Will Branner
Actor, director, writer, and producer based in New York City.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Will Branner is a multidisciplinary artist whose career moves fluidly between the Broadway stage and the director’s chair.
A graduate of the University of Michigan’s prestigious BFA Musical Theatre program, Will made his Broadway debut in Back to the Future: The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre, where he played Biff Tannen.
His stage career spans national tours of Mean Girls, Bat Out of Hell, and most recently The Great Gatsby: A New Musical as Tom Buchanan.
Will is also a key member of Team StarKid, the beloved digital theatre company.
Beyond performing, Will is an award-winning filmmaker. His short film SCHMIK screened at the Holly Shorts Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
BROADWAY
Back to the Future: The Musical
Biff Tannen
Winter Garden Theatre
OFF-BROADWAY
Kragtar: An American Monster Musical
Featured
Off-Broadway
NATIONAL TOURS
The Great Gatsby: A New Musical
Tom Buchanan
North American Tour
Mean Girls
Mr. Heron / Ensemble
First National Tour
Bat Out of Hell
Dr. Maxwell / Ledoux
North American Tour / NY City Center
REGIONAL
Little Shop of Horrors
Orin
Denver Center Theatre Company
West Side Story
Featured
Barrington Stage Company
DIGITAL / NEW MEDIA
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals: Reprised!
Professor Henry Hidgens
Team StarKid
Nerdy Prudes Must Die
Max Jagerman
Team StarKid
SCHMIK
Director / Writer / Producer
2018
Moment’s Silence
Co-Director
2020
Super Hot
Director / Producer
2021
The Old Guards
Director
2021
Guilt
Director / Writer
2020
University of Michigan
BFA Musical Theatre, Class of 2016
Filmmaking (Directing, Writing, Producing) / Personal Training / Health Coaching / Rescue Scuba Diving