J.C. Williams was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He is the youngest of 4 children with one sister and two brothers. His first role was on Sole Survivor with Billy Zane in the late 90's then took some time off playing American football in Austria, Sweden and then four seasons in Switzerland where he was Championship Game MVP 3 years and League MVP 1 year. He returned to Canada to continue his pursuit of acting with the Role of Ray in Rebel Without a Cause on stage and then a small role on Caprica. Since then he has had roles on Primeval: New World, Sanctuary, Once Upon a Time, and Arrow to name a few, and is also a stunt performer with his football background.