Tim Williams (actor)

Timothy Leigh Williams[1] (born August 16, 1966) is an American actor who is best known for his appearances in advertisements for the hotel website Trivago and his roles on German television and in German film,[2] including the German series Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten in the 2010s. He also played in the movies Valkyrie (2008), Ninja Assassin (2009) and Labyrinth of Lies (2014) and performed a music album, Magnolia City, around 2018.

Not to be confused with Timothy Williams (actor).
Tim Williams
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966
Houston, Texas, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Children2

Williams went to Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, Texas, and graduated in 1985. He went on to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute[2]

Personal life

Williams moved to Germany in 2001. He is twice-divorced and has two sons.[3]

In April 2019, Williams was found asleep at the wheel of a car, with his foot on the brake in Houston traffic, after which he failed a field sobriety test. The next week, a court hearing on the matter in Harris County Criminal Court was postponed to an indeterminate date.[4]

Partial filmography

References
  1. "Tim Williams – The Trivago Guy". www.german-way.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. Hoffman, Ken (May 22, 2015). "'Trivago Guy' got start at Houston high school". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. Hampson, Sarah (29 July 2014). "Everyone's talking about Trivago Guy: Are we finally subjecting men to the same scrutiny as women?". theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. Ketterer, Samantha (2019-04-17). "Trivago pitchman's Houston DWI case reset to unknown date". Houston Chronicle (online ed.). Houston, Texas. Retrieved 2019-07-25.


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