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Joseph Will is an American actor. Born in
Westminster, Maryland Westminster is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The city's population was 19,960 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Westminster is an outlying community in the Baltimore metropolitan area, whic ...
Will attended
Point Park University Point Park University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as Point Park College, the school name was revised in 2004 to reflect the number of graduate programs being offered. In 2021, it had a total undergraduate ...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater, and later pursued his master's degree in acting from the Florida State University Conservatory of Actor Training, in Sarasota, Florida. Will began his television career in a comic role on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom ''
Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (scr ...
'', opposite
Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1984–1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993–2004, and again F ...
and
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. He has been featured in a number of prime time television shows, including ''
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'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''
Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a Gay men, gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra ...
'', ''
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' is an American comedy-drama television series created for NBC and primarily written by Aaron Sorkin. The series was about the production of a live comedy series similar to ''Saturday Night Live''. Produced by ...
'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Life with Bonnie ''Life with Bonnie'' is an ABC television sitcom that originally aired from September 17, 2002 to April 9, 2004. The show outlined the life of character Bonnie Malloy, who juggled her personal life and her job as a daytime TV talk show host. The ...
'', and ''
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''. His two most high-profile roles were on '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' where he played Crewman Michael Rostov and '' Star Trek: Voyager'', where he played the Bronze Age alien, Kelis the poet, in episode "
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" opposite
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and
Kellie Waymire Kellie Suzanne Waymire (July 27, 1967 – November 13, 2003) was an American stage, television, and film actress. She was known for her television roles on '' Six Feet Under'', ''Friends'', and '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. Early life and education ...
. He also had a little-known guest starring role, in the same ''Star Trek'' series, as a security officer in the acclaimed two-part episode "
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." In 2009, Will made a guest appearance as Doctor in an episode of ''
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''. In 2010, Will played Steven Wench in two episodes of ''
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''. Will began his career in theater in New York city appearing in numerous Off-Broadway productions.


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* * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Point Park University alumni Male actors from Maryland People from Westminster, Maryland {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub