Will Horton

Will Horton
	Chandler Massey as Will Horton
Days of our Lives
Portrayed by:	Shawn & Taylor Carpenter (1995-2002) ; Darian Weiss (2002-2003) ; Christopher Gerse (2003-2007) ; Dylan Patton (2009-2010) ; Chandler Massey (2010-2014, 2017-2020, 2021, 2022-2023 & 2025) ; Guy Wilson (2014-2015)
Duration:	1995-2007, 2009-2015, 2017-2020, 2021, 2022-2023 & 2025
First appearance:	November 16, 1995
Last appearance:	November 13, 2025
Cause/reason:	Left town
Spin-off(s):	Beyond Salem: Chapter 1 (2021) ; A Very Salem Christmas (2021)
Created by:	James E. Reilly
Profile
Family:	Brady family ; Evans family ; Grayson family ; Horton family ; Roberts family
Full name:	William Robert Horton III
Other names:	William Robert Reed ; William Reed Roberts (name change)
Gender:	Male
Born:	November 16, 1992 ; (originally November 16, 1995)
Occupation:	Reporter
Residence:	New Zealand
Relationships
Parents:	Lucas Horton ; (father) ; Samantha "Sami" Brady ; (mother)
Siblings:	John "Johnny" DiMera ; (maternal half-brother) ; Alice "Allie" Horton ; (sister) ; Sydney DiMera ; (maternal half-sister)
Marital status:	Jackson "Sonny" Kiriakis ; (married) [06/2019-]
Past marriage(s):	Jackson "Sonny" Kiriakis ; (divorced) [2014-2018]
Children:	Arianna Horton ; (daughter, with Gabi)
Grandparents:	William "Bill" Horton II ; (paternal) †; Katherine "Kate" Roberts ; (paternal) ; Roman Brady ; (maternal) ; Marlena Evans ; (maternal)
Great-grandparents:	Thomas "Tom" Horton Sr. ; (paternal) †; Alice Grayson ; (paternal) †; Shawn Brady ; (maternal) †; Caroline Brady ; (maternal) †; Frank Evans ; (maternal) †; Martha Evans ; (maternal) †
Aunts & uncles:	Michael "Mike" Horton II ; (paternal) ; Jennifer Horton ; (paternal) ; Austin Reed ; (paternal) ; Billie Reed ; (paternal) ; Cassie Brady ; (paternal/maternal) ; Rex Brady ; (paternal/maternal) ; Philip Kiriakis ; (paternal) ; Caroline "Carrie" Brady ; (maternal) ; Donald "D.J." Craig Jr. ; (maternal) †; Eric Brady II ; (maternal) ; Isabella "Belle" Black ; (maternal)
Nieces & nephews:	John "Trey" DiMera ; (adopted nephew) ; Henry Horton ; (nephew)
Cousins:	Jeremy Horton ; (paternal) ; Abigail "Abby" Deveraux ; (paternal) †; Jack "J.J." Deveraux Jr. ; (paternal) ; Noah Reed ; (paternal/maternal) ; Chelsea Brady ; (paternal) ; Emily Lockhart ; (paternal/maternal) ; Tyler Wilkens ; (paternal) ; Mackenzie "Mickey" Horton ; (maternal) †; Jude Brady ; (maternal) ; Claire Brady ; (maternal)
Other relatives:	Thomas DiMera ; (paternal) ; Charlotte DiMera ; (paternal) ; Isaac Brady ; (paternal)
Romances:	Mia McCormick ; (dated; 2009) ; Mia McCormick ; (dated; 2010) ; Gabriela "Gabi" Hernandez ; (dated; 2010-2012) ; Gabriela "Gabi" Hernandez ; (one night stand; 2012) ; Jackson "Sonny" Kiriakis ; (dated; 2012-2013) ; Paul Narita ; (affair/one night stand; 2015) ; Paul Narita ; (dated; 2018) ; Jackson "Sonny" Kiriakis ; (affair/lovers; 2018-2019)

William "Will" Horton III is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of our Lives.

Actor History:[]

Shawn & Taylor Carpenter (11/1995-07/2002; recurring)
Darian Weiss (07/2002-08/2003; recurring)
Christopher Gerse (09/2003-11/2007; recurring)
Dylan Patton (02/2009-01/2010)
Chandler Massey (02/2010-01/2014 & 09/2017-09/2020; contract & 12/2020, 09/2021 & 03/2022-02/2023, 05/2025 & 11/2025; recurring)
Guy Wilson (01/2014-10/2015)

Other Information:[]

Presumed deceased October 13, 2015 to November 3, 2017

Character History:[]

↑ When believed to be Austin Reed's child

[1] When believed to be Austin Reed's child

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