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 大卫·马梅's The Cryptogram at the Geffen Playhouse. His feature film work includes 亚特兰蒂斯之心 (2001), 卡丁车手 (2003), 雪人情缘 (1998), 顿悟姻缘 (2002), 迷途美国 (1996), and 王牌保龄球 (1996).
He was a regular on the CBS series Listen Up (2004), on which he played _杰森·亚历山大'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 安东尼·霍普金斯, 克里斯托弗·普卢默, 朱莉·安德鲁斯, Jason Alexander, 乔治·克鲁尼, 理查德·德莱福斯, 兰迪·奎德, 海伦·亨特, 斯碧尔·谢波德, 克里斯汀·拉蒂, 汤姆·斯凯里特, 安东尼·拉帕格利亚, 玛丽·斯图尔特, 埃里克·罗伯茨, 保罗·雷瑟, 雪拉·渥德, 大卫·杜克斯, 奥森·比恩, David James Elliott, 达布尼·柯尔曼, Anthony Andrews, 小艾德·博格里, 托尼·丹扎, and Tyne Daly. He also worked with such noted directors as 斯科特·希克斯, 斯蒂芬·弗雷斯, 斯派克·琼斯, 彼得·法雷里 and 'Bob Farrelly', 吉尔伯特·凯茨, and 玛莎·库利奇.
Will is the son of actor-director Michael Rothhaar and actress-playwright 南茜·林韩. His brother, Charles F. Linehan, is an Assistant District Attorney for the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.
Attended the prestigious Hamilton Academy of Music in Los Angeles, along with such actors as 埃米尔·赫斯基, 凯拉·普拉特, 希亚·拉博夫, 凯瑟琳·道布尔迪, Zoma Crum, Cherish Lee.
Stepbrother of Charles Linehan.
Son of Michael Rothhaar and 南茜·林韩.
Was considered for the role of John Connor in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." (Source: Cast Audition Tapes on the DVD extras for season 1 of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.") Eventually appeared on the series as Martin Bedell in the episode "Goodbye to All That.".
