Wes 'Maestro' Williams

Wes 'Maestro' Williams

 

 

Height: 5’10”                          Weight: 180 lbs.                  Hair: Black                            Eyes: Brown      ACTRA

 

 

SELECTED FILM AND TELEVISION:
Maestro Chef Wes Producer/Host Bell Media
Race Against The Tide Host CBC/Marblemedia
Happy FKN Sunshine Featured Independent; Dir: Derek Diorio
In Contempt Guest Star BET; Dir: David Sudz Sutherland
The Listener Guest Star CTV; Dir: Farhad Mann
Transporter Guest Star HBO/Cinemax; Dir: Bruce MacDonald
Mr. D (8 Seasons) Recurring Guest Star CBC; Dir: Various
Eagleheart (Pilot) Lead Cartoon Network/Dakota Films; Dir: Jason Woliner
Crash & Burn Recurring Showcase/Whizbang; Prods: P. Gross, F. Siracusa, M. MacRury
The Line (2 Seasons) Series Lead HBO Canada; Prod: George F. Walker
Poor Boy’s Game Featured Conquering Lion; Dir: Clement Virgo
Instant Star (4 Seasons) Series Regular Noggin/CTV; Prod: Epitome Pictures
Amma Lead FNB Films; Dir: Andrew Trottman
Four Brothers Featured Paramount; Dir: John Singleton
Zed Recurring Host CBC; Dir: McLean Greaves
Metropia (3 Seasons) Series Lead Omni TV/ Protocol Entertainment
Jake 2.0 Guest Lead UPN; Dir: Adam Davidson
Redemption Featured Fox TV/ FX Channel; Dir: Vondie Curtis Hall
Blue Murder Featured Global/Barna Alper; Dir: Steve DiMarco
Soul Food Featured Showtime
Platinum Recurring UPN/MTV; Dir: Kevin Bray
Bugs Featured Sci-Fi Channel; Dir: Joe Conti
Honey Featured Universal Pictures; Dir: Billie Woodruff
Blue Murder Recurring Global/Barna Alper; Dir: T.W. Peacocke
Conviction Featured Paramount/Sagia Prods.; Dir: Kevin R. Sullivan
Paid In Full Featured Miramax; Dir: Charles Stone III
Drop The Beat Guest Lead CBC
The Symphony (Independent Short) Lead I Wish It Was Always Summer Prods; Dir: B. Mcjovski
Jack’s House (Feature) Guest Cameo John Hiltz/Naomi Hiltz
Raising Kain Guest Cameo BFVN; Dir: Alison Duke
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

2025 King Charles III Coronation Medal

2024 Governor General Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for Performing Arts

2024 Honorary Doctorate – St. Francis Xavier University

2024 Inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame (First Hip-Hop Artist Inducted)

2009 Gemini Nomination (Canadian version of Emmy Award) – Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for THE LINE
3 – Juno Awards (Canadian version of Grammy Awards)
14 – Juno Nominations
4 – Much Music Awards (People’s Choice)
First Canadian Rap Artist to go Gold (Album & Single)
First Canadian Hip Hop Single to go Gold
Platinum Album – Best Selling Hip Hop Artist in Canadian History
UMAC Pioneer Award – 1998
2002 – Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in Arts
2002 – UMAC Special Achievement Award
2003 – REEL World Film Festival Trailblazer Award
2006 – Inductee to The Scarborough Walk of Fame
WEBSITE:
maestrofreshwes.net