Londoner Will was born on June 26 1991 and is part of an illustrious cultural family, being the grandson of actor-director Richard Attenborough and his actress wife Sheila Sim, great nephew of TV wildlife expert David Attenborough, son of actress Karen Lewis-Attenborough, as well as having a father - Michael Attenborough - and brother -Tom Attenborough - who are stage directors. Will read English at Cambridge University, graduating in 2013. In 2012 he had already appeared in BBC television's Shakespearean season