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Wildling (film)

Wildling is a 2018 fantasy-horror film, Fritz Böhm's directorial debut co-written with Florian Eder, starring Bel Powley, Liv Tyler, and Brad Dourif. Premiered at SXSW 2018, released by IFC Midnight; 70% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Wildwood (film)

Wildwood (2026) is Laika's sixth stop-motion feature, directed by Travis Knight and adapted by Chris Butler from Colin Meloy's 2011 novel. Released October 23, 2026 by Fathom Entertainment, rated PG-13, 132 minutes, with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes at release.

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner: Warner Bros. cartoon duo created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese, debuting in 1949's Fast and Furry-ous. Known for the nine Jones rules, Acme products, Paul Julian's beep-beep, and the 2026 film Coyote vs. Acme.

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), American character actor of Cocoon, The Natural, The Thing, and The Firm; also Quaker Oats pitchman and Liberty Medical diabetes spokesman famous for "diabeetus."

Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell (1912–1985), Irish actor born Henry Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin, played Albert Steptoe in the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son and Paul McCartney's grandfather in A Hard Day's Night (1964).

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White (1903–1991), English character actor of stage, film, and TV; also billed Hyde White. Best known as Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady (1964), Crabbin in The Third Man, twice Tony-nominated.

Wilhelm scream

The Wilhelm scream is a stock male scream recorded in 1951 for Distant Drums, named after Private Wilhelm in The Charge at Feather River, revived by Ben Burtt in Star Wars and used in over 400 films.

Wilhelm von Homburg

Wilhelm von Homburg, stage name of Norbert Grupe (1940–2004), German boxer, wrestler, and actor; famous for his silent 1969 ZDF Sportstudio interview and as Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II, with his voice dubbed by Max von Sydow.

Wilking Sisters

The Wilking Sisters, Miranda and Melanie Wilking of Michigan, were a TikTok dance duo (@wilkingsisters) with over 3 million followers by 2020. The duo ended when Miranda joined 7M Films and Shekinah Church, becoming estranged from her family, the subject of Netflix's Dancing for the Devil.

Will (TV series)

Will is the 2017 TNT drama series, created by Craig Pearce, starring Laurie Davidson as young William Shakespeare in 1589 London; one 10-episode TV-MA season, 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, canceled after a single run.

Will & Grace

Will & Grace is an American NBC sitcom (1998–2006, revived 2017–2020) created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, and Megan Mullally; the first hit sitcom with gay leads, winner of 18 Emmys.

Will & Harper

Will & Harper is a 2024 Josh Greenbaum Netflix documentary following Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, his SNL collaborator who came out as a trans woman in 2022 at 61, on a 16-day New York-to-LA road trip; Sundance premiere, 99% Tomatometer, 2024 Peabody winner.

Will Arnett

Will Arnett (William Emerson Arnett), Canadian-American actor and comedian born 1970 in Toronto, known as Gob Bluth in Arrested Development, voice of BoJack Horseman and Lego Batman, SmartLess cohost, and star of Is This Thing On? (2025).

Will Ashley (actor)

Will Ashley De Leon is a Filipino actor who began on GMA at age 11 (Villa Quintana, Alyas Robin Hood), broke through in Balota and Bar Boys: After School, won EDDYS and Urian Best Supporting Actor, and starred in PBB Celebrity Collab Edition.

Will Burkart

Will Burkart, Los Angeles-based American stand-up comedian and actor from the SF Bay Area, known for viral crowd-work clips (2M+ followers); 45-city 2023 tour, Netflix Is a Joke 2024, debut special Warm Regards (2025).

Will Byers

Will Byers, fully William Byers, is a fictional character in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things, played by Noah Schnapp; his disappearance in 1983 starts the story.

Will Chase

Will Chase (born 1970, Frankfort, Kentucky) is an American actor and singer, a Tony nominee for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, known for Broadway roles in Rent, Miss Saigon, and Kiss Me, Kate, and TV roles Luke Wheeler on Nashville and Michael Swift on Smash.

Will Estes

Will Estes (William Estes Nipper, born 1978, Los Angeles) is an American actor known for The New Lassie, U-571, American Dreams, and as Jamie Reagan on CBS's Blue Bloods and its spinoff Boston Blue.

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell (John William Ferrell, born 1967, Irvine, California), American comedian and actor; Groundlings and SNL 1995-2002, films Old School, Elf, Anchorman; co-founded Funny or Die; Netflix series The Hawk 2026.

Will Forte

Will Forte (Orville Willis Forte IV, born 1970) is an American actor and comedian, an SNL cast member 2002-2010, creator-star of The Last Man on Earth, star of MacGruber, and Emmy-nominated for both comedy and drama work.

Will Friedle

Will Friedle (born 1976, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor and voice actor, Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World and the voice of Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond, Ron Stoppable in Kim Possible, and Star-Lord in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy; also co-hosts Pod Meets World.

Will Gardner

Will Gardner (William Paul Gardner) is the Good Wife character and Chicago name partner played by Josh Charles, Alicia Florrick's law-school friend and lover, shot dead by a client in season 5 (2014).

Will Geer

Will Geer (William Aughe Ghere, 1902–1978), American actor, folk singer, and activist; Grandpa Zeb Walton on The Waltons, 1975 Emmy winner, HUAC blacklistee, founder of the Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga.

Will Gluck

Will Gluck (born 1978, New York City) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of Easy A, Friends with Benefits, Annie, the Peter Rabbit films, Anyone But You, and One Night Only, running Olive Bridge Entertainment.

Will Harrison (actor)

Will Harrison (born 1996) is an American actor known for playing Graham Dunne in Daisy Jones & the Six (2023) and for his Tony-nominated Broadway debut in Punch.

Will Hayden

Will Hayden (William Hayden), American gunsmith and founder of Red Jacket Firearms in Baton Rouge, star of Discovery's Sons of Guns (2011–2014); convicted of aggravated rape, serving life in Louisiana.

Will Hutchins

Will Hutchins (Marshall Lowell Hutchason, 1930–2025), American actor, star of the ABC Western Sugarfoot (1957–1961) as Tom Brewster; also Hey, Landlord, Blondie's Dagwood, Elvis films, Golden Boot Award 2002; distinct from the Australian actor Will Hutchins and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Will Jordan (author)

Will Jordan, born 1983 in Fife, Scotland, is a thriller novelist and YouTuber; author of the Ryan Drake series (Redemption, 2012, through Something to Die For, 2020) and Dark Harvest, and creator of The Critical Drinker film-review channel.

Will Keen

Will Keen (William Walter Maurice Keen), British actor born 1970 in Oxford, Olivier Award winner for playing Vladimir Putin in Patriots; known for Wolf Hall, The Crown, His Dark Materials; father of Dafne Keen.

Will Kirby

Will Kirby, born 1973, is "Dr. Will," winner of Big Brother 2 (US) and Big Brother 7 all-star, a board-certified dermatologist (DO, FAOCD) and LaserAway chief medical officer, distinct from the Nintendo character Kirby.