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BIO

Will Brill is an avid book reader, watcher of TV and movies, and listener of ambient and classical and pop music. He also loves his dog and other animals. He grew up in the Bay Area of California, went to Carnegie Mellon University and lives currently in Brooklyn.

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STAGE CREDITS

Stereophonic Stereophonic
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Reg
Stereophonic Stereophonic
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Reg
Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Astrov
KPOP KPOP
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2022
Performer
Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2019
Ali Hakim
Illyria Illyria
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere at the Public Theater, 2017
Bernie Gersten
You Can't Take It with You You Can't Take It with You
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Ed Carmichael
Act One Act One
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2014
Ensemble
Dore
George
Tribes Tribes
[Off-Broadway]
North American Premiere, 2012
Daniel
Our Town Our Town
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2009
Joe Crowell [Replacement]

Movies

Faith
[ 2008 ] Slim
Girls Against Boys
[ 2012 ] Duncan
King Kelly
[ 2012 ] Ryan
Not Fade Away
[ 2012 ] Wells
Beside Still Waters
[ 2013 ] Martin
Don't Worry Baby
[ 2015 ] Jack
Up the River
[ 2015 ] Thom
The Eyes of My Mother
[ 2016 ] Charlie
Slice
[ 2018 ] Bradley
Ride
[ 2018 ] Bruno
Unsane
[ 2018 ] Male Patient
Piercing
[ 2018 ] The Bellhop
Test Pattern
[ 2019 ] Evan
The Scottish Play
[ 2020 ] Will

TV Shows

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Noah Weissman, Noah
The OA
Scott Brown
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Dalton

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Will Brill, Stereophonic

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play

Will Brill, A Case for the Existence of God

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Will Brill, Tribes

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Dates Set and Tickets on Sale For STEREOPHONIC at the Duke of York's Theatre Photo
Dates Set and Tickets on Sale For STEREOPHONIC at the Duke of York's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2025

Following the production announcement earlier this month, Stereophonic is confirmed to run at the Duke of York's Theatre beginning this May. Learn more about the show here!
Video: STEREOPHONIC Performs Encore of 'Masquerade' at Final Curtain Call Photo
Video: STEREOPHONIC Performs Encore of 'Masquerade' at Final Curtain Call
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025

Stereophonic, the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play, played its final performance on Broadway, followed by a special encore performance of the hit song, “Masquerade” by the cast and creative team. Check out the video footage here!   
STEREOPHONIC Plays Final Broadway Performance Photo
STEREOPHONIC Plays Final Broadway Performance
by Sidney Paterra - Jan 12, 2025

Stereophonic will play its final performance at the GoldenTheatre following 16 previews and 305 regular performances. The venue will soon be home to Operation Mincemeat.
STEREOPHONIC Will Transfer to the West End and Embark on U.S. Tour Photo
STEREOPHONIC Will Transfer to the West End and Embark on U.S. Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2025

Ahead of its final week of performances, Stereophonic, the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play from David Adjmi, has announced a West End engagement in May 2025 at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre, and a U.S. national tour.
Video: STEREOPHONIC Tiny Desk Concert with Will Brill, Juliana Canfield, & More Photo
Video: STEREOPHONIC Tiny Desk Concert with Will Brill, Juliana Canfield, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 11, 2024

Ahead of its Broadway run ending on January 12, the Tony-award-winning play Stereophonic took part in an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. The original Broadway cast members perform the music, including Will Brill, Juliana Canfield, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Chris Stack. Watch the concert now!
Video: Will Butler and STEREOPHONIC Cast Perform 'Masquerade' Photo
Video: Will Butler and STEREOPHONIC Cast Perform 'Masquerade'
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 26, 2024

Will Butler and the cast of Broadway's Stereophonic visited The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday to discuss the Tony-Award-winning play and perform 'Masquerade' from the show. Butler explained the show's genesis and introduced the song. Watch the interview and performance now!
Deirdre O’Connell, Will Brill, & More Join Netflix's THE BEAST IN ME Series Photo
Deirdre O’Connell, Will Brill, & More Join Netflix's THE BEAST IN ME Series
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 8, 2024

Netflix has added several new cast members to their mystery thriller series The Beast in Me. Joining Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys in the limited series is Tony Award winner Deirdre O’Connell, Stereophonic's Will Brill, and more.
Photos: First Look at the New Cast of STEREOPHONIC on Broadway Photo
Photos: First Look at the New Cast of STEREOPHONIC on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2024

