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Saul Williams, actor
Actor

Saul Williams: Movies, Awards & Box Office

films
12
as director
1
on screen
1997–2024
box office
$210K
nomination
1
average score
79
Born
February 29, 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Newburgh, New York, U.S.
Full name
Saul Stacey Williams
Citizenship
American
Occupations
Rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, actor
Years active
1995-present
Spouses
Persia White, Anisia Uzeyman
Children
1
Career at a glance

Saul Williams's Career in Numbers

Saul Williams's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Saul Williams works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Lesser Prophets (1997) to Get Lit (2024), and the 2020s were the busiest decade.

Saul Williams Movies by Decade

  1. 1990s 1
  2. 2000s 2
  3. 2010s 1
  4. 2020s 5

The 2020s were Saul Williams's busiest decade, with 5 films.

Saul Williams Movies by Genre

  • Drama 5
  • Music 1
  • Sci-Fi 1

Drama is the genre Saul Williams has worked in most, with 5 films, ahead of music (1).

Saul Williams Career Milestones

First film
Lesser Prophets 1997
Biggest box office hit
Neptune Frost $210K worldwide
Best-rated film
Neptune Frost Movie Echo Score 79
Newest film
Get Lit 2024
12 credits

Saul Williams Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Saul Williams is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 1 as director and 8 as actor. Rated films average a score of 79. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

1 nomination

Saul Williams: Awards & Nominations

1 nomination across 1 award body. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.

All movie awards
Biography

Who Is Saul Williams?

Saul Williams was born in Newburgh, New York, U.S. in 1972 and is 54 years old. Credited on films since 1997, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.

Saul Stacey Williams was born on February 29, 1972 in Newburgh, New York, the youngest of three children. He attended Newburgh Free Academy where he first drafted the song “Black Stacey,” and later earned a BA in acting and philosophy from Morehouse College before completing an MFA in acting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While in New York he became a fixture of the café poetry scene, winning the Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Championship in 1996 and appearing in the documentary SlamNation that captured the energy of the 1996 National Poetry Slam. His breakthrough into film came with the lead role in Slam (1998), a critically acclaimed indie that garnered both the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Camera d’Or. From there, Williams expanded into music, collaborating with icons such as Nas, The Fugees, Erykah Badu, KRS‑One, and Zack de la Rocha, and releasing his debut album Amethyst Rock Star in 2001 with producer Rick Rubin. He followed this with a self‑titled record in 2004, a partnership with Nine Inch Nails on their Year Zero album, and a bold independent release engineered by Trent Reznor titled The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! in 2007. His subsequent albums, including Volcanic Sunlight (2011) and MartyrLoserKing (2016), continued to fuse experimental hip‑hop, industrial textures, and spoken‑word poetry, earning him a reputation as a genre‑defying visionary.

FAQ

Saul Williams: Questions & Answers

How many movies Saul Williams has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Saul Williams been in?

Saul Williams is credited on 12 films, from 1997 to 2024. 8 of them as an actor and 1 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Saul Williams's highest-grossing movie?

Neptune Frost (2022) is Saul Williams's biggest box office hit, with $210K worldwide. Across every film with box office figures, Saul Williams's movies have made $210K.

Saul Williams's biggest hits

What is the best Saul Williams movie?

By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Saul Williams's best-rated film is Neptune Frost (2022) with a score of 79.

Best Saul Williams movies, ranked

Has Saul Williams won an Oscar?

Saul Williams has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Saul Williams has 0 wins from 1 nomination.

How old is Saul Williams?

Saul Williams is 54 years old, born on February 29, 1972 in Newburgh, New York, U.S..

What is Saul Williams's newest movie?

The most recent film on Saul Williams's filmography is Get Lit (2024), in the role of Player.

Who does Saul Williams work with most often?

Saul Williams shares the most films with Anisia Uzeyman (2 films), Rosie Perez (2 films) and Jimmy Smits (2 films).

The Best Saul Williams Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 12 credits.

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