from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

Trivia

She went public saying that she quit The Rookie due to racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and assault. She has garnered more than 30,000 followers on her therealaftonw Instagram account.

Family Life

She was born in Toledo, Ohio.

Associated With

She was an understudy to Kerry Washington for a 2010 Broadway play called Race. She would succeed Washington for the role of Susan.