Biographie
Will Rothhaar was born in New York City on January 12, 1987. He began his stage career in 1991, making his acting debut at age 4 as Sonny in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at Pennsylvania's Allenberry Playhouse. Since then, he has built a diverse career spanning film, television, theater, and commercials.
In 1999, he earned the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award (Theater) for his role as John in David Mamet's The Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse. His film credits include Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Kart Racer (2003), Jack Frost (1998), Now You Know (2002), American Strays (1996), and Kingpin (1996).
He was a series regular on the CBS show Listen Up (2004), portraying Mickey Kleinman, the son of Jason Alexander's character. His television appearances also include "Black And Blue," "American Daughter," live broadcasts of "Fail-Safe" and "On Golden Pond," "Journey Of The Heart," JAG (recurring as Josh Pendry), ER, Judging Amy, Family Law, Mad About You, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Everything's Relative, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Hang Time, Pacific Blue, the mini-series Innocent Victims, In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped, and Letter to My Killer.
Beyond "Cryptogram" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," his theater work features productions such as Waiting For Godot at the Matrix Theater, and Of Mice and Men, Ardèle, The Visit, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, According to the Fifth Grade, and A Midsummer Night's Dream or the Night They Missed the Forest for the Trees, all staged at the Pacific Resident Theater.
His national commercial work includes campaigns for Snap.Com (an Emmy-winning spot), J.C. Penney, Sprint, Leapfrog Learning Software, Honda, Lee Jeans, Microsoft, Kodak, AT&T, Fruit of the Loom, Bugle Boy, and Service Merchandise.
Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned actors including Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews, Jason Alexander, George Clooney, Richard Dreyfuss, Randy Quaid, Helen Hunt, Cybill Shepherd, Christine Lahti, Tom Skerritt, Anthony LaPaglia, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Roberts, Paul Reiser, Sela Ward, David Dukes, Orson Bean, David James Elliott, Dabney Coleman, Anthony Andrews, Ed Begley Jr., Tony Danza, and Tyne Daly. He has also worked with notable directors such as Scott Hicks, Stephen Frears, Spike Jonze, Peter and Bob Farrelly, Gilbert Cates, and Martha Coolidge.
Will is the son of actor-director Michael Rothhaar and actress-playwright Nancy Linehan Charles. His brother, Charles F. Linehan, serves as an Assistant District Attorney for the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.
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