Cast Bios

A proud Torontonian Wes "Maestro" Williams first came into the public eye in 1989 with the release of his first album. As Canada's foremost and best selling Hip Hop Artist in Canadian History, Maestro Fresh Wes has been pivotal in changing the climate for Black Music in Canada forever. His influence and popularity precipitated the implementation of a Rap Category at the Canadian Music Awards in 1991. He is the winner of two Junos, four Much Music Awards, two People's Choice Awards and is the first Canadian Rap Artist to go Gold (album and single) and Platinum (album). His signature single "Let Your Backbone Slide" is still the only song from a Canadian Hip Hop artist to go Gold. In recent years "Maestro" has diversified into the arena of Film and Television. He has made notable appearances in features such as Honey (Universal Films), Paid in Full (Miramax), Conviction (Paramount) and Bugs (Sci-Fi Channel). He has made guest starring appearances on Soul Food (Showtime), Drop the Beat (CBC), Platinum (UPN/MTV), Redemption (Global/Barna Alper), Blue Murder, twice (Global/Barna Alper) and Jake 2.0 (UPN). "Maestro" is currently appearing in the featured role of "Darius" on CTV's newest series Instant Star and is proud to be starring in Omni Television's exciting new series METROPIA.