NBC.com

• Main
• About
  • Meteor
  • The Storm
• Photos
• Video
• Community

About

TREAT WILLIAMS

Robert Terrell

Treat Williams stars in NBC's epic new miniseries "The Storm" as billionaire businessman Robert Terrell.

Williams has spent nearly three decades in the entertainment limelight, with a career that spans film, stage and television. The versatile actor has earned three Golden Globe nominations ("Hair," "Prince of the City," "A Streetcar Named Desire"). He also received an Emmy Award nomination for his role in HBO's "The Late Shift."

Williams' numerous feature film credits include Steven Spielberg's "1941," "Smooth Talk," "Dead Heat," "Heart of Dixie," "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead," "Mulholland Falls," "The Phantom," "Devil's Own," "The Deep End of the Ocean" (opposite Michelle Pfeiffer), Woody Allen's "Hollywood Ending" and "What Happens in Vegas" (with Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz).

Williams may be best known for his role as New York neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown, who moved his family to rural Colorado in the drama series "Everwood." The part garnered Williams two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series. Williams also starred as a surgeon on the 2007 cable series "Heartland," set in a Pittsburgh transplant hospital.

Williams' Broadway roles range from Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" to "Grease" and "Pirates of Penzance." He recently received critical acclaim for his starring role in the cable movie "The Staircase Murders," and he also has guest-starred on the series "Brothers and Sisters" as Sally Field's love interest.

An aviation buff who has long held a pilot's license, Connecticut native Williams lives in Utah with his wife and two children.