Will Chase
Known For
Acting
Born
1970-09-12 in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Stranger Things
as Neil Hargrove
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Byron T. Marks
Law & Order
as David
Law & Order
as Mellors' Co-Owner
Law & Order
as Derek Cahill
Blue Bloods
as William Flood
FBI
as Detective Harry Bloom
The Good Wife
as Detective Doug Young
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jacob Garrety
White Collar
as Connor Bailey
Unforgettable
as Reed Benedict
Third Watch
as Reilly
Quantico
as Frank Marlow
American Crime Story
as Det. Paul Scrimshaw
Bosch: Legacy
as Kurt Dockweiler
Nashville
as Luke Wheeler
Rescue Me
as Pat Mahoney
The Deuce
as Jack
Sharp Objects
as Bob Nash
Stars in the House
as Self