Layton Williams was born in Bury, Manchester and he began his career at the age of 12 playing the title role of Billy in the West End production of Billy Elliot. He made his debut TV appearance as Kylie in the BBC comedy Beautiful People. He went on to train at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts which was documented on CBBC’s ”School For Stars.” Theatre credits include: Titanique (Criterion); Cabaret (Playhouse); Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo); Kiss Me Kate (Sheffield Crucible); Hairspray (UK Tour); Rent (Other Palace); The Car Man and Lord of the Flies (Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures); Thriller Live (Lyric), Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace).
(Layton Williams, photo courtesy of Vivacity)