Will Janowitz

William " Will " Janowitz (nacido el 25 de mayo de 1980) es un actor y guionista estadounidense de cine y televisión. Es conocido principalmente por interpretar a Finn DeTrolio , el prometido de Meadow Soprano , en Los Soprano , a Hymie Weiss en Boardwalk Empire (2012-2013) y a Trevor en Bikini Moon (2017).

Janowitz nació el 25 de mayo de 1980 en la ciudad de Nueva York y es estadounidense de primera generación. Tiene ascendencia de Europa del Este y judía . Su madre, Katherine Sborovy, escritora, era de Bratislava, Eslovaquia . Su padre, James Janowitz, abogado, es de Berlín, Alemania . La familia de su padre huyó a la ciudad de Nueva York después de que los nazis confiscaran su fábrica de escaparates durante la Noche de los Cristales Rotos . Will lleva el nombre de su tío abuelo, quien pereció en el gueto de Minsk . La familia de la madre de Janowitz también sobrevivió al Holocausto y buscó refugio en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Janowitz creció en el Upper West Side de la ciudad de Nueva York. Se graduó de la escuela secundaria en la Trevor Day School en Manhattan.

Tras formarse en la Escuela de Artes de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en el año 2000, Janowitz comenzó a actuar profesionalmente.

Trabajó brevemente como asistente personal de Mary-Louise Parker en varios proyectos de cine y televisión. Uno de sus primeros trabajos cinematográficos fue un papel en la película George Washington (2000) de David Gordon Green .

En 2002, Janowitz consiguió un papel recurrente en Los Soprano como Finn DeTrolio , el novio de Meadow Soprano ( Jamie-Lynn Sigler ) . ^{[ 1 ]} Apareció en la quinta y sexta temporada de la serie, interpretando la perspectiva de un novato en la organización criminal. El personaje de Janowitz reveló la homosexualidad de Vito Spatafore ( Joe Gannascoli ), uno de los capitanes mejor pagados de Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ).

Janowitz ha participado en varias películas independientes, entre ellas Backseat (2005) y Bristol Boys (2006). En 2005, prestó su voz a Donald Love en Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories .

In 2009, Janowitz joined the ensemble cast of Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock and wore a blonde wig and mustache to play Chip Monck, the festival's production designer. That same summer, he went to Marietta, Georgia, to play the role of Leo Frank in The People v. Leo Frank (2009). The film explores the life and trial of Leo Frank, an American-born Jew who was lynched in Marietta, Georgia, on August 17, 1915, after being accused of the murder of a 13-year-old girl who worked in his pencil factory.

He played a comedian in "The Good News" episode of Mad Men in 2010, razzing audience members Don Draper and Lane Pryce. In 2011 he appeared as a green Goblin in Louie C.K.’s television show, Louie, in the episode “Halloween/Ellie”.

From 2012—2013, Janowitz portrayed a historically ruthless Chicago mobster, Hymie Weiss, on Boardwalk Empire.

In 2014, Janowitz played the character Alex in the film H., directed by Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia and set in Troy, NY. The film revolves around the aftermath of an apparent meteor strike. H. premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and went on to play at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Janowitz also appeared in the Broad City episode "Destination Wedding". Janowitz played the ghost of a Confederate soldier named Josiah in The Heart, She Holler(2014). He played Chef Christopher in the Deadbeat (2015) episode "Table for Sue".

In the American Experience episode “Murder of a President” (2016), Janowitz depicted Charles J. Guiteau, who shot and killed President James A. Garfield.

In 2016, Janowitz portrayed Steve in the film Little Boxes, which follows a family moving from the city life of Brooklyn to a small town in Washington state. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016. He also appeared as the character Ralph in Youth in Oregon which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival as well.

On the T.V. series Gotham, Janowitz plays an informant named Wally Clarke. In the episode "Hog Day Afternoon" (2017) Janowtiz gives Gordon (Ben McKenzie) a tip, saying he retrieved pigs from a butcher and left them for a man known as the "Professor".

Janowitz took the role of mentor in the character Tony, a manager of a bowling alley in the coming-of-age story CRSHD (2019). Directed by Emily Cohn, CRSHD premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.

In 2019, Janowitz portrayed Mark Rollins in the Chicago P.D. episode “Brotherhood”. He played David Fallon on FBI: Most Wanted in the 2020 episode "Grudge".

Janowitz co-wrote and portrayed a priest in the Chris Pine production Doula (2022).

In the meta-film comedy short Proof of Concept (2023), Janowitz acted alongside Richard Kind. It premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

In 2025, Janowitz earned an Academy Award nomination as one of the producers of the film Train Dreams.

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