Will Chase

Will Chase
Chase performs "Desert Island Top 5 Break-ups" at Broadway on Broadway, September 10, 2006
Born	(1970-09-12) September 12, 1970 (age 46) Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Lori Chase (m. 1998; div. 2008) Stephanie Gibson (m. 2009; div. 2012)
Children	2 Daisy 17 (b. May 4, 1999) Gracie 15 (b. August 2, 2001)

Will Chase (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway musicals and in his role as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's Nashville.

Chase was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, and is the youngest of three boys. He graduated from Western Hills High School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied conducting with Robert Spano and majored in percussion.

He first performed in a Broadway show in 1998 as the Squeegee Man and Roger understudy in Rent; he also starred as the last Roger in the final Broadway company of Rent, which was recorded for the theatrical release entitled Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. His additional Broadway credits include Miss Saigon (with the original star Lea Salonga playing Kim to close the Broadway production); The Full Monty, as Jerry Lukowski replacement (2001); Lennon (2005); Aida (Radames replacement, 2003–04), another role originated by Pascal; and Tony in Billy Elliot the Musical. He was also in A Little Princess the Musical as Captain Crewe. In 2005, he played Neville Craven in the 2005 World AIDS Day The Secret Garden concert. In 2006, he starred in the short lived High Fidelity on Broadway, and starred as Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, for which he received a nomination for the 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor. He appeared in The Pajama Game opposite Kate Baldwin at The Muny in July 2007. He also starred in Oklahoma in 2007 at the Lyric Theatre opposite Kelli O'Hara, as well as the Broadway musical The Story of My Life, with Malcolm Gets in February 2009. He was nominated for the 2013 Tony Awards for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as John Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget in the revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood.