Leon Jay Williams (, born 30 July 1976), also known as Li Wei-lian, is a

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an actor, singer and model who also frequently works in

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and

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. In addition to

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...

, he speaks

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; he sometimes displays this ability in his work on

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. He was a former

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Acting career

He is known for starring in several Taiwanese dramas, including ''

Green Forest, My Home ''Green Forest, My Home'' () is a Taiwanese television series released in 2005. Consisting of a total of 15 episodes, it was broadcast by the SETTV network. It stars Esther Liu, Leon Jay Williams, Ethan Juan, and Song Zhi Ai. Liu, who is also a ...

'' and ''Heaven's Wedding Gown''. He has also made a

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in ''

Smiling Pasta ''Smiling Pasta'' () is a romantic-comedy Taiwanese drama starring Cyndi Wang and Nicholas Teo. It was adapted into manhua by Yu Jia Yan. Synopsis A young couple, not knowing each other in the past, collided with each other and created boundles ...

''. His most recent drama appearance is in "Zhang Xiao Wu's Spring". Williams was also a former Mister Singapore and Mister International Man. He used to sign to ECI Global Talent Management. Since 2022, he signed with

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

's The Celebrity Agency after relocating back to Singapore.

Personal life

Williams is of mixed English, German, Japanese and Chinese descent: his paternal grandfather is

, while his paternal grandmother is of mixed

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and

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

ancestry. His mother is a

Chinese Singaporean Chinese Singaporeans () are Singaporeans of Chinese descent. Chinese Singaporeans constitute 75.9% of the Singaporean citizen population according to the official census, making them the largest ethnic group among them. As early as the 10th ...

. Williams married in 2014 to Joyce, a Taiwanese, and they have a daughter in 2015.

Discography

Albums

* ''Sweet Inspirations: Leon Jay Williams - 2005'' * Leon has released his first album – ‘Sweet Inspirations’, compiling of English songs from the 60s and 70s. He sang one of the tracks – Can't Smile Without You and made an MV for another track – And I Love You So. * ''Green Green Forest My Home'' OST : Forever - 2006 * Upcoming EP with Beijing Olympic Water Cube Team Song - Love Flows (Mandarin Version) and Friends (Korea Version) duet with Han Ji Hye.Expected to be released end 2008.

Filmography

* ''La Robe De Mariee Des Cieux'' 《天国的嫁衣》 (2004) * ''

'' 《绿光森林》 (2005) * ''Fly with Me'' 《想飞》 (China Production) (2007) * '' My Lucky Star'' 《放羊的星星》 (2007) * ''Imperfect'' 《十全九美》 (China Production) (2008) * ''

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'' 《跳出去》 (Hong Kong Production) (2009) * ''Gangster Rock'' (2010) * ''The Love River'' 《藍海1加1》(2010) * ''Zhang Xiaowu's Spring'' 《張小五的春天》(2010) * ''

My Sassy Girl 2 ''My Sassy Girl 2'' ( zh, 我的野蛮女友2) is a 2010 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Joe Ma and starring Lynn Hung, Leon Jay Williams, He Jiong, Abby Feng and Bosco Wong. The film is an unofficial sequel of the 2001 South Korean fi ...

'' (2010) * ''Death Zone'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''Timeless Love'' (2013) * ''Turn Around'' (2014) * ''

Who Moved My Dream ''Who Moved My Dream'' ( zh, 谁动了我的梦想) is a 2014 Chinese comedy drama romance film directed by Wang Wei and Jackson Pat. It was released on December 11 in China. Cast *Leon Jay Williams *Zhang Lanxin *Hu Bing *He Bin *Kingdom Yuen *L ...

'' (2014) * ''Doomed Disaster'' (2015) * ''For Love'' (2016) * ''

Lulu the Movie Lulu The Movie () (literally "Lulu's Movie") is a 2016 Singaporean comedy film written, directed by and starring Michelle Chong as the titular protagonist. Plot Lulu ( Michelle Chong) is a woman from Shanghai, China, who came to Singapore with t ...

'' (2016) * ''What a Wonderful Life'' 《赛小花的远大前程》 (2017) * ''Ice Cream Lover'' 《冷恋时代》 (2018) * ''The Thieves'' 《夺宝大师》 (2021) * '' The Enticement'' 《诱惑》 (China Production) (2022)

References

External links

* * * * * 1976 births Living people Singaporean male models 21st-century Singaporean male singers Singaporean male television actors Singaporean male film actors Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of English descent Singaporean people of German descent Singaporean people of Japanese descent {{Singapore-musician-stub