| Will Estes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Will Estes Nipper |
| Born | October 21 1978 Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1984 - Present |
| Official site | http://www.willestes.com |
Will Estes (born William Estes Nipper, October 21, 1978, Los Angeles, California) is an American actor best known for his role as JJ Pryor, on the NBC drama American Dreams. His break-out movie role was Seaman Ronald 'Rabbit' Parker on U-571. Early in his career, he did many commercials and numerous guest starring roles in shows like Highway to Heaven and Santa Barbara. Then he was chosen out of 700 other kids for the series The New Lassie.[1] Since then he has had many starring roles in TV shows and he dabbled in the Music Video industry. He has appeared in Meat Loaf's video "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" (from Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell) and was in Bon Jovi's video "It's My Life" with Shiri Appleby. In 2000, according to a 2005 Soap Talk interview, Jon Bon Jovi asked him to be in his music video after he worked with him on U-571. He did most of his own stunts in the video.[2] So far, this has been one of his favorite career moments. Will had a leading role in the FOX show Reunion. The show followed six best friends over the course of 20 years, with each episode marking the next successive year. When the group meets up for their 20th high school reunion, one turns up dead at the end of the night. In late 2005 Fox announced that the series would be cancelled due to low ratings and the identity of the murderer would not be revealed. An upcoming project is a short movie Luz Del Mundo. He will be playing Jack Kerouac, a good friend of Neal Cassady. The movie is in post production and will be seen in future film festivals. It was written by Ty Roberts and David Trimble, directed by Ty Roberts and produced by Ryan McWhirter and John Pitts. There is a YouTube video of him in a short called "States United". Eventually, it might become a full length film. He has also appeared in a couple photographs, in the books Hollywood Splash ISBN 1576871835 and Men Before 10 AM Too ISBN 1576870847 He was nominated 4 different times for one award, the Young Artist Awards for The New Lassie and Kirk
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Hill | Billy | Post-Production |
| 2007 | Taxidermist | Gavin | Pre-Production |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Adam Halder | Class |
| 2005 | The Drive | Aaron | |
| The Dive From Clausen's Pier | Mike Mayor | ||
| Reunion | Will Malloy | ||
| Pet Star | Himself | Judge | |
| 2004 | Charity | Repo Man | |
| 2003 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Himself | Contestant |
| 2002 - 2005 | American Dreams | JJ Pryor | Series Regular |
| 2002 | May | Adam | |
| 2003 | The Familiar Stranger | Ted Walsh | |
| Mimic 2 | Nicky | ||
| New Port South | Chris | ||
| 2000 | See You in My Dreams | Ben | |
| U-571 | Seaman Ronald 'Rabbit' Parker | ||
| Terror Tract | Sean Goodwin | Segment: "Come to Granny" | |
| The Fugitive | Jesse Larson | Guilt | |
| 1999 | Blue Ridge Fall | Taz | |
| 1999-2000 | 7th Heaven | Andrew Nayloss | 5 Appearances |
| 1997/1998 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Hunter Reeves | Season 4 Regular |
| 1998 | Diagnosis Murder | Erik Fincher | An Education in Murder |
| Kelly Kelly | Sean Kelly | Series Regular | |
| 1997 | Meego | Trip Parker | Series Regular |
| 1995 | The Road Home | Michael | |
| Full House | Andrew | Michelle Rides Again, Part One & Part Two | |
| Kirk | Cory Hartman | Series Regular | |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Boy at Party | ||
| 1994 | Step by Step | Kevin Phillips | Growing Up in Hard to Do |
| 1994 - 1996 | Boy Meets World | Alex/Dylan | Turnaround & Career Day as Alex
Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow as Dylan |
| 1993 | Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World | Himself | Trapeze Artist |
| Jonny's Golden Quest | Jonny | ||
| Gary Black | Mini Series | ||
| Once Upon a Forest | Willy | ||
| It Had to be You | Christopher Quinn | ||
| 1992 | Harry and the Hendersons | Brad | Harry the Mascot |
| Baywatch | Cooper | The Chamber | |
| 1991 | Dutch | Teddy | as Will Nipper |
| The Last Holloween | Michael | as Will Nipper | |
| 1990 | Miracle Landing | David Kornberg | as Will Nipper |
| Menu for Murder | Chad | ||
| 1989 | Murphy's Law | George Segal | Doing It the Hard Way Is Always Easier |
| The New Lassie | Will McCullough | as Will Nipper | |
| 1988/1989 | Highway to Heaven | 2 different roles | Merry Christmas from Grandpa
The Correspondent |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | Brandon DeMott Capwell | Temporary Replacement |
References
- ^ http://willestes.com/history.html Will Estes Bio
- ^ http://www.islandrecords.com/bonjovi/archives_atoz_e.las Estes Entry
