Charles "CJ" Williams is an American actor, model, screenwriter, and filmmaker. CJ was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago to Charles and Brenda Williams. He is 1 of 5 children with 4 older siblings, all girls. He played Varsity Basketball and ran Cross Country at Paul Robeson High School and played basketball briefly on the collegiate level at Elmhurst College before he decided to join the United States Marine Corps. After 6 years serving his country CJ was honorably discharged and pursued a career as a Federal Police Officer. At the age of 31 he found an interest in the arts and began his pursuit in acting which has become his passion.