Leon Jay Williams (Chinese: 立威廉; pinyin: Li Wei Lian, born 30 July 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 - his paternal grandfather is English, his paternal grandmother is of mixed German and Japanese ancestry.