Biography

Alex Williams is an Australian actor who played the lead role of Julian Assange in the 2012 television film Underground: The Julian Assange Story.

Originally from the northern Perth suburb of Sorrento, Williams attended Mount Lawley Senior High School's Specialist Visual & Performing Arts (SVAPA) Program before moving to St Stephen's School in neighbouring Duncraig where he graduated in 2008. He then attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His first audition after graduation was for the role of Assange. His performance alongside experienced actors Rachel Griffiths and Anthony LaPaglia was critically acclaimed. In 2014, Williams appeared in the 2014 Australian film The Reckoning as a supporting character named AJ. In 2016, he played Romeo in Bell Shakespeare's production of Romeo and Juliet.In 2016, Williams played the role of Australian motor racing driver John "Slug" Harvey in the miniseries Brock, which aired on Network Ten.In 2023, Williams starred as cricketer Shane Warne in the miniseries Warnie. The two-part series aired on the Nine network on 25 June and concluded on 26 June 2023. The decision to produce the miniseries about Warne after his death was criticised by Warne's daughter Brooke who described it as "beyond disrespectful". The trailer for the miniseries also attracted negative commentary on social media when it was first shown on 31 May 2023.