Who is Layton Williams and what has he starred in?

LAYTON Williams will be gracing our screens not through his acting skills but through dancing as he’ll be on Strictly Come Dancing.

Here’s everything you need to know about him before you decide to vote for him on the show.

Layton will star in Strictly Come Dancing.

Who is Layton Williams?

Layton Williams was born on September 13, 1994 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

He is an actor, singer and dancer, skills that will be useful on Strictly Come Dancing.

He attended Carol Goldby’s Theatre workshop in Bury where he studied street dance and drama.

He also went to Centre Pointe, Manchester and studied ballet.

After winning a scholarship, Layton attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London until 2008.

The Sylvia Young Theatre School is a performing arts school that has also taught other notable house names such as Amy Winehouse and Jesy Nelson.

He also attended Broad Oak High School in Bury and the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

How long was Layton Williams starring in Billy Elliot for?

Layton played a young Michael Jackson in the West End’s Thriller – Live before he outgrew the role.

He debuted in the Billy Elliot the Musical on February 26 2007 after training at the Billy Elliot Academy in Leeds.

He did lots of promotion for the show, and his training was documented on The Paul O’Grady Show.

He is the second non-Caucasian boy, the other being Matthew Koon, and the first mixed race boy to star in the show.

He starred in his finale performance on November 29 2008 and is still the second-longest running performer as Billy.

What else has Layton Williams starred in?

Layton has starred in various TV shows and films.

2007–2008: Billy Elliot the Musical
2008–2009: Beautiful People
2011: School for Stars – CBBC reality TV Series
2011: Postcode – CBBC drama
2012-2014: Bad Education – BBC Three ^comedy
2013: School for Stars – CBBC TV reality series
2015: The Car Man – theatre production, dancer
2015 : The Bad Education Movie
2016: Hairspray the Musical UK Tour – playing Duane
2016-2017: Rent UK Tour – playing Angel
2017-2018: Hairspray the Musical UK Tour – playing Seaweed J. Stubbs
2018-2019: Kiss Me Kate – playing Bill Calhoun/Luciento
2019-2022: Everyone’s Talking About Jamie – playing Jamie New
2022: I Hate Suzie – Adam Jackson
2023: Strictly Come Dancing

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