Jesse Lee Soffer was born April 23, 1984 in Connecticut. His first acting stint was when he was eight years old. In 1995, he appeared in the Brady Bunch Movie as Bobby Brady. Later, he was recast for the same role on the sequel movie. In 1999 he was cast for a role on Guiding Light and five years later he was cast for the soap opera As the World Turns as Will Munson. In 2005 and 2006, he was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Teen and the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series respectively.

Will Munson is played by Jesse Lee Soffer on the soap opera As the World Turns. Will was born to Harold Munson Jr. and Barbara Ryan and had six half-siblings from both parents. Will had a happy childhood up until his mother left his father for Craig Montgomery after remarrying Hal. Things got worse for Will when his mother was injured in an explosion which terribly scarred her face. This incident left her isolated and bitter, thus affecting Will.