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Kit Williamson
Kit Williamson (born November 13, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for creating, writing, directing, and starring in the dark comedy series EastSiders on Netflix. For his work on the series, he has been nominated for several Indie Series Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards.
He was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Interlochen Arts Academy, an arts boarding school in northern lower Michigan. He later attended Fordham University and received his MFA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
In 2012, Williamson created the web series EastSiders; two episodes were launched on YouTube in December 2012. Williamson crowdfunded the remaining episodes on Kickstarter, raising over $25,000. The subsequent second and third seasons were also successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. In 2014, Wolfe Video became the series official distributor. The series was sold to Netflix in 2016, and a third season was released in 2017. The series has received critical acclaim since its release.
Writing for IndieWire, Williamson explained his inspiration for the series:
My goals when I created the show were simple; I wanted to write, direct and star in a project and see it through to completion, because I had been involved in so many micro budget projects that never saw the light of day. I also wanted to create the kind of LGBT series that TV networks refuse to, one where the main characters were not only gay, but flawed, complex individuals trying to navigate their messy lives, just like their straight friends.
For his work on EastSiders, Williamson received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, as well as several Indie Series Award nominations.
In 2025, Williamson released his follow up series Unconventional on the LGBTQ streaming network Revry. In addition to creating, writing and directing he also starred in the series as Noah, a queer millennial questioning the future of his 10-year marriage to his husband Dan (James Bland). At the same time, Noah becomes the sperm donor to his sister Margot's wife, Eliza. Each episode follows a month of the pregnancy.
Other leads include Beau Bridges, Kathy Griffin, Willam, Jenna Ushkowitz, Tuc Watkins, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, James Urbaniak, Constantine Rousouli, Laith Ashley, Aubrey Shea, Briana Venskus and James Bland. Bland also served as a producer, writer and director on the series.
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Kit Williamson
Kit Williamson (born November 13, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for creating, writing, directing, and starring in the dark comedy series EastSiders on Netflix. For his work on the series, he has been nominated for several Indie Series Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards.
He was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Interlochen Arts Academy, an arts boarding school in northern lower Michigan. He later attended Fordham University and received his MFA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
In 2012, Williamson created the web series EastSiders; two episodes were launched on YouTube in December 2012. Williamson crowdfunded the remaining episodes on Kickstarter, raising over $25,000. The subsequent second and third seasons were also successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. In 2014, Wolfe Video became the series official distributor. The series was sold to Netflix in 2016, and a third season was released in 2017. The series has received critical acclaim since its release.
Writing for IndieWire, Williamson explained his inspiration for the series:
My goals when I created the show were simple; I wanted to write, direct and star in a project and see it through to completion, because I had been involved in so many micro budget projects that never saw the light of day. I also wanted to create the kind of LGBT series that TV networks refuse to, one where the main characters were not only gay, but flawed, complex individuals trying to navigate their messy lives, just like their straight friends.
For his work on EastSiders, Williamson received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, as well as several Indie Series Award nominations.
In 2025, Williamson released his follow up series Unconventional on the LGBTQ streaming network Revry. In addition to creating, writing and directing he also starred in the series as Noah, a queer millennial questioning the future of his 10-year marriage to his husband Dan (James Bland). At the same time, Noah becomes the sperm donor to his sister Margot's wife, Eliza. Each episode follows a month of the pregnancy.
Other leads include Beau Bridges, Kathy Griffin, Willam, Jenna Ushkowitz, Tuc Watkins, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, James Urbaniak, Constantine Rousouli, Laith Ashley, Aubrey Shea, Briana Venskus and James Bland. Bland also served as a producer, writer and director on the series.