Will Shepherd(II)
- Actor
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).
