Will Wallace is an American film director and actor. He directed Spanish Fly, Red Wing,[1] and Cake: A Wedding Story.[2]

Will Wallace
Born
United States
Occupation(s)Film director, actor

Early life edit

Wallace graduated from Kent School in 1984.[3]

Career edit

As an actor, Will Wallace received his first role playing a flight attendant opposite of Shirley MacLaine in The Evening Star[4] in 1996. He had a number of guest starring in television hits, such as, Beverly Hills, 90210[5] in 1998 where he played Barry. The following year he was cast in Baywatch[6] in 1999 where he played Sam. That same year he was cast as Lieutenant Chadway in Pensacola: Wings of Gold.[7]

In 1998, Will booked the role of Private Hoke in Terrance Malick’s film, The Thin Red Line (1998 film).[8] In 2001, Will played Bill Carpenter, husband to Laura Dern’s character Randy in the heartfelt movie I Am Sam.[9]

In 2013, Will Wallace produced and directed a unique love story, Red Wing, which was an adaptation from the French novella François le Champi by George Sand.[10] It is set in a small town in Texas. In the film, a young boy is taken in by a foster family and grows up to fall in love with his foster mother. The film has a number of critically acclaimed actors from Luke Perry, Frances Fisher, Bill Paxton, and a young Glen Powell. It was released by Warner Brothers and is currently available On Demand.[11] Wallace was awarded the first Key to the City of Corsicana, TX by Mayor Don Denbow on Oct 18, 2018 after producing the film Warning Shot in the city.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Red Wing". October 4, 2013 – via IMDb.
  2. ^ "Will Wallace". IMDb.
  3. ^ Gutu, Stefany. "Will Wallace '84: Alumnus Takes Hollywood". kent-school.edu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  4. ^ MacLaine, Shirley; Paxton, Bill; Lewis, Juliette; Richardson, Miranda (1996-12-25), The Evening Star, retrieved 2017-03-29
  5. ^ Garth, Jennie; Ziering, Ian; Green, Brian Austin; Spelling, Tori (1998-12-02), I'm Back Because, retrieved 2017-03-29
  6. ^ Hasselhoff, David; Kapture, Mitzi; Chokachi, David; Packard, Kelly (2000-01-01), Castles in the Sand, retrieved 2017-03-29
  7. ^ Brolin, James; Trucco, Michael; Hess, Sandra; Hosea, Bobby (1999-10-11), Tattoo, retrieved 2017-03-29
  8. ^ Nolte, Nick; Caviezel, Jim; Penn, Sean; Koteas, Elias (1999-01-15), The Thin Red Line, retrieved 2017-03-29
  9. ^ Penn, Sean; Pfeiffer, Michelle; Fanning, Dakota; Wiest, Dianne (2002-01-25), I Am Sam, retrieved 2017-03-29
  10. ^ Johnson, Breann; Powell, Glen; Paxton, Bill; Perry, Luke (2013-10-04), Red Wing, retrieved 2017-04-20
  11. ^ "Will Wallace '89 Follows His Heart To Hollywood". SMU Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  12. ^ Kormos, Michael (19 October 2018). "Corsicana Mayor presents Key to the City to filmmaker". Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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