Williams first began her acting education in New York, earning a B.A. in Theatre Performance from Fordham University and later studying Shakespeare at Oxford University and at the British American Drama Academy in London.

Williams has performed for two years on One Life to Live as Lorna and As the World Turns as Brandy. With this experience she parlayed her talents into several primetime roles, including the leading role of Bianca on Lifetime's Monarch Cove, Claudia on five episodes of the hit series How I Met Your Mother, Shelley Long's daughter who was snubbed at the altar in the film Honeymoon with Mom, and two seasons on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy.

Williams has performed guest starring roles and recurring characters on more than two dozen shows, including The Mentalist, Rules of Engagement, Better Off Ted, Lie to Me, In Plain Sight, Two and a Half Men, My Wife and Kids, Jack & Bobby, As the World Turns, Veronica Mars and Drop Dead Diva. She has also held lead roles on numerous television pilots for every major network.[1] In 2011, she began portraying the role of Lauren Reed on the USA Network series Fairly Legal.

Ewing appeared in theater productions in the South Florida area. He studied at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach and the School for Film and Television in New York before moving to Los Angeles. In April 2010, he was cast for the MTV film The Truth Below.

In addition to acting, Ewing plays the piano, guitar, and banjo. He wrote the song "In the Moonlight (Do Me)," which his character performs on Modern Family.

He was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue.

迈克尔·约翰·麦基恩是一位美国演员、喜剧演员、编剧、作曲家、歌手以及音乐家。在其职业生涯中，他获得过格莱美奖，并获得过奥斯卡和艾美奖的提名。

迈克尔·麦基恩于1947年10月17日出生于纽约曼哈顿。他的母亲露丝·斯图尔特·麦基恩是图书管理员，父亲则是吉尔伯特·S·麦基恩，迪卡唱片公司（DECCA）的创始人之一。迈克尔·麦基恩在纽约长岛的海崖长大。

麦基恩在卡内基梅隆大学读书时开始了他的演艺生涯。于 1976 年至 1983 年出演情景喜剧《拉文与雪莉》，1994 年至 1995 年间在 《周六夜现场》中短暂担任演员。他出演过《尔虞我诈 》(1980)、《妙探寻凶》(1985)和《电影奇谈》(1989)等影片，也曾参演过《星际旅行：重返地球》《新超人》《老友记》《X档案》《超人前传》等电视剧集。

迈克尔·麦基恩还因与克里斯托弗·格斯特合作出演其电影而闻名，比如《摇滚万万岁》(1984)、《人狗对对碰》(2000)、《风载歌行》(2003)和《供您决定》(2006)。他因创作了歌曲《A Mighty Wind》获得格莱美奖，因歌曲《A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow》获得了奥斯卡最佳歌曲提名。2019 年，他因在电视剧《风骚律师》中饰演查克·麦吉尔一角获得艾美奖提名。他还参演了诸如《消消气》《副总统》《同妻俱乐部》《养育者》《头号外交官》《善地》《好兆头》等剧集。