Question: the original will on days of our lives
Answer: Will Horton Chandler Massey as Will Horton Days of Our Lives character Portrayed by Shawn and Taylor Carpenter ( 1995 -- 2002 ) Darian Weiss ( 2002 -- 03 ) Christopher Gerse ( 2003 -- 08 ) Dylan Patton ( 2009 -- 10 ) Chandler Massey ( 2010 -- 14 , 2017 -- ) Guy Wilson ( 2014 -- 15 ) Duration 1995 -- 2015 2017 -- First appearance November 16 , 1995 ( 1995 - 11 - 16 ) Created by James E.