Will Janowitz


Will Janowitz is an American actor. He best known for playing Meadow Soprano's boyfriend Finn DeTrolio on The Sopranos.

Early life and education

Janowitz was born May 25, 1980 and is a first-generation American. His mother is from the Czech Republic and his father is from Berlin, Germany.After graduating from North Carolina School of the Arts in 2000, Janowitz began acting professionally.

Career

He worked briefly as Mary-Louise Parker's personal assistant on several film and television projects. One of his earliest film credits was a role in David Gordon Green's George Washington. In 2003, he and his college friend, Bill English, starred in The Pavement Series for Showtime, in which they played sports inventors. In 2002, he had a role on Law & Order.
Also in 2002, Janowitz booked a recurring role on The Sopranos as Meadow Soprano's boyfriend Finn DeTrolio. He would appear in one season of the show, portraying a novice's perspective of the organized crime ring. Janowitz's character notably disclosed the homosexuality of Vito Spatafore, one of Tony Soprano's best-earning captains.
Janowitz appeared in two episodes of ' in 2004 and 2008. He has appeared in various independent features, including Backseat and Bristol Boys. In 2005, he appeared in ' as the voice of Donald Love. Janowitz joined the ensemble cast of Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock in 2009 and wore a blonde wig and moustache to play Chip Monck, the festival's production designer. That same summer, he went to Marietta, Georgia, to play the role of Leo Frank in The People v. Leo Frank. The film explores the life and trial of Leo Frank, an American-born Jew who was lynched in Marietta, Georgia, on August 17, 1915, after being wrongly accused of the murder of a 13-year-old girl who worked in his pencil factory.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2006The SopranosFinn DeTrolio14 episodes
2002, 2009Law & OrderCal / Bill Horton2 episodes
2004, 2008'Jacob Green / Rico2 episodes
2007Babylon FieldsJimmy ViskupicTV movie
2010Odd JobsThe DirectorTV movie
2010Mad MenComedian1 episode
2010SuperegoDr. Charlie KnightTV movie
2011LouieGoblin1 episode
2012–2013Boardwalk EmpireHymie Weiss5 episodes
2013Inside Amy SchumerSam1 episode
2013'Officer Scott Graver1 episode
2014Broad CityWill1 episode
2014The Heart, She HollerJoshua1 episode
2015Film-USebastianTV miniseries
2015DeadbeatChef Christopher1 episode
2016American ExperienceCharles J. Guiteau1 episode
2016'Jeremiah1 episode
2016The Night OfDr. RossTV miniseries
2016The Daily ShowDoug Bailey1 episode
2017GothamWally Clark1 episode: "Hog Day Afternoon"
2019Chicago P.D.Mark Rollins1 episode
2020'David Fallon1 episode