Leighton Alexander Williams
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Leighton Alexander Williams is an award-winning actor, writer, and director. He graduated York University's acting conservatory (BFA 2015), and since leaving theatre school Leighton has performed on some of the biggest stages across Canada and the U.S. His breakout role as "Satan" in his play "Judas Noir" (an adaptation of "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" by Stephen Adly Guirgis) gained him his first Dora Mavor Moore nomination along with multiple other awards and critical acclaim in Toronto.
Over the course of the pandemic, Leighton made a career pivot to film and television-He trained at the Canadian Film Center, and is an alumni of their CBC Actors Conservatory. Since graduating, Leighton has starred in a plethora of award winning series, and feature films. His short film "Queenie & Alpha" was well received at it's TIFF BellLightbox debut, and lead him to being offered his first series regular role, as Jarod in "Settle Down".
Over the course of the pandemic, Leighton made a career pivot to film and television-He trained at the Canadian Film Center, and is an alumni of their CBC Actors Conservatory. Since graduating, Leighton has starred in a plethora of award winning series, and feature films. His short film "Queenie & Alpha" was well received at it's TIFF BellLightbox debut, and lead him to being offered his first series regular role, as Jarod in "Settle Down".
