Will Shepherd

Will Shepherd, born William Hardy Shepherd, in Asheville, NC is a New York based and trained actor. Will has worked and lived in and out of Los Angeles, Miami and New York City through his young adult life. Moving out of North Carolina at age 14 the following places include living in Texas and South Dakota with his parents then returning on his own to the east coast at age 19 to go to school in South Carolina and Georgia. After suffering a traumatic hand injury Will launched into the acting industry with the coaching of Jaid Barrymore and Pamela Kramer in NYC in 2008. In the last year, Will starred with Emily Bridges in the new independent film, "Purple Mind" portraying the role of Roy Matthews. He also has been in the process of starting his own non-profit organization, and has been involved with Greenpeace USA. On his downtime you can find Will on a boat somewhere, surfing, camping, snowboarding, at Art Basel, or working on some of his own projects - his first feature, an indie film, "1/20" (2009).