Will Brill (born July 11, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Scott Brown in The OA. Additionally, Brill also starred in Stereophonic, a show on Broadway loosely based on the creation of the Fleetwood Mac album Rumours, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance.
Early life and education Brill grew up in Menlo Park, California. Brill loved singing from an early age and participated in children's theaters across the San Francisco Bay Peninsula, where he grew up.
During his high school years, he left Menlo School amid a scandalous fake ID fiasco and subsequently attended Menlo-Atherton High School. While there, he continued to do children's theater and co-directed a production of Lost in Yonkers. After only one semester, he transferred to Woodside High School in Redwood City to do more theatre. Afterwards, he transferred to Gunn High School, one of the top public schools in the country, to be with friends and do lots of theatre. After graduating from Gunn High School, he attended Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
Career In 2020, Brill starred as an apparition come to life of William Shakespeare in the film The Scottish Play. In addition to his television and film work, Brill has also appeared on Broadway, as part of the original cast of Act One, as Ed in the 2014 revival of You Can't Take It with You, and as Ali Hakim in the reimagined 75th-anniversary revival of Oklahoma!. He has also appeared in off-Broadway productions of Tribes and Our Town, both directed by David Cromer.
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2010FaithSlim2012 Girls Against Boys Duncan King Kelly Ryan Not Fade Away Wells 2013 Beside Still Waters Martin2015 Up the River Thomas Don't Worry Baby Jack 2016 The Eyes of My Mother Charlie2018 Piercing The Bellhop Slice Bradley Unsane Male Patient Ride Bruno 2019 Test Pattern Evan 2020 The Scottish Play William Shakespeare 2021 To the Moon Roger Lotz 2023 Power Signal Michael Tender JD 2025 Caught Stealing Jason 2026 The Musical Doug Leibowitz Completed The Whisper ManPost-production TBA Being HeumannPost-production
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2010 Louie Guy #1 Episode: "Dogpound"2015 Gotham Arnold Dobkins 2 episodes The Blacklist Gavin Delgado Episode: "Arioch Cain (No. 50)" The Knick Leo Guggenheim Episode: "The Best with the Best to Get the Best" Elementary Tyler Eggert 2 episodes2016 Civil Randy Unaired pilot Person of Interest Charlie Vaida Episode: "Synecdoche" 2016–2019 The OA Scott Brown 12 episodes2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Harry Ingram Episode: "Net Worth" NCIS: New Orleans Otis Episode: "Dead Man Calling" 2017–2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Noah Weissman 10 episodes 2021 Lisey's Story Gerd Allen Cole Episode: "Bool Hunt" 2022 The Time Traveler's Wife Ben Episode: "1.6" 2023 Fellow Travelers Roy Cohn 6 episodes 2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Dalton Episode: "Become"2025 Long Story ShortToby (voice)Episode: "Uncle Barry" Monster: The Ed Gein Story Tobe Hooper2 episodes The Beast in MeChris Ingram2 episodes
Theater Year Title Role Venue NotesRef.2009–2010Our TownJoe CrowellBarrow Street TheatreOff-Broadway2012–2013TribesDanielNational premiere; Off-Broadway2013Mark Taper ForumLos Angeles2014Act OneDore Schary / George / David AllenVivian Beaumont TheatreBroadway2014–2015You Can't Take It with YouEd CarmichaelLongacre Theatre2017IllyriaBernie GerstenThe Public TheaterWorld premiere; Off-Broadway2019–2020Oklahoma!Ali HakimCircle in the Square TheatreBroadway2022A Case for the Existence of GodRyanSignature TheatreWorld premiere; Off-Broadway2023Uncle VanyaAstrovOHenry ProductionsOff-BroadwayStereophonicRegPlaywrights HorizonsWorld premiere; Off-Broadway2024John Golden TheatreBroadway2025Meet The CartoziansWallace McCamant/Alan O'BrienSecond StageOff-Broadway
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Project Result Ref.2012Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayTribes2023Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Lead Performance in a PlayA Case for the Existence of God2024Tony AwardsBest Featured Actor in a PlayStereophonicBroadway.com Audience AwardsFavorite Featured Actor in a PlayDrama Desk AwardsEnsemble Award
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