Will Smith (Home and Away)
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Zac Drayson | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1998–2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010–11 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 13 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 8 February 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | John Holmes (1998) Julie McGauran (2003–05) Cameron Welsh (2010) |
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student (1998–2000) Coxswain |
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| Home | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Ken Smith |
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| Mother | Eve Smith |
| Brothers | Nick Smith |
| Sisters | Hayley Smith |
| Wife | Gypsy Nash (2002–11) |
| Daughters | Lily Smith |
| Adoptive daughters | Rachel McGregor |
| Nephews | Noah Smith |
William "Will" Smith is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Zac Drayson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 February 1998. Will was a regular on the show from 1998 to 2002. He continued to make frequent guest appearances until 2005. In 2010, it was announced that the character and Drayson would be returning to the show. Will returned to the series as a guest with his daughter on 14 October 2010. On 7 February 2011, Will was finally revealed to have been the murderer of Penn Graham after a long running storyline. He left the series on 8 February 2011.
Drayson was originally cast in the role of Tom Nash, but at the last minute the show's producers thought he would be more suited to the "rougher" upcoming role of Will. Drayson played Will for four years from 1998. The character left Summer Bay after marrying Gypsy Nash (Kimberley Cooper). Drayson made occasional guest appearances in the show from 2003 to 2005.
In September 2010, it was revealed that Drayson had reprised his role of Will and would be returning to Home and Away. Drayson revealed that a friend of his is a producer on the show and asked him about coming back. Drayson has said that he is going to be around for a while, but he is not signed for three or four years. Will arrives in town with his daughter, Lily (Charlie Rose Maclennan), to visit his former foster mother, Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger) after his marriage suffers problems. On his character's return, Drayson said "He and Gypsy are going through a rough patch, so he comes home to clear his head. They're not divorced - they're just having a break." He added "Being back is great, it really did feel like coming home."
Will was originally described as a "hot-tempered trouble maker" who arrives in the Bay to reconnect with his siblings, Hayley (Rebecca Hewitt) and Nick (Chris Egan). Will learns to calm down and when he decides to leave the Bay he was, by then, considered a "good bloke". Will worked for Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) and he managed to get his coxswain's licence. He also had a close relationship with Irene Roberts and he and his siblings lived with her at the Beach House.
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