William Stanford Davis

William Stanford Davis is an award-winning, classically trained actor and veteran of both stage and screen with close to 100 credits. The St. Louis, Missouri native is currently receiving rave reviews for his performance as the cantankerous yet lovable janitor Mr. Johnson on the hit ABC series "Abbott Elementary," and also recurs as Coach Max on the sports series "Swagger," based on Kevin Durant's youth basketball playing experience with the AAU circuit for AppleTV+. Davis has appeared in some of the most popular and award-winning TV shows, from his role on Showtime's long running, Golden Globe-winning series "Ray Donovan," as the popular Potato Pie from "Donovan's Gym," and on OWN's flagship successful series, "If Loving You Is Wrong," from Tyler Perry. Davis has also been cast in critical recurring roles on TNT's "Snowpiercer," "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip," from Aaron Sorkin, and "Lincoln Heights," and has guest starred on such long running programs such as "Perry Mason," "Curb Yo