Chad Willett

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Chad Willett
Born (1971-10-10) October 10, 1971 (age 52)
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Years active1993—present
Awards Leo Award (2010)
Website chad-willett.com

Chad Willett (born October 10, 1971, in British Columbia), is a Canadian actor and producer who has worked for over 30 years as a professional in film, television and theatre. His selected films include Alive , directed by Frank Marshall and produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Hector and the Search for Happiness , starring Simon Pegg, [1] Monster Trucks directed by Chris Wedge, [2] Broken Diamonds alongside Ben Platt and Lola Kirke and Steal This Movie with Vincent D'Onofrio

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Willett produced and starred in the film Becoming Redwood in 2011. [1] The film won the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award. [3] In 2010, Willett received a Leo Award for his portrayal of the small town redneck antagonist in the film Cole , directed by Carl Bessai. [4] [5]

Career

In the CBS miniseries, Joan of Arc , Willett starred alongside Leelee Sobieski, Peter O’Toole, and Shirley MacLaine. In the CBS event movie, The Locket , he worked with Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, as a young man caring for an aging lady in a nursing home. [6]

Other notable television credits include series regular roles on The Chronicle , Jack & Jill , Charmed, Madison , The Cape , and guest appearances on House M.D. , Bones , NCIS , Human Target , The Secret Circle , Supernatural . [1] [7]

Willett's theatre credits include the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Proof , at the Cleveland Play House and As Bees in Honey Drown , at the Pasadena Playhouse, the California state theatre. [8] [9] [10]

Filmography

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