Kit Williamson is an American actor and filmmaker. 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.
Williamson is best known for playing Ed Gifford in the final two seasons of AMC's Mad Men. He is also known for creating, writing, directing, and starring in the dark comedy web series EastSiders. For his work on the series, he has been nominated for several Indie Series Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards.
Williamson is openly gay and has been married to his EastSiders co-star John Halbach since February 27, 2016.
