Will Rothhaar
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Composer
Will Rothhaar was born in New York City on January 12, 1987. He made
his stage debut in 1991. At the age of 4, he made his acting debut as
Sonny in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," at Pennsylvania's Allenberry
Playhouse. Since then, his career has grown to include extensive work
in film, television, theater, and commercials.
In 1999, he received the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award (Theater)
for his portrayal of John in David Mamet's
The Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse. His feature film work includes
Hearts in Atlantis (2001),
Kart Racer (2003),
Jack Frost (1998),
Now You Know (2002),
American Strays (1996), and
Kingpin (1996).
He was a regular on the CBS series
Listen Up (2004), on which he
played _Jason Alexander's son
Mickey Kleinman. Additionally, he has appeared on television in "Black
And Blue" and American Daughter"; the live broadcasts of "Fail-Safe"
and "On Golden Pond"; and "Journey Of The Heart";
JAG (1995) (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"; "Innocent Victims" (Mini-series); "In the Line
of Duty: Kidnapped"; and "Letter to My Killer."
In addition to "Cryptogram" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," his stage work
includes "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 of which were performed at the
Pacific Resident Theater.
His national commercials include 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.
In the course of his career, he has worked with such distinguished
actors as 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 also worked with such noted
directors as Scott Hicks,
Stephen Frears,
Spike Jonze,
Peter Farrelly 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, is an Assistant District Attorney for the
Borough of Manhattan in New York City.
his stage debut in 1991. At the age of 4, he made his acting debut as
Sonny in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," at Pennsylvania's Allenberry
Playhouse. Since then, his career has grown to include extensive work
in film, television, theater, and commercials.
In 1999, he received the Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award (Theater)
for his portrayal of John in David Mamet's
The Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse. His feature film work includes
Hearts in Atlantis (2001),
Kart Racer (2003),
Jack Frost (1998),
Now You Know (2002),
American Strays (1996), and
Kingpin (1996).
He was a regular on the CBS series
Listen Up (2004), on which he
played _Jason Alexander's son
Mickey Kleinman. Additionally, he has appeared on television in "Black
And Blue" and American Daughter"; the live broadcasts of "Fail-Safe"
and "On Golden Pond"; and "Journey Of The Heart";
JAG (1995) (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"; "Innocent Victims" (Mini-series); "In the Line
of Duty: Kidnapped"; and "Letter to My Killer."
In addition to "Cryptogram" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," his stage work
includes "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 of which were performed at the
Pacific Resident Theater.
His national commercials include 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.
In the course of his career, he has worked with such distinguished
actors as 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 also worked with such noted
directors as Scott Hicks,
Stephen Frears,
Spike Jonze,
Peter Farrelly 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, is an Assistant District Attorney for the
Borough of Manhattan in New York City.