William Frederick Roland was born on March 5,1989 and is an American actor and singer, best known for originating the role of Jared Kleinman in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, for which he received a Grammy and Daytime Emmy Award.
12 Facts About Will Roland
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William Frederick Roland was born on March 5,1989 was born in New York City.
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Will Roland attended Friends Academy for middle school and high school.
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In 2012, Will Roland played the role of Nato Obenkrieger from August 16,2012, to September 2,2012, in a staged workshop of The Black Suits, a musical by Joe Iconis in The Berkshires at the Barrington Stage Company.
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Will Roland reprised this role in 2013 from October 27,2013, to November 24,2013, in Los Angeles, California, for the show's world premiere at the Center Theatre Group.
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Will Roland then departed the production and re-auditioned for the lead in 2015 when it was casting for its world premiere, whereupon he did not get cast.
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Will Roland was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Northern Virginia International Film and Music Festival in 2017.
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In 2016, Will Roland reprised his role as Jared when Dear Evan Hansen went Off-Broadway for a limited engagement run at the Second Stage Theatre.
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In 2017, Will Roland was approached by the showrunners of Billions after seeing his performance in Dear Evan Hansen.
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Will Roland was offered an audition for a guest role, which turned into the recurring role of Winston, who Roland portrayed starting in season 3 of Billions.
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Also in 2023, Will Roland was in the studio cast recording of 17 Again: The Musical.
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On November 7,2018, Will Roland became engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Stephanie Wessels.