Leon Jay Williams (Chinese: 立威廉; pinyin: Li Wei Lian, born July 30, 1976) is Eurasian Singaporean singer and actor who frequently lives and works in Taiwan and mainland China. In addition to Mandarin Chinese, he speaks English; he sometimes displays this ability in his work on television shows. He was a former model.



Williams is of mixed English, German, Japanese and Chinese descent[1] - his paternal grandfather is British, his paternal grandmother is of mixed German and Japanese ancestry. His mother is a Singaporean Chinese.



He is known for starring in several Taiwanese dramas, including Green Forest, My Home and Heaven's Wedding Gown. He has also made a cameo appearance in Smiling Pasta. His most recent drama appearance is in "Zhang Xiao Wu's Spring". Williams was also a former Mister Singapore and Mister International Man.



Leon Jay Williams was born on July 30th, 1976 and is of English, German, Japanese and Chinese lineage. He started his modeling career at 17 and was Mister World of 2001. He garnered increasing recognition as an idol artiste in Taiwanese dramas like La robe de Mariee des cieux and Green Forest, My Home.



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