Lee Williams (born 3 April 1974) is a Welsh actor and former model from

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. He is best known for his role as Scott LeTissier in ''

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'' Williams was the face of French Connection TV,

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jeans,

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, and has worked as a model for designers such as

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and

Early life

Lee Williams was born in Bangor,

. Early in his life he lived in Holyhead with his father Peter Durkan and his mother Elaine He then went to a comprehensive school in

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in England. He enrolled to study fine art and fashion at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Fashion in London, he eventually dropped out in his 2nd year when he was nineteen and began working for

, where he helped in her designer shows in Paris; it was here that the photographer

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encouraged Lee to pursue modelling.

Modelling

Williams worked as a model for two and a half years at the time when the

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look was in popular demand and was being popularised by

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, and used in

advertisements. He was tall, skinny, had long hair and looked androgynous; a perfect candidate to model. Williams worked in many big magazines and was used as a model for ''

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'', '' I-D'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''L'uomo''. He also worked with top photographers such as

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, Bruce Weber and

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. He did campaigns for

and fashion shows for

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and

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. During his modelling career he lived in

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and

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. He is on the cover of Suede's album ' Coming Up', photographed by Nick Knight.

Acting

Williams was encouraged by his drama teacher to pursue acting, but instead chose to attend an art school in London, putting acting on hold. He auditioned for the role of

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in the film ''

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'' but lost out to

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in the final stages. He has had several parts in films and television programmes. In 2011, he played Henry Mynors in

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's adaptation of ''

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'' on

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. The same year he appeared in '' Four Nights in Knaresborough'' (Morville) at the Southwark Playhouse.Archive of Four Nights in Knaresborough at the Southwark Playhouse site
accessed 1 November 2022. Williams lives in Kent.

Filmography

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'' (2013) – Thomas Higgins *''

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'' Feature Film – Jasper (2010) *''

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'' Robert Testwood (2009) *'' Hotel Babylon'' (2008) – Jack Harrison *''

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'' (2008–2011)-Brian *'' Lena: The Bride of Ice'' (2008) – Johnny *'' Kimono (2007)'' – Narrator *'' The Waiting Room'' – Brian *''

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'' – Joe Stevens (12 episodes, 2006–2007) *'' Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall'' (2007) (TV) – Freddie *''

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'' (2007) – Emil *''

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'' (TV) – Clay *''

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'' – Patrick (2 episodes, 2006) *''

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'' (2005) (TV) – Narrator *''

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'' – Jamie Finch (1 episode, 2004) *'' The Debt'' (2003) (TV) – James Hilden *'' The Forsyte Saga: To Let'' (2003) (TV mini-series) – Jon Forsyte *''

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'' – Drew Barkley (3 episodes, 2002) *''

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'' (2002) (TV) – Tim Cornish *''Vallen'' (2001) – Lucas *'' Me Without You'' (2001) – Ben *'' In His Life: The John Lennon Story'' (2000) (TV) –

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*''Losing It'' (2000) (TV) – Jude *'' Urban Gothic'' – Carter (1 episode, 2000) *''A Many Splintered Thing'' (2000) – Simon (unknown episodes) *''

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'' (2000) – Tutor 4 *'' Canone Inverso'' (2000) – David Blau *''Mauvaise passe'' (1999) – Customer in Cafe *''

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'' (1999) – George *''

'' (1999) – Scott LeTissier (unknown episodes) *'' The Wolves of Kromer'' (1998) – Seth *''

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'' (1998) – Young Keith *''Macbeth on the Estate'' (1998) (TV) – Weird Child

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Lee 1974 births Living people Welsh male television actors People from Bangor, Gwynedd Welsh male models