Will Ford is a native of Savannah, GA and a U.S. Marine. He grew up at Bethesda Home for Boys in Savannah where his father, a United Methodist minister, had also been raised as an orphan. He attended Benedictine Military School and later received his Bachelors degree from Ball State University. As a U.S. Marine, Will was deployed with the First Marine Division during Desert Storm and participated in the ground campaign to liberate the people of Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's invading forces. He later served in the US Army and as a Federal Marshal retiring in 2022 after 34 years of government service. He is married to actress Sandra Elise Williams and they live in the Atlanta, GA area.