William Levy: Biography and Filmography

William Levy is an American and Mexican actor of Cuban descent. On his account, he participated in such famous projects as "Term of Life" and "Dependent". In the fantastic action movie "Resident Evil: The Last Chapter," William performed one of the main roles.

Biography

William was born in a small village Kojimar (Cuba). His maternal grandfather was Jewish, but William himself grew up irreligious. In total, the family had three children, who alone was brought up by Barbara's mother. Teenager Levy moved to Florida, where he attended high school. After his graduation, he entered the University of St. Thomas - a private Catholic school in Miami, where he studied business management, played in a university team on baseball.

After two years of studying, William realized that the chosen specialty was not interesting to him, he dropped out of the university and moved to Los Angeles to study acting skills, then moved to Mexico City, where he worked as a model for the Next Models agency for several years.

First roles

For the first time, William appeared on the screen in the Spanish-language TV series "I'll Never Forget You," then played a small part in the television series My Life Is You. In 2009, William Levy won the first major role in his life. He played Alejandro in the popular Mexican TV series "Charm". His partner in the frame was Jacqueline Bracamontes, the star of Mexican television. In the same 2009, the actor sounded Captain Chuck Baker in the animated film "Planet 51" directed by Jorge Blanco. Cartoon collected at the box office more than $ 100 million and won the "Goya" award as the best animated film.

Careers in Hollywood

In 2014, William Levy played in the comedy "Club of lonely mothers" Tyler Perry. Critics did not like the film, but for Levy it was a breakthrough - the first American film in his acting career. Soon William got a role in the erotic thriller "Dependent". Levi played a young artist Quinton, with whom the main character Zoe met at the exhibition. Their chance meeting turned into a stormy, careless novel that threatens to destroy Zoë's family life.

After "Dependent" was followed by the thriller "Life Time", in which the actor played the role of Alejandro. In the fantastic action movie "Resident Evil: The Last Chapter," which was released in January 2017, Christian William William played the part of William Levy. Films with his participation brought him a certain fame, and "Resident Evil" made the actor a real star.

Personal life

William Levy is married to an actress of Mexican descent, Elizabeth Gutierrez. The couple have two children.