Will Chase

Will Chase

Birthdate
September 12, 1970 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfort - Kentucky - USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
September 12, 1970 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfort - Kentucky - USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Will Chase (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway musicals.

Chase was born in Frankfort, Kentucky to Jerry and Betty Chase and is the youngest of three boys. He graduated from Western Hills High School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he majored in Percussion studied conducting with Robert Spano and percussion.

He first performed in a Broadway show in 1998 as the "Squeegee Man" and "Roger" understudy in Rent; he also starred as the last Roger in the final Broadway company of Rent, which was recorded for the theatrical release Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. His additional Broadway credits include Miss Saigon (with the original star Lea Salonga playing Kim to close the Broadway production), The Full Monty as Jerry Lukowski replacement (2001), Lennon (2005), and Aida (Radames replacement, 2003–04). He reprised the role of Radames at The Muny in St. Louis in June and July 2006.

In 2005, he played Neville Craven in the 2005 World AIDS Day The Secret Garden concert. In 2006 he starred in the short lived High Fidelity on Broadway, and starred as Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, for which he received a 2009 Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor. He appeared in The Pajama Game opposite Kate Baldwin at The Muny in July 2007.

Chase's television guest appearances include the recurring role of Pat Mahoney on "Rescue Me", "Cupid", "Canterbury's Law", Law & Order, Third Watch, Conviction, and "Queens Supreme". He had a small role in the 2000 film Shaft.

Chase was in the short-lived Broadway musical The Story of My Life, with Malcolm Gets in February 2009.

Chase also recently guest-starred in the "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode "Passion" in July 2009.

Chase joined the cast of Billy Elliot: The Musical at the Imperial Theatre as Billy's older brother, Tony, on July 7, 2009.

His most recent television appearances include Halmark's "The Lost Valentine" alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White, and the 2011 season finale of "Royal Pains" (USA).

He has two daughters, Daisy and Gracie from a previous marriage. He married Stephanie Gibson on November 15, 2009.

Will Chase's LGBTQ+ Titles

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Roger Davis

Acting (38)

Mooch as Larry
After All
2023
The Crowded Room as Marlin Reid (10 episodes)
2022
Bosch: Legacy as Kurt Dockweiler (2 episodes)
2021
Dopesick as Michael Friedman (8 episodes)
2021
Girls5eva as Stet (1 episode)
2020
Bombshell in Concert
2020
Stars in the House as Self (1 episode)
2020
Stars in the House as Self - Special Guest (1 episode)
2019
After the Wedding as Frank
2018
FBI as Detective Harry Bloom (1 episode)
2018
Sharp Objects as Bob Nash (5 episodes)
2018
Impulse as Simon Coles (6 episodes)
2017
The Deuce as Jack (2 episodes)
2017
Time After Time as Griffin Monroe (5 episodes)
2016
Stranger Things as Neil Hargrove (2 episodes)
2016
American Crime Story as Det. Paul Scrimshaw (3 episodes)
2015
Quantico as Frank Marlow (2 episodes)
2015
Butterflies of Bill Baker as Bill Baker
2014
Madam Secretary as Owen callister (1 episode)
2013
The Ordained as Gavin
2012
Nashville as Luke Wheeler (22 episodes)
2012
Smash as Michael Swift (10 episodes)
2011
Unforgettable as Reed Benedict (1 episode)
2010
Blue Bloods as William Flood (1 episode)
2009
White Collar as Connor Bailey (1 episode)
2009
The Good Wife as Detective Doug Young (2 episodes)
2008
2006
Conviction as Dave Lemanski (1 episode)
2004
Everyday People as Dad
2003
Queens Supreme (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jacob Garrety (1 episode)
2000
Shaft as Walter's Friend
1999
Third Watch as Reilly (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Byron T. Marks (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as David (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as Derek Cahill (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order as Mellors' Co-Owner (1 episode)