Background
Swenson was born in Provo, Utah. A grandson of Nathan and playwright and actress Ruth Hale, Will Swenson was born in Utah and moved around a lot throughout the United States during his childhood.
Swenson was born in Provo, Utah. A grandson of Nathan and playwright and actress Ruth Hale, Will Swenson was born in Utah and moved around a lot throughout the United States during his childhood.
He also has developed a film career, primarily in Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) cinema. Swenson co-wrote, directed and acted in the Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Cinema feature film, Sons of Provo (2004). Swenson appeared on Broadway in Lestat, 110 in the Shade and Brooklyn.
Office-Broadway, he played the role of Stacee Jaxx in the musical Rock of Ages but did not go on to perform the role on Broadway because he was offered the starring role of Berger in the Broadway revival of Hair.
He played Sir Sagramore in Camelot at Lincoln Center and Chris in the second national tour of Mission Saigon. He played the role of Berger in the Office-Broadway 40th Anniversary Concert of Hair opposite Karen Olivo.
In 2008, Swenson was again cast as Berger in The Public Theater"s revival of the show in Central Park. He went on to reprise the role when the production moved to Broadway in March 2009.
He played the role of Berger again in the West End revival of Hair which began performances on April 1, 2010, and ended his limited engagement on May 29, 2010.
Audra McDonald and Swenson reprised their roles in 110 in the Shade in the Hale Center Theater Orem"s production. On October 8, 2009, Swenson appeared as in the guest cameo slot for the extension performance of Katie Thompson"s R.R.R.E.D.: A Secret Musical, as part of the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival. In 2010, Swenson played the lead role of "Tick"/"Mitzi" in the pre-Broadway North American company of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert in Toronto, Canada.
In October 2013, Swenson was cast as Inspector Javert in the 2014 Broadway revival of Les Misérables, which opened in March 2014 at New York"s Imperial Theatre, where the musical had previously run for 13 years.