Will Chase

Biography

Will Chase is an American actor, director, and singer known for his Broadway work and for playing country star Luke Wheeler on Nashville. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and began acting in Chicago, where he earned three Joseph Jefferson Award nominations. He toured in Miss Saigon and made his Broadway debut in Rent in 1998, later starring as Roger in the show's final Broadway company, which was filmed as Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008). Other Broadway roles came in The Full Monty, Billy Elliot the Musical, and Kiss Me, Kate in 2019, and he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for The Mystery of Edwin Drood. On television he appeared in The Lost Valentine (2011), Smash, Stranger Things, Sharp Objects, and Dopesick.

56years old

Turns 57 on September 12in 343 days

Born September 12, 1970Frankfort
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Frank William Chase

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 11 years2008 to 2019

Every film, newest first

2019After the WeddingIMDb rating 6.3
2011The Lost ValentineIMDb rating 7.5
2008Rent: Filmed Live on BroadwayIMDb rating 8.1

Genres

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First role
Chase first performed on Broadway in 1998 in Rent as the Squeegee Man and as an understudy for Mark and Roger, and later starred as Roger in the show's final Broadway company.
Early training
Chase attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where his studies included percussion under Michael Rosen and conducting under Robert Spano. He had graduated from Western Hills High School.

Will Chase movies on Netflix

After the Wedding2019IMDb rating 6.3as Frank
The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5as Andrew Hawthorne
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway2008IMDb rating 8.1as Roger Davis

Worked with

Will Chase made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Julianne Moore

Michelle Williams

Billy Crudup

Gregory Alan Williams

Billy Magnussen

Jennifer Love HewittBart FreundlichDirector, 1 film Darnell MartinDirector, 1 film Michael John WarrenDirector, 1 film

Films together

Julianne Moore1 film together, 2019
Julianne Moore's page
- After the Wedding2019IMDb rating 6.3Chase as FrankMoore as Theresa Young
Michelle Williams1 film together, 2019
Michelle Williams's page
- After the Wedding2019IMDb rating 6.3Chase as FrankWilliams as Isabel Andersen
Billy Crudup1 film together, 2019
Billy Crudup's page
- After the Wedding2019IMDb rating 6.3Chase as FrankCrudup as Oscar Carlson
Gregory Alan Williams1 film together, 2011
Gregory Alan Williams's page
- The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5Chase as Andrew HawthorneWilliams as Chaplain Richard Brady
Billy Magnussen1 film together, 2011
Billy Magnussen's page
- The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5Chase as Andrew HawthorneMagnussen as Neil Thomas
Jennifer Love Hewitt1 film together, 2011
Jennifer Love Hewitt's page
- The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5Chase as Andrew HawthorneHewitt as Susan Allison
Bart FreundlichDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Bart Freundlich
- After the Wedding2019IMDb rating 6.3Chase as Frank
Darnell MartinDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Darnell Martin
- The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5Chase as Andrew Hawthorne
Michael John WarrenDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Michael John Warren
- Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway2008IMDb rating 8.1Chase as Roger Davis

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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