Will Wallace is an American

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and actor. He directed ''Spanish Fly'', '' Red Wing'', and '' Cake: A Wedding Story''.

Early life

Wallace graduated from

Kent School Kent School is a private college-preparatory day and boarding school in Kent, Connecticut. Founded in 1906, it is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It educates around 520 boys and girls in grades 9–12. Kent was one of the first schools ...

in 1984.

Career

As an actor, Will Wallace received his first role playing a flight attendant opposite of

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress and author. With a career spanning over 70 years, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Shirley MacLaine, numerous accolades, including a ...

in ''

The Evening Star ''The Evening Star'' is a 1996 American comedy drama film directed by Robert Harling, adapted from the 1992 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is a sequel to the Academy Award-winning 1983 film ''Terms of Endearment'' starring Shirley MacLaine, who r ...

'' in 1996. He had a number of guest starring roles in television shows such as, ''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to as ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fo ...

'' in 1998 where he played Barry. The following year he was cast in ''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz ...

'' in 1999 where he played Sam. That same year he was cast as Lieutenant Chadway in '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold''. In 1998, Wallace booked the role of Private Hoke in Terrance Malick’s film, '' The Thin Red Line''. In 2001, he played Bill Carpenter, husband to Laura Dern’s character Randy in the movie ''

I Am Sam ''I Am Sam'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2001 American drama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson. It stars Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine and Laura Dern. Nelson ...

''. In 2013, Will Wallace produced and directed '' Red Wing'', which was an adaptation from the French novella ''François le Champi'' by

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. 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. It was released by Warner Brothers. Wallace was awarded the first Key to the City of Corsicana, Texas on October 18, 2018 after producing the film ''

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'' in the city.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Will Film directors from Los Angeles Kent School alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)