The music is just so rich and part of the culture there. I suddenly felt like I needed to go on this mission to make sure we save New Orleans because - not that I can save anything - but it's so much part of what this country is, this whole mix of people coming together and doing this thing.

His parents changed his name to Williams when he was seven. Perrineau appeared in the 2008 music video "Yes We Can". He starred in ABC's comedy-drama television series The Unusuals playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks and was cast as ruthless drug kingpin Damon Pope on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy.

Harold Perrineau (born August 7 1963) is an American actor known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U. He also starred alongside Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin in the survival drama The Edge. He starred in ABC's comedy-drama television series The Unusuals playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks and was cast as ruthless drug kingpin Damon Pope on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy.