William Edward Lamar "Will" Rothhaar (born January 12, 1987) is an American actor.

Early life

Rothlaar was born in

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, the son of Michael Rothhaar and

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, both of whom are playwrights, actors and directors. He briefly lived in the little resort town of

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, where he started doing theatre, but grew up on the west side of Los Angeles and attended Alexander Hamilton High School.

Career

Rothhaar began acting in the mid-1990s, and appeared in several

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films and series, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. He had supporting roles in several feature films, including ''

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'' and '' Hearts in Atlantis''. In 1999, he received

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"Young Star Award" for his portrayal of John in

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's ''

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'' at the Geffen Playhouse. Rothhaar's biggest role to date was the leading role in ''

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'' (2003). In 2004, he had a starring role on '' Listen Up!''. He appeared in ''

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'' (2005) and as Cpl. Lee Imlay in the alien-invasion film '' Battle: Los Angeles'' (2011). He appeared on two episodes of ''

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'' (in 2004 and 2010, respectively), ''

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'' (2011), and '' CSI: New York'' (2012), playing different characters each time. In 2013, he starred as

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in the television film ''

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''.Official film website
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Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothhaar, Will 1987 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New York City