Rodrigues A. Williams started acting in the Ottawa local theatre scene in 1994 after graduating from Algonquin College’s Dramatic and Performing Arts 2 year Program and the 1 year Dramatic Script Writing program. He left the theatre stages of Ottawa behind to pursue a career in front of the camera and moved to Vancouver B.C. in 1997 to pursue film and television.

Within 10 years, Rod became a Full-Union actor and a member ACTRA (The Alliance of Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) preforming in television commercials and shows. Over the course of a decade, he worked with such actors as the late Luke-Perry (90210), Malcolm Jamal-Warner (The Cosby Show), Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and Victoria Rowell (The Young and the Restless).

In 2008 he switched gears, becoming a Certified Personal Trainer through the Health and Fitness organization Canfit Pro. Rod returned to Ottawa in 2011, and by 2013 was determined to balance both careers.

Over time, he honed his skills in Group Fitness, Small Group & Partner Training, P90X, TRX, Kettlebell, Calisthenics, Spartan and Obstacle Course Race Training, all the while booking acting gigs in Ottawa and Montreal. The Actor/Trainer left Canfit Pro and became certified under American College of Sports Medicine in 2018 and in early 2020 attained his Life Coach Practitioner Certification with The Certified Coaches Federation.

Rod still resides in Ottawa and now navigates the three crafts at once.