Williams was born in Missouri and spent the first 25 years of his life in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where his father was the Director of Counselling Services at the University of Waterloo.
William je rođen u Missouriju, ali je prvih 25 godina svoga života proveo u mjestu Waterloo, u Ontariju, gdje je njegov otac bio direktor savjetodavnih usluga na Sveučilištu u Waterloou.