Chandler Massey

Chandler Massey

Chandler Massey, February 2015
Born Chandler Massey
(1990-09-10) September 10, 1990
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education Norcross High School
Alma mater UCLA
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present
Parent(s) Lewis A. Massey
Amy Reichard Massey

Chandler Massey (born September 10, 1990[1]) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Will Horton on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives.

Massey was awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series three years in a row – in 2012,[2] 2013,[3] and 2014,[4] and is the first actor ever to receive a Daytime Emmy Award for playing a gay character.[2]

Personal life

Massey was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[5] He is the son of Lewis A. Massey, former Secretary of State of Georgia, and Amy Reichard Massey. He has two younger siblings, Cameryn and Christian.

He graduated from Norcross High School in May 2009. While there, he was active in its drama club and took part in many of the school productions, including playing the lead roles in Little Shop of Horrors, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,[5] Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Later that year, he moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and to pursue an acting career.[5] At UCLA, he played on the Ultimate Frisbee team, where he was given the nickname "Bamm Bamm."[6][7] Whilst working on Days of Our Lives, Massey roomed with his friend and Days co-star, Casey Deidrick.[8][9]

Acting career

Days of Our Lives

"Massey brings a pureness to the role of Will that makes you love him. This is a brilliant young actor who will move you to tears based on a look alone."

Jessica Radloff, Glamour Magazine[10]

In December 2009, after completing his first quarter at UCLA, Massey successfully auditioned for the role of Will Horton on NBC’s daytime drama Days of Our Lives,[5] joining the cast in 2010. He had previously auditioned for Will when Dylan Patton was cast.[11] For this role, Massey became the first actor in history to win a Daytime Emmy for portraying a gay character, when he won the Outstanding Younger Actor category in 2012.[2] He had been nominated in the same category the previous year. In February 2013, Massey's younger brother, Christian, appeared as a young Will Horton on Days of Our Lives in a flashback.[12]

In June 2013, Massey won his second consecutive Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor.[3][13] Massey revealed that he intended to return to school instead of renewing his contract, which was set to expire in December 2013.[14] Days executive producer Ken Corday stated that his character would not be recast, and that the door would be open in case Massey decided to return;[15] but Massey expressed that he would support a recast.[16] On August 23, 2013, it was announced that Massey had taped his final episode that day, and that a recast had already been made.[17][18] Massey was let out of his contract early, to which he thanked Days and NBC.[17] He continued to appear on the show through December, as the show was filming approximately four months in advance.[17]

On June 22, 2014, Massey won his third consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.[19] On May 8, 2017, Entertainment Weekly announced that Massey would reprise the role of Will, beginning September 2017.[20][21]

Other work

Massey has made guest appearances in several drama series, including One Tree Hill and Army Wives, as well as appearing in the HBO comedy series, Eastbound & Down. In 2010, he starred in his first feature film,16-Love, in which he portrayed Farrell Gambles, a fun-loving junior tennis player, and the love interest of Lindsey Shaw's lead character, Ally Mash. Backstage wrote he gave "levels to his character" as the "boyish, smitten, too-romantic-to-be-true athlete next door."[22] Following its release in January 2012, the film topped iTunes' Sports Movies chart for several weeks.

Massey is also a musician, serving as the keyboardist and one of the two clean vocalists in the metal band And Still I Rise.[23]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 For What I Had to Fear Ben Tucker Short film
Directed by Andrew Schwab
2012 16-Love Farrell Gambles Feature film debut
Directed by Adam Lipsius
2014 Angels in Stardust Angelo Directed by William Robert Carey
2016 Butterfly Caught[24] Terry Directed by Manny Rodriguez, Jr.
2016 Hide in the Light[25] Shane Directed by Mikey McGregor
2016 The Standoff[26] Chris Goodman Directed by Ilyssa Goodman
2016 Aquarians[27] Danny Directed by Michael M. McGuire
2016 I Remember You[28] AJ Short film
Directed by Michael W. Catlin
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 One Tree Hill Actor Lucas Episode 6.16: "Screenwriter's Blues"
Eastbound & Down Pliny Caldwell Episode 1.03: "Chapter 3"
Army Wives Ben Goldsmith Episode 3.13: "Duty to Inform"
2010–14 Days of Our Lives William "Will" Horton Contract role
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2012, 2013, 2014)
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2011)
2015 Bad Judge Derek Episode 1.10: "The Fixer"
2015 AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On Himself Interview on August 16, 2015.[29]
2016 Bunk'd Noah Episode 1.17: "For Love and Money"

