Chris Carmack

Chris Carmack first gained attention with a starring role on the 2003 teen drama The O.C., but it was another soap opera that launched his musical career. Carmack joined the cast of the prime-time melodrama Nashville in 2012 and through his role as Will Lexington -- an aspiring country singer who eventually comes out of the closet, being that rarest of things: an openly gay country singer in Nashville -- he eased into a musical career, releasing his debut EP, Pieces of You, in 2015. It was a long road to music for Carmack. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Derwood, Maryl...