| Will Estes | |
|---|---|
 Estes in PaleyFest 2014 | |
| Born | William Estes Nipper (1978-10-21) October 21, 1978 (age 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | www.willestes.com |
William Estes Nipper (/ˈɛstəz/; born October 21, 1978), known professionally as Will Estes, is an American actor. He is known for his role on CBS police drama Blue Bloods as Jameson "Jamie" Reagan, a New York City Police Department officer and the youngest son of the police commissioner, played by Tom Selleck. Prior to that role, he starred as J.J. Pryor, on the NBC drama American Dreams.
Early life
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Estes was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he currently resides.
Career
Estes' break-out movie role was Seaman Ronald 'Rabbit' Parker on U-571. Early in his career, he did many commercials including Fruit of the Loom and numerous guest starring roles in series like Highway to Heaven and Santa Barbara.
Estes landed his first major role in a television series when he was chosen out of 700 other children to play Will McCollough (essentially the "Timmy" role) in the syndicated New Lassie series, which ran from 1989 to 1992. Since then, he has had many starring roles in television series and he dabbled in the music video industry. He has appeared in Meat Loaf's video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" (from Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell) and was in Bon Jovi's video "It's My Life" with Shiri Appleby.
In 2000, according to a 2005 Soap Talk interview, Estes was asked by Jon Bon Jovi to be in his music video after he worked with Estes on U-571. Estes did most of his own stunts in the video.
Estes had a leading role in the Fox series Reunion. The series followed six best friends over the course of 20 years, with each episode marking the next successive year. When the group meets up for its 20th high school reunion, one turns up dead at the end of the night. In late 2005, Fox announced that the series would be canceled because of low ratings and the identity of the murderer would not be revealed.
Estes portrayed Jack Kerouac in the 2007 short film Luz Del Mundo, written by Ty Roberts and David Trimble, directed by Ty Roberts, and produced by Ryan McWhirter and John Pitts. He has also appeared in a couple of photographs, in the books Hollywood Splash and Men Before 10 AM Too. He was nominated four times for one award, the Young Artist Awards for The New Lassie and Kirk.
Since 2010, Estes has been playing Jamie Reagan in the police procedural television series Blue Bloods.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dutch | Teddy | known as Will Nipper at the time; film released in the UK and Australia as Driving Me Crazy |
| 1993 | Once Upon a Forest | Willy | Voice role; as Will Nipper |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Boy at Party | |
| 1999 | Blue Ridge Fall | Taz | |
| 2000 | U-571 | Seaman Ronald 'Rabbit' Parker | |
| Terror Tract | Sean Goodwin | Segment: "Come to Granny" | |
| 2001 | Mimic 2 | Nicky | Straight to video |
| New Port South | Chris | ||
| 2001 | My Husband's Double Life | Ted Welsh | |
| 2002 | May | Chris, Adam's roommate | |
| 2004 | Charity | Repo Man | Short film |
| 2005 | The Drive | Aaron | |
| 2009 | Not Since You | Billy | |
| 2011 | Magic Valley | Jimmy Duvante | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Officer Simon Jansen | |
| 2013 | Mission Park | The Dealer | |
| Automotive | Kansas | ||
| 2014 | Dangerous Attraction | Morgan Pierce | |
| 2015 | Anchors | Dylan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | Brandon DeMott Capwell | Temporary replacement (unknown episodes) |
| 1988–1989 | Highway to Heaven | Louis (at 11) Samuel Hays (age 7) |
as Will Nipper Episode: "The Correspondent" Episode: "Merry Christmas from Grandpa" |
| 1989 | Murphy's Law | Young Daedalus Patrick Murphy, the role played by George Segal in the TV series | Episode: "Doing It the Hard Way Is Always Easier" |
| 1989–1992 | The New Lassie | Will McCullough | Series regular; as Will Nipper |
| 1990 | Miracle Landing | David Kornberg | TV movie; as Will Nipper |
| Menu for Murder | Chad | TV movie; as Will Nipper | |
| 1991 | The Last Halloween | Michael | TV movie; as Will Nipper |
| 1992 | Baywatch | Cooper | Episode: "The Chamber"; as Will Nipper |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | Stable-Boy/Squire | Voice role; Episode: "The Lesson Twice Learned"; as Will Nipper | |
| Harry and the Hendersons | Brad | Episode: "Harry the Mascot" | |
| 1993 | Jonny's Golden Quest | Jonny Quest | TV movie; voice role; as Will Nipper |
| It Had to be You | Christopher Quinn | Series regular (6 episodes) | |
| When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | Gary Black | TV movie; as Will Nipper | |
| Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World | Himself | Trapeze Artist | |
| 1994 | Step by Step | Kevin Phillips | Episode: "Growing Up is Hard to Do" |
| 1994–1996 | Boy Meets World | Alex Dylan |
Episodes: "Turnaround", "Career Day" Episode: "Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow" |
| 1995 | Brother's Destiny | Michael Murphy | TV movie |
| Full House | Andrew Berkley | Episodes: "Michelle Rides Again, Part One & Part Two" | |
| 1995–1996 | Kirk | Cory Hartman | Series regular (31 episodes) |
| 1997 | Meego | Trip Parker | Series regular (12 episodes) |
| 1997–1998 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Hunter Reeves | Recurring role (Season 4; 6 episodes) |
| 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Erik Fincher | Episode: "An Education in Murder" |
| Kelly Kelly | Sean Kelly | Series regular (7 episodes) | |
| 1999–2000 | 7th Heaven | Andrew Nayloss | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2000 | The Fugitive | Jesse Larson | Episode: "Guilt" |
| 2001 | The Familiar Stranger | Ted Walsh | TV movie |
| 2002–2005 | American Dreams | J.J. Pryor | Series regular (60 episodes) |
| 2003 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Himself | Contestant |
| 2004 | See You In My Dreams | Ben | TV movie |
| 2005 | Reunion | Will Malloy | Series regular (9 aired episodes, 4 unaired episodes) |
| The Dive From Clausen's Pier | Mike Mayor | TV movie | |
| Pet Star | Himself | Judge | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Adam Halder | Episode: "Class" |
| 2008 | Squeegees | Pee-Wee Machachi | Webisodes available |
| Eleventh Hour | Kevin Pierce | Episode: "Surge" | |
| 2009 | In Plain Sight | Henry Atkins/Henry Adams | Episode: "Gilted Lily" |
| The Cleaner | Episode: "Crossing the Threshold" | ||
| 2010–2024 | Blue Bloods | Officer/Sergeant Jamie Reagan | Main role |
| 2012 | Shadow of Fear | Morgan Pierce | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor in an Off-Primetime Family Series | The New Lassie | Nominated | |
| 1991 | Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series | Nominated | |||
| 1992 | Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime or Cable Series | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | Best Performance by a Young Actor – TV Comedy Series | Kirk | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Prism Award | Performance in a Drama Series Episode | Blue Bloods | Won | |
| 2015 | Golden Honu Award | Actor of the Year | Won |
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