All new photos have been released of the new cast of Stereophonic on Broadway! The production is now extended through January 12, 2025. Check out the photos below!
Photos: Michael Urie Unveils Sardi's Caricature Photo
Photos: Michael Urie Unveils Sardi's Caricature
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 28, 2024

Michael Urie, the star of Once Upon a Mattress, received his very own caricature at the legendary Sardi's! Check out photos here.
Roger Bart, Laura Benanti and More Will Lead Reading of Brendan Hunt's THE ART COUPLE Photo
Roger Bart, Laura Benanti and More Will Lead Reading of Brendan Hunt's THE ART COUPLE
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024

Tony Award–winners Roger Bart, Laura Benanti, Will Brill, and Nikki M. James will join Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, comedian, and co-creator of Ted Lasso Brendan Hunt for a full-cast reading of his new play, The Art Couple.
Noah Reid Returns To Coal Mine Theatre In November In A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Photo
Noah Reid Returns To Coal Mine Theatre In November In A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2024

Noah Reid, known for his role in SCHITT'S CREEK, will perform with Mazin Elsadig in A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD at Coal Mine Theatre, directed by Ted Dykstra, starting this November.
Photos: Immersive LIFE AND TRUST Hosts 'Broadway Night' Photo
Photos: Immersive LIFE AND TRUST Hosts 'Broadway Night'
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2024

Broadway went downtown to experience Life And Trust: a world of money, sex, and power unfolding in the heart of New York’s Financial District. Life And Trust celebrated a starry Broadway night at Conwell Tower (69 Beaver Street). Check out photos from inside the the event.
STEREOPHONIC Vinyl Cast Recording To Be Released This Fall Photo
STEREOPHONIC Vinyl Cast Recording To Be Released This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2024

The classic album STEREOPHONIC will be available on vinyl starting October 18, offering fans a chance to enjoy the timeless music in a new format.
STEREOPHONIC Will Release Cast Recording on Vinyl This October Photo
STEREOPHONIC Will Release Cast Recording on Vinyl This October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2024

A special, limited-edition vinyl will be released for Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording), an album of music from the 2024 Tony® Award-winning Best Play. Find out how to preorder the vinyl now!
Video: The Cast of STEREOPHONIC Performs 'Seven Roads' on TODAY Photo
Video: The Cast of STEREOPHONIC Performs 'Seven Roads' on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 15, 2024

The cast of Stereophonic recently made their television debut, with a performance of two songs as part of TODAY's Citi Concert Series. Ahead of the performance of Seven Roads, Tony Award winner Will Brill talked to TODAY about his success with the show. Watch it now!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 11, 2024 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 11, 2024
by - Jul 11, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 11, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Interview: Meet the Mastermind Behind Broadway Accents and Dialects, Gigi Buffington Photo
Interview: Meet the Mastermind Behind Broadway Accents and Dialects, Gigi Buffington
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Gigi Buffington, Vocal, Text, and Dialect Coach known for her work this Broadway season on the Tony Award-winning Stereophonic and The Outsiders. 
Layoffs Hit Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway Birthplace Of Broadway Hit STEREOPHONI Photo
Layoffs Hit Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway Birthplace Of Broadway Hit STEREOPHONIC
by Joey Sims - Jun 27, 2024

Off-Broadway new work hub Playwrights Horizons, coming off a celebrated 2023-24 season which launched the Tony Award-winning Best Play Stereophonic and an off-Broadway commercial transfer of hit musical Teeth, last week laid off 5 full-time staffers and instituted a number of cost reduction measures. 
Video: Will Brill Talks Tony Win for STEREOPHONIC and Thanking His Therapist During S Photo
Video: Will Brill Talks Tony Win for STEREOPHONIC and Thanking His Therapist During Speech
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 25, 2024

At the 77th Annual Tony Awards earlier this month, Will Brill won a Tony Award for his performance as Reg in the play Stereophonic. On Tuesday morning, Brill stopped by Good Morning America to talk about receiving the award and his long journey with the project. Watch the interview!
Photos: Inside the Tony Awards After Party at the Carlyle Photo
Photos: Inside the Tony Awards After Party at the Carlyle
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 19, 2024

BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the annual Tony Awards afterparty at The Carlyle Hotel with photos from inside the exclusive event!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Will Brill been in?

Will Brill has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Will Brill been in?

Will Brill has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Will Brill been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Stereophonic, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Case for the Existence of God and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tribes.

What awards has Will Brill won?

Will Brill won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his performance in Stereophonic.

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