Will Denton

Will Denton
Born (1990-02-04) February 4, 1990
OccupationActor
Years active2003–2017

Will Denton (born February 4, 1990) is an American former film and television actor.[1] He started his career as a child actor in 2003, and his last appearance was an adult supporting role in the 2017 film The Post. He may be best known for his main cast role as Leopold Cain, in the 2006–07 series Kidnapped.

Acting

Best known for playing the role of Leopold Cain in the single season of the television series Kidnapped (2006), his credits also include the films Robots (2005), Palindromes (2004), Kinsey (2004), and The Post (2017).[2]

He appeared in Camp Hope, a horror film starring Dana Delany (his on-screen mother in Kidnapped).

Other television credits include Law & Order[3] and Ed.[2]

His final screen appearance was a minor role in the 2017 political thriller The Post.

Design and technology

In 2017, Denton left acting when he founded design and technology company Channel Studio, based in New York City; the company has completed projects for The New York Times, Microsoft, the Nobel Foundation, and others.[4]

Denton also holds non-tenure teaching positions at the Yale School of Art and the Parsons School of Design.[4]

Filmography

note: feature film, unless otherwise noted

Year Film/TV Role Notes
2003 Ed Glenn Episode: "Captain Lucidity"
2004 Palindromes 'Huckleberry' Aviva
Kinsey Kinsey at 10
2005 Robots Young Rodney voice role
Hope & Faith Brent Episode: "The Gooch"
2006–2007 Kidnapped Leopold Cain Main cast
2008 Law & Order Jason Lortell Episode: "Angelgrove"
2010 Capture the Flag Justin Mason
Camp Hope Tommy Leary
2011 Fright Night Adam
2014 The Blacklist Harrison Lee Episode: "Ivan"
2017 The Post Michael

References

  1. ↑ "Will Denton" Filmbug. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Movie Web Credits". Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "TV Guide Credits". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "About". channel.studio. 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.