William Levy's life has always been marked by a strong determination. Levy was born in Cuba and very early on knew he would go after his dreams and hopes, even if it meant leaving his beloved country and risking his life. By age 15, Levy was living in Miami, Florida, where he attended high school and learned to speak English. The future would later prove to him that following his intuition and pursuing his goal of becoming an actor one day was worth every effort.
Levy's incursion in acting was a supporting role on Telemundo's Los Teens, a series about Hispanic teenagers growing up in the United States. Prior to Los Teens, Levy had appeared in two reality shows, also for Telemundo, and a music video. His modeling career also took off at this point and he was signed to one of the most prestigious national modeling agencies. Over the next two years, Levy traveled outside the country on several occasions to participate in runway shows and photo shoots. He lso appeared in numerous ad campaigns. But acting was his true passion and he was not willing to give it up. The next step towards achieving this dream was to move out to Los Angeles and start taking acting lessons, which he did while still booking modeling jobs and going to auditions.
In 2005, Levy landed a supporting role in Olvidarte Jamas, a Spanish-language soap opera production headed by Venevision. He was then asked to come back for their next two projects: Mi Vida Eres Tu and Acorralada, respectively. His big break came in 2007 when Levy was personally chosen by famed elevisa producer Carla Estrada to play the role of Vasco Darien in Pasion, an epic novella production set in Mexico's colonial period. Levy gained instant recognition and his acting career skyrocketed as a consequence of the novella's popularity. After Pasion, he traveled to Ecuador and participated in the movie Retazos de Vida. Shortly after, Levy returned to Mexico for his first leading role in Cuidado con el Angel, a soap opera production that consolidated him as one of Mexico's most sought-after leading actors. In 2009 he was cast as the lead in Sortilegio and received excellent reviews on this project, obtaining several awards for his work. In November 2009, the actor lent his voice to the animated movie Planet 51 in its Spanish version. The movie won Premios Goya, an award for best animated Spanish-language film of 2009. From November 2009 to February 2010, Levy toured several Mexican cities with the play Un Amante a la Medida, which later toured in the United States in June 2010. In October 2010 he was cast as the lead in Triunfo del Amor that aired thru July 2011. He also participated as a lead in the third season of the popular Mexican series, Mujeres Asesinas.
Levy enjoys playing all kinds of sports, but he considers himself an avid baseball fan. He currently resides between Mexico City and Miami, FL.
