Afton Williamson facts for kids

Afton Williamson (born September 7, 1984) is an American actress. She is well-known for playing Police Officer Talia Bishop in the TV show The Rookie. She also played Assistant District Attorney Alison Cacao Medding in the show Banshee.

Early Life and Education

Afton Williamson was born in Toledo, Ohio. She studied at Eastern Michigan University, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Later, she went to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and received a Master of Fine Arts degree. These degrees helped her become a professional actress.

Acting Career

Afton Williamson began her acting journey on Broadway in 2010. She was an understudy for Kerry Washington in the play Race. An understudy learns a role and performs if the main actor cannot. Afton later took over Kerry Washington's role as Susan.

Soon after, she started acting on television. Her first TV appearance was in an episode of The Good Wife. She also appeared in popular shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Blue Bloods, and Elementary.

Afton had regular roles in other TV series too. From 2011 to 2012, she played Autumn in the CBS drama A Gifted Man. She also appeared as Makena in the first season of Nashville. From 2014 to 2015, she was a regular on the Cinemax show Banshee. Her first movie role was in the 2011 drama Pariah.

In 2016, Afton got a main role in the VH1 drama series The Breaks. She also played Officer Wiggins in the HBO miniseries The Night Of.

In 2018, Afton Williamson joined the cast of the ABC drama series The Rookie. She played Officer Talia Bishop. After the first season, it was announced that she would not return for the second season. Afton later shared that she left the show because she had experienced some difficult situations related to how she was treated by the hair department. She said she had told the show's producers about her concerns many times, but felt they were not addressed.

The people involved in the allegations said they were not true. An investigation was started to look into what happened. This investigation included many hours of interviews and checking videos and other evidence. The results of the investigation were shared in September 2019. It stated that Afton's claims could not be proven. Afton still stood by her claims, saying the investigation's results were "heartbreaking."

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