Wilam Tarris

Originally from New York City, Wilam attended the High School of the Performing Arts (The FAME school/LAGArts). After graduating, he worked with both The Roundabout Theatre and The New York Theatre Workshop, in their Casting Departments. Wilam then moved westward to attend The Theatre School at DePaul University (formally known as The Goodman School of Drama), where he received his BFA in Acting in 2004. Wilam has worked with numerous Chicago theaters including The Goodman Theatre and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Wilam has been in award-winning indipendant films such at Bull Run and The Half-life of Mason Lake. Wilam recently originated the role of Ralph Peterson in the world-premiere production of Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago. Wilam made his network television debut in the role of Carter in the Madman and Fools episode of Chicago Fire on NBC.