Amir Jamal Williams was born in Harlem, New York City, U.S.A. on December 12th, 1981. He began acting at the age of two, beginning with commercials and print work. At the age of six, he starred on the hit television series "A Different World" as J.T. Rallins. After some work in the theater, he starred in the HBO original movie "Daybreak", starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Moira Kelly, Omar Epps, and Martha Plimpton. At the age of 12, he landed a reoccurring role on the soap opera "All My Children" as Jamal Cudahy,where he remained for several years. At the same time, Amir appeared on several more t.v. movies, and twice on the hit show "New York Undercover" as G's best friend, Brian Moore. At 17, he landed the voice of "Mack" on the hit cartoon "Daria". After leaving acting to pursue a writing career, Amir now resides in New York with his wife and daughter.