Will Wallace

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

Will Wallace
Born
United States
OccupationFilm director, actor

Early life

Wallace graduated from Kent School in 1984.[3]

Career

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 (film) 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 2 films in the city. One of those films was Warning Shot (2018 film) which starred David Spade, and Tammy Blanchard.

References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2265080//
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003930/
  3. http://www.kent-school.edu/news/11_12/10/wallace.cfm
  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.

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