William Edward Lamar Rothhaar (born January 12, 1987) is an American actor.

Early life

Rothhaar was born in

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, the son of Michael Rothhaar and

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, both of whom are playwrights, actors and directors. He briefly lived in the little resort town of Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, where he started doing theatre, but grew up on the west side of Los Angeles and attended Alexander Hamilton High School.

Career

Rothhaar began acting in the mid-1990s, and appeared in several

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films and series, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. He had supporting roles in several feature films, including ''

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'' and '' Hearts in Atlantis''. In 1999, he received

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"Young Star Award" for his portrayal of John in

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's ''

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'' at the Geffen Playhouse. Rothhaar's biggest role to date was the leading role in ''

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'' (2003). In 2004, he had a starring role on '' Listen Up''. He appeared in ''

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'' (2005) and as Cpl. Lee Imlay in the alien-invasion film '' Battle: Los Angeles'' (2011). He appeared on two episodes of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (in 2004 and 2010, respectively), '' CSI: Miami'' (2011), and '' CSI: NY'' (2012), playing different characters each time. In 2013, he starred as

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in the television film '' Killing Kennedy''.Official film website
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Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothhaar, Will 1987 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New York City