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2011
Days of Our Lives
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
 Nominated[30]
2012
 Won[31]
2013
 Won[32]
2014
 Won[4]

Massey made Daytime Emmys history with his three consecutive wins in the Younger Actor category. Whilst he is the second actor to win the category three times – following Jonathan Jackson, who won for General Hospital in 1995, 1998, and 1999 – he is the first to do so in consecutive years; although two actresses won three consecutive awards in the Younger Actress race prior to Massey's hat-trick: Jennifer Finnigan (The Bold and the Beautiful, 2002–2004) and Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns, 2006–2008). Massey is also the first actor from Days of Our Lives ever to win three Emmys, consecutive or otherwise.[33][34]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Southern Comfort". Soap Opera Digest. February 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Halterman, Jim (June 24, 2012). "Chandler Massey On His Emmy Win: "It Was Crazy!"". LOGO NewNowNext. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  3. 1 2 Townsend, Megan (June 17, 2013). "Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards: Chandler Massey and 'Days of Our Lives' Win Big". glaad.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Nordyke, Kimberly (June 22, 2014). "Daytime Emmy Awards Winners 2014: Complete Results List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Days of our Lives - Cast Biographies". Sony Pictures. 2010-09-28. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  6. ↑ Di Lauro, Janet (June 15, 2013). "Profile of Chandler Massey". About.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05.
  7. ↑ "DC #608: DAYS' "Chill" aka Casey Deidrick and Chandler Massey Talk Soaps, Comedy and Doing Me". Daytime Confidential. March 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ Deidrick, Casey (June 15, 2013). "@anaritam @ChandlerMassey living with your best friend is awesome until he eats all my peanut butter". Twitter. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Chandler Massey 411". Soap Opera Digest.
  10. ↑ Radloff, Jessica (April 9, 2012). "Why All of a Sudden, We Can't Stop Watching Days Of Our Lives (Again).". Glamour. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  11. ↑ Chandler Massey Interview. AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On. August 16, 2015. 3:31 – 4:01 mark.
  12. ↑ Hernandez, Greg (February 8, 2013). "Christian Massey plays a younger Will Horton on Days". Greg In Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  13. ↑ "The Emmy for Younger Actor in a Drama Series goes to– @ChandlerMassey #DOOL! Congratulations! #DaytimeEmmys". June 16, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Leaving As A Class Act!". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group: 13. July 15, 2013. |chapter= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ Fairman, Michael (July 2, 2013). "The Ken Corday Interview – Days of Our Lives". On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  16. ↑ Fairman, Michael (July 26, 2013). "DAYS Chandler Massey: "If they decide to bring someone else to play Will, I won’t be upset and bitter. I want what is best for WilSon!". On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  17. 1 2 3 Hernandez, Greg (August 24, 2013). "Exclusive: US soap star Chandler Massey done with gay role on Days of Our Lives". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Exclusive! Chandler Massey Off DAYS – Effective Immediately!". Soap Opera Digest. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Chandler Massey Wins Third Daytime Emmy Award, Endures Epic F*ck-Up". Logo NewNowNext. June 22, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  20. ↑ Rice, Lynette (May 8, 2017). "Days of Our Lives Welcomes Back Chandler Massey". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Time Inc. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  21. ↑ SOD (May 8, 2017). "Chandler Massey Back To DAYS". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  22. ↑ Gardner, Jessica (January 20, 2012). "16-Love". Backstage.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  23. ↑ "And Still I Rise – discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". spirit-of-metal.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
  24. ↑ "Butterfly Caught on IMDb".
  25. ↑ "Hide in the Light on IMDb".
  26. ↑ "The Standoff on IMDb".
  27. ↑ "Hide in the Light on IMDb".
  28. ↑ "I Remember You on irymovie.com".
  29. ↑ "AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On".
  30. ↑ "Kroll, D: "Supporting winners are back, first-timer winner guaranteed in Younger fields"". SoapCentral. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  31. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Awards 2012: The Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  32. ↑ "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Chandler Massey ('Days of Our Lives') could make Daytime Emmys history with third win". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  34. ↑ "Gold Derby on Twitter: ".@ChandlerMassey wins Younger Actor at #DaytimeEmmys; he's only 3rd actor to win 3 in a row: http://t.co/vSyOwbneoh http://t.co/ApGRdV1Zuf"". Retrieved 27 October 2014. External link in |title= (help)
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