Chase Williamson (born July 7, 1988) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for portraying David Wong in John Dies at the End (2012).
Early life Williamson was born in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1988. When he was young, he moved from Coral Springs to San Diego, then moved again to Texas. During his high school tenure, Williamson participated in "speech tournaments", where he would act against other competitors. These experiences caused him to pursue acting as a profession.
As he had been performing in theater for most of his life, he attended the University of Southern California's theater school, with the intent of becoming a professional stage actor.
He is openly gay.
Career One of Williamson's initial auditions in the first weeks after graduating from USC was for the role of David in John Dies at the End, a role he won; it was his first professional film. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and co-stars Rob Mayes, Clancy Brown, and Paul Giamatti. Later that year, he portrayed Moritz in Spring Awakening, a stage musical. His performance was well received by critics, with some calling him the standout performer.
In 2013, he played the title role in Sparks, a superhero noir film based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film reunited Williamson with Brown, and also stars Ashley Bell, William Katt, Jake Busey, and Clint Howard. After its premiere at the 2013 Cinequest Film Festival, the film was released digitally and straight to DVD on March 18, 2014. The same year, he joined the cast of Video Game High School in its second season. He portrays Shane Pizza, one of the show's antagonists. He also co-starred in The Guest, along with Dan Stevens. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Life by Default Benji 2006 Ian Blackwell Young Ian 2012 John Dies at the End David Wong 2013 Sparks Ian Sparks Also associate producer 2014 Zeke Hastings 2015 Ant-Man Additional voices Lace Crater Ryan 2016 Beyond the Gates John Hardesty Siren Jonah 2017 Sequence Break Oz Camera Obscura Det. Ford Victor Crowley Alex Bad Match Robby Dead Night 1960's Guy Cabaret of the Dead Jake 2018 All the Creatures Were Stirring Ty2019 Artik Holton Greenlight Jack Archer Scare Package Pete segment "Horror Hypothesis"2020 I Blame Society Chase Also co-screenwriter with Gillian Wallace Horvat Lucky Charlie the medic 2022 The Jessica Cabin Nicky 2026 Crooks Johnny Post-production2026Sour MinnowsTepper
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 I Ship It Chris 5 episodes 2017 Dimension 404 Private Adams Episode: "Bob"
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2013–14 Video Game High School Shane Barnstormer Recurring; 11 episodes 2014 Complete Works Oliver Belrose 2015–present RocketJump: The Show Multiple roles Hulu-exclusive 2015 #Cybriety Bradley Episode: "Ally Has No Phone Numbers"
Music video Neon Indian - Slumlord Rising (2015) as Informant Jogger
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