Prior to 2017 he was a member of the Young Company at Summerseat Players' Theatre Royal in Smithy Street,[2] Ramsbottom and then a member of The Young Company at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.[3]
Career
In 2021, he appeared in the Sky Max television series Wolfe.
In 2023 he played Joseph Merrick[6] in the critically acclaimed touring production of The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man in 2023.[7][8][9][10] The same year he appeared in BBC One crime drama series Better[11][12] and also appeared in the BBC Three television comedy short Mobility[13] with Ruben Reuter and Jack Carroll, which won the 2024 BAFTA Television Award for Short Form.[14]
In 2024 he appeared as Lord Remington in series three of the period drama Bridgerton, a role that has been upheld as a best practice example of incidental disability portrayal in the US,[15][16] as well as appearing as Harry Hardacre in the Paramount+ and Channel 5 historical drama series The Hardacres,[17] which is based on the popular series of books by CL Skelton.
In 2024 he published advice for disabled actors in the Actors and Performer's Year Book[18]
"By prioritising disability inclusion, organisations tap into unique skills, perspectives and talents of disabled people, building a more diverse, innovative and inclusive environment within our industry. Look at the word ‘creative’ in creative arts. We are perfectly placed to create environments in which to do our best work. The energy that the presence of disability creates within a production is a resource of creative potential... I feel amidst the advances being made embedding D/deaf, neurodivergent and disability equality within our industry, a disabled person on a stage or screen is still a political act. The presence of marginalised groups can bring about social and political change: the normalised presence of marginalised groups cements it. The rest is celebration."
Ford-Williams is the voice of the Thimble series of children's audio books by author, Jon Blake.