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name: "Will Chase"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 September 1970"
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updated: "2026-09-17T04:01:38.838618+00:00"
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# Will Chase

Actor. Born 12 September 1970 in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 September 1970, Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
- **Also known as:** Frank William Chase 

## Biography

Will Chase is an American actor and singer. He was born on 12 September 1970 in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Chase trained at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He began his Broadway career in 1998 with *Rent* and has appeared in productions including *Miss Saigon*, *The Full Monty*, *Aida*, *High Fidelity* and the 2019 revival of *Kiss Me, Kate*. He received a Tony Award nomination for his role in the 2012 revival of *The Mystery of Edwin Drood*.

On television he is known for the role of Luke Wheeler in *Nashville* (2012–2016) and has appeared in *Stranger Things* (2016), *Sharp Objects* (2018), *American Crime Story* (2018), *Dopesick* (2021) as Michael Friedman, and *The Crowded Room* (2023).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, will-chase.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dopesick* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Michael Friedman — [page](https://film.one/tv/dopesick.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Byron T. Marks
- *White Collar* (2009), Connor Bailey
- *Shaft* (2000), Walter's Friend
- *Sharp Objects* (2018), Bob Nash
- *American Crime Story* (2016), Det. Paul Scrimshaw
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), William Flood
- *FBI* (2018), Detective Harry Bloom
- *Quantico* (2015), Frank Marlow

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