Leighton Alexander Williams is a Canadian actor.Raevin Larue, "Settle Down And Clutch Your Pearls. Leighton Alexander Williams Has Arrived". Screenfish, April 27, 2025. He is most noted for his performance as Jarod in the web series Settle Down,Jonny Kandell, "'Settle Down' actor Leighton Alexander Williams says OUTtv dating series is laugh-out-loud funny". Out in Jersey, February 14, 2025. for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Series at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.Andrew Mack, "Canadian Screen Awards 2026: 40 ACRES, HONEY BUNCH, MILE END KICKS And NIRVANA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE Lead Nominees". Screen Anarchy, March 25, 2026.
Originally from Brampton, Ontario, he is an alumnus of York University, and is currently based in Toronto.Rachel Mutombo, "The Disciple, the Son, and the Story: A Conversation with Leighton Alexander Williams". Intermission Magazine, October 17, 2018.
His other credits have included the films Bite of a Mango, MorningsideRidge Harripersad, "Talking With The Complex Characters Of Morningside". Backlot Magazine, February 21, 2025. and Dinner with Friends,Courtney Small, "Dinner with Friends Review: TIFF 2025". That Shelf, September 5, 2025. the television series Murdoch Mysteries, and the web series Avocado Toast and Day Players.
He has also been an actor, director and playwright in Toronto theatre, most notably as the director and writer of Judas Noir, a Black-themed adaptation of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot for Obsidian Theatre Company. He also appeared in the cast in a small role as Satan, garnering a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Independent Theatre in 2019.
He was also the writer of Residue, a 2017 short film directed by Shonna Foster.Amanda Parris, "Who picks up the pieces after police brutality destroys families? This film explores the 'Residue'". CBC Arts, October 13, 2017. He has been the director of Umoja Corp., an episode of the 2021 web series 21 Black Futures,Lauren Malyk, "Obsidian Theatre, CBC reveal talent for 21 Black Futures project". Playback, January 20, 2021. and the 2023 short film Queenie & Alpha.
He is queer.
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