Kit Williamson

Kit Williamson is an American actor and filmmaker who grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and trained at Interlochen Arts Academy before studying at Fordham University and earning his MFA from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He created, wrote, directed and starred in the dark comedy series EastSiders, which began as a web series in 2012 and was funded through Kickstarter. Netflix acquired it in 2016, and a third season followed in 2017. For that series he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination and several Indie Series Award nominations. His stage work includes the Broadway premiere of Talk Radio, a play by Eric Bogosian, in 2007, and the Off-Broadway premiere of Made in Poland, which brought a positive review in Variety. On television he had a recurring role on Mad Men from 2013 to 2015 and parts on Numb3rs, Death Valley and The Good Wife. In 2025 he released Unconventional, which he created, wrote, directed and starred in.