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Will is an actor who grew up in a single-parent family on a council estate in Worcestershire.

He attended the University of Manchester to study Literature & Drama, before enrolling at Mountview to undertake the postgraduate in Acting.

Soon after graduating, he moved into the live comedy world with a group of fellow Mountview grads, performing at festivals including Edinburgh and Adelaide. He then joined the theatre company 1927 to make Golem for the Young Vic and its subsequent world tour.

Most recent credits include Man Mountain (Soho Theatre), Dear England (National Theatre/Prince Edward Theare), for which he won the Olivier for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Porn Play (Royal Court). He was also nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award as Best Supporting Performer in a Play, a Stage Debut Award for Best West End Debut Performer and won the Broadway World Award for Best Supporting Actor. 

His plays for BBC Radio 4 include Mediocre White Male and Slease.