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Leighton Alexander Williams

Leighton Alexander Williams

Actor

Leighton Alexander Williams is an award-winning actor, writer, and director. He graduated York University's acting conservatory (BFA 2015), and since leaving theatre school Leighton has performed on some of the biggest stages across Canada and the U.S. His breakout role as "Satan" in his play "Judas Noir" (an adaptation of "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" by Stephen Adly Guirgis) gained him his first Dora Mavor Moore nomination along with multiple other awards and critical acclaim in Toronto. Over the course of the pandemic, Leighton made a career pivot to film and television-He trained at the Canadian Film Center, and is an alumni of their CBC Actors Conservatory. Since graduating, Leighton has starred in a plethora of award winning series, and feature films. His short film "Queenie & Alpha" was well received at it's TIFF BellLightbox debut, and lead him to being offered his first series regular role, as Jarod in "Settle Down".

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Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Leighton Alexander Williams' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Self
32%
Morality
10%
Power
7%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Romantic
2
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leighton Alexander Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leighton Alexander Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dinner with Friends(2025)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Morningside(2025)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Settle Down(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jarod

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Plus One(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Designing Christmas(2022)

    as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Bite of a Mango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mark Johnson

  • Avocado Toast(2020)

    Show as Dave

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Damien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Soldier #2

  • Untouchable(2015)

    Show as Patrick Cuffy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2016 to 2025.

Highest rated

Christmas Plus One (2022)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

Avocado Toast (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 7: 7 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2010s1 · acting2020s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Leighton Alexander Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leighton Alexander Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Coyle shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers