Finn Wolfhard Biography
Finn Wolfhard is a Canadian actor. Also, he is a screenwriter, director, as well as a musician. He won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series out of three nominations for his acting roles in the Netflix series Stranger Things playing Mike Wheeler.
Finn Wolfhard Age|Birthday
Wolfhard was born on December 23, 2002. Therefore, he is 18 years old as of 2021 and celebrates his birthday on 23rd December every year.
Finn Wolfhard Height|Weight
Wolfhard’s height is 5 feet 10 inches (approximately 177.8 centimeters). Moreover, he weighs 64 kilograms.
Finn Wolfhard Family
Wolfhard was born in Vancouver, Canada to his parents Eric (father) and Mary Jolivet (mother). Moreover, he has one sibling, an older brother named Nick. In addition, his father is a researcher on aboriginal land claims. He went to Catholic School.
Finn Wolfhard Career
Acting
Wolfhard made his acting and television debut as Zoran in The 100, after getting his first acting job from Craiglist. Moreover, his second role was that of Jordie Pinsky in Supernatural. In 2016, in the Netflix series Stranger Things, he began portraying Mike Wheeler. Additionally, he saw an open casting call and auditioned for the role via video. Along with his castmates, they won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In a 2017 episode of Spike’s Lip Sync Battle, he and co-stars Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, and Gaten Matarazzo competed against each other.
Furthermore, in the Netflix animated series Carmen Sandiego which premiered on January 18, 2019, he starred as Player, the title character’s chief accomplice, and friend.
Moreover, he played Richie Tozier in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s It which was his feature film debut. It was released on 8th September 2017. However, it had been a coincidence in his casting in both Stranger Things and It, both set in the ’80s. He had been initially cast as Richie according to him when Cary Fukunaga was attacked as director and co-writer. However, the role fell through when Fukunaga left the project over creative differences. Consequently, it allowed him to pursue Stranger Things. Additionally, he had to re-audition for the role of Richie when Andy Muschietti became attached to it.
However, he parted ways with his former agency, APA on October 20, 2017. Following allegations that Tyler Grasham had sexually assaulted aspiring young male actors, he fired him. He had not been assaulted. He signed with a talent agency, CAA on January 9, 2018.
Additionally, in the Ken Marino-directed ensemble comedy film, Dog Days in 2018, he played Tyler, an altruistic and thoughtful pizza delivery boy.
It Chapter Two
In addition, in 2019, in flashbacks for the sequel It Chapter Two, he reprised his role as young Richie. Also, he co-starred in The Goldfinch, the John Crowley-directed adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel. He played a Ukrainian student and troublemaker named Young Boris Pavlikovsky. However, he had not been the director’s first choice but his near-perfect Russian accent in his audition helped him get the role. For Boris, he wanted to cast an authentic Russian actor. Also, he provided the voice of Pugsley Addams in an animated remake of The Addams Family the same year. it premiered on 11th October.
Moreover, he made his modeling debut in Saint Laurent’s Fall/Winter campaign on May 27, 2019.
He portrayed Miles in Amblin’s haunted house film The Turning in January 2020. It was Henry James’ The Turn of The Screw novella adaptation. In March, he made his SXSW Film Festival debut. In April 2020, he lent his voice to two Adult Swim productions. He also voiced a gender-swapped version of Rapunzel. To raise money for World Central Kitchen, he joined the Jason Reitman television series adaptation Home Movie: The Princess Bride.
When You Finish Saving the World
He starred in Jesse Eisenberg’s Audible Original When You Finish Saving the World in August 2020. Moreover, together with his brother, Nick they headlined the voice cast of sci-fi animation series NEW-GEN alongside Anya Chalota, playing two brothers. It was announced on August 19, 2020, he had joined director Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical feature in an undisclosed role.
Moreover, he will star with Carrie Coon in November 2021 in Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife. He will play the son of Coon’s single mother with Mckenna race as his younger sister.
Directing
Watford made his directorial debut in August 2020 at the age of 17 with the comedy short film, Night Shifts. Moreover, he released Night Shifts on YouTube the following year. With Josh Ovalle, he had co-directed his first music video. This was earlier in 2017 for the Band, Spendtime Palace’s “Sonora”.
Filmography
Film
2013 – Aftermath as Young Charles, The Resurrection
2017 – It as Richie Tozier
2018 – Dog Days as Tyler, Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness as Herbert West
2019 – It Chapter Two as Young Richie Tozier, The Goldfinch as Young Boris Pavlikovsky, The Addams Family as Pugsley Addams (voice)
2020 – The Turning as Miles Fairchild, Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia, Rules for Werewolves as Bobert
2021 – How It Ends as Ezra, Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Trevor, Pinocchio as Lampwick (voice), When You Finish Saving the World as Ziggy
As a Director
2017 – Spendtime Palace – Sanora
2020 – Night Shifts – Short film, also writer
Television
2014 – The 100 as Zoran
2015 – Supernatural as Jordie Pinsky
