William Levy

William LevyPhoto © Instagram of the artist

William Gutiérrez Levy is a Cuban model, television actor, film actor, and voice actor who was born on August 29, 1980, in Havana, Cuba.

Despite being born in Havana, at the age of 15, while still a minor, his stepfather obtained political asylum in the United States and William legally emigrated with him.

He began studying Business Administration but did not complete the program to pursue his true calling: acting and modeling. Hired by Next Model agency, he participated in two reality TV shows, Isla de la Tentación (2002) and Protagonistas de Novelas 2 (2002).

He studied acting in Miami, Los Angeles, and Mexico.

His career as an actor began in telenovelas produced by Venevision International. He made his debut with Olvidarte jamás (2005) and subsequently joined the cast of Mi vida eres tú (2006) and Acorralada (2007). With Pasión (2007-2008), he made his debut on Mexican television. His first leading role was in Cuidado con el ángel (2008-2009), which was broadcast by Univision. From that moment on, his career as a telenovela actor, primarily in leading roles, has continued without pause: Sortilegio (Mexico, 2009), Triunfo del Amor (2010-2011), La tempestad (2013).

She has made appearances in television series such as Mujeres asesinadas (Mexico, 2010) and Single Ladies (VH1, 2012), and acted in films: Retazos de vida (2008), The Single Mums Club (2014), and Addicted (2014). She has also ventured into theater, starring and co-producing Un amante a la medida (Mexico, 2009), later renamed Un amante perfecto (2010). She has lent her voice to a character in Planet 51.

In 2012, he/she secured third place in the final of the reality show Dancing with the Stars.

He was an actor in the music video for the song "I'm into you" by Jennifer López.

She was the face of the Dolce & Gabbana clothing advertising campaign in 2010.

He has been selected multiple times by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful.

He was married to the American actress of Mexican descent, Elizabeth Gutiérrez, whom he met during his participation in Protagonistas de Novelas 2. Their two children were born from that relationship.