Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard
Wolfhard at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (2002-12-23) December 23, 2002[1]
Vancouver, Canada
Occupation
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active 2013–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Associated acts

Finn Wolfhard (born December 23, 2002)[1] is a Canadian actor and musician. His acting roles include Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things and Richie Tozier in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's It.

As a musician, he is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Calpurnia.

Early life

Wolfhard was born in Vancouver, Canada, to a family of French, German and Jewish descent.[2] His father, Eric Wolfhard, is a researcher on aboriginal land claims.[3] He has an older brother named Nick.[4]

Career

Acting

Wolfhard got his first acting job from Craigslist.[5] He made his television debut as Zoran in The 100, followed by a role as Jordie Pinsky in Supernatural.[6]

In 2016, Wolfhard began to play the role of Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things.[7] He auditioned for the role via video after seeing an open casting call.[5] The cast of the series won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[8]

He played Richie Tozier in the film adaptation of Stephen King's It, which was released on September 8, 2017.[9][10] The casting of Wolfhard in both Stranger Things and It, both set in the '80s, had been a coincidence.[11] According to Wolfhard, he had been initially cast as Richie when Cary Fukunaga was attached as director and co-writer, but when Fukunaga left the project over creative differences, the role fell through which allowed him to pursue Stranger Things.[12] Once Andy Muschietti became attached to It, Wolfhard had to re-audition for the role of Richie.[13]

In the Netflix animated series Carmen Sandiego, he will voice "Player", the titular character’s chief accomplice and friend. The series, consisting of twenty episodes, is due to premiere in 2019.[14]

On September 22, 2017, it was announced that Wolfhard had been cast as Tyler, an altruistic and thoughtful pizza delivery boy, in the Ken Marino-directed film, Dog Days.[15] In addition, Wolfhard was also cast in Amblin’s haunted house film The Turning, an adaptation of Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw.[16]

In 2018, Wolfhard joined the cast of The Goldfinch, the John Crowley-directed adaptation of the Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, playing Young Boris Pavlikovsky, a Ukrainian student and troublemaker.[17]

Music

Aside from acting, Wolfhard is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Vancouver-based rock band, Calpurnia. They are signed to Royal Mountain Records in the United States and Canada, and Transgressive Records and its imprint, paradYse, for Europe and the United Kingdom.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Aftermath Young Charles Short film
The Resurrection Short film
2017 It Richie Tozier
2018 Dog Days Tyler
2019 The Turning Miles Post-production
It: Chapter Two Young Richie Tozier (flashbacks) Filming
The Goldfinch Young Boris Post-production
The Addams Family Pugsley Addams Voice role
Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The 100 Zoran Episode: "Many Happy Returns"
2015 Supernatural Jordie Pinsky Episode: "Thin Lizzie"
2016–present Stranger Things Mike Wheeler Main cast
2017 Young Math Legends Young Gauss Animated shorts by Flatland on VHX
2019 Carmen Sandiego Player Voice role

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Guest Grumps Himself 2 episodes
2018 Ten Minute Power Hour Himself Episode: "Yeti in my Spaghetti"

Music videos

Year Artist Title Notes
2012 Facts "Retro Oceans"
2013 Hey Ocean! "Change"
2014 PUP "Guilt Trip" as Young Stefan Babcock[18]
2016 "Sleep In the Heat" as Young Stefan Babcock[19]
2017 Spendtime Palace "Sonora" Co-Directing and starring[20]
2018 Ninja Sex Party "Danny Don't You Know?" as Young Danny Sexbang[21]

Discography

With Calpurnia

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor Stranger Things Nominated [22]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Star Nominated [23]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [8]
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [24]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss (with Millie Bobby Brown) Nominated [25]
Best On-Screen Team (with Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Lieberher, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Chosen Jacobs) It Won
Best On-Screen Team (with Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp and Sadie Sink) Stranger Things Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Nominated [26]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crash Tag Team Racing with Special Guest Finn Wolfhard". Guest Grumps. January 14, 2017. 10:47 minutes in. Game Grumps.
  2. ↑ Chaney, Jen (July 25, 2016). "Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard on Kissing Scenes and How He Became an Actor". Vulture.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Finn Wolfhard, the Young Star of 'Stranger Things,' Shops for Vinyl - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Geek.com interview". Geek.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Nika, Colleen (November 22, 2016). "Finn Wolfhard: sci-fi 'it-boy'". Dazed.
  6. ↑ Ahearn, Victoria (July 25, 2016). "Vancouver's Finn Wolfhard loving the '80s in Stranger Things". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 20, 2015). "Duffer Bros. Netflix Supernatural Drama Series Sets Young Cast, Gets Title". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Nolfi, Joely (December 14, 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ↑ Geier, Thom (April 22, 2016). "Stephen King's 'It' Release Date Set by Warner Bros". TheWrap.
  10. ↑ Morgan Britton, Luke (August 20, 2016). "'Stranger Things' star to appear in remake of Stephen King's 'It'". NME. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ Graham, Jamie (September 6, 2017). "Exclusive: IT director Andy Muschietti says Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard casting was a complete coincidence". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Ewens, Hannah (September 1, 2017). "What Scares 'Stranger Things' Actor Finn Wolfhard?". Vice. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  13. ↑ Goldman, Eric (August 2, 2016). "Stranger Things Creators on How Season 1 Ended and Where Season 2 Will Go". IGN. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  14. ↑ Strause, Jackie (April 18, 2017). "Netflix Reboots 'Carmen Sandiego' With Gina Rodriguez". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (September 22, 2017). "'It' & 'Stranger Things' Star Finn Wolfhard Cast In 'Dog Days'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  16. ↑ Kroll, Justin (December 13, 2017). "'Stranger Things' Actor Finn Wolfhard to Star in Haunted House Film 'The Turning' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  17. ↑ Kit, Borys (January 16, 2018). "'Stranger Things' Star Finn Wolfhard Joins Ansel Elgort in 'The Goldfinch' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  18. ↑ Witmer, Phil (November 17, 2016). "Here's a Very Brief History of Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard Starring in PUP Videos". Noisey. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  19. ↑ Sherman, Maria (November 17, 2016). "PUP's New Music Video, Starring Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard, Will Make You Want to Hug Your Pet". Vulture. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (July 17, 2017). "Finn Wolfhard Talks Co-Directing First Music Video for Spendtime Palace's 'Sonora': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  21. ↑ O'Neal, Sean (June 25, 2018). "Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard IS Danny Sexbang for Ninja Sex Party". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  22. ↑ "38th Annual Awards". Young Artist Association. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  23. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca & Knapp, J.D. (August 14, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  24. ↑ Gonzalez, Sandra (January 17, 2018). "The full list of the 2018 SAG Awards nominees". CNN. CNN. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  25. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 18, 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Winners: 'Black Panther', 'Stranger Things' Among Top Honorees – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  26. ↑ Mathews, Liam (June 13, 2018). "2018 Teen Choice Awards Nominees". TV Guide. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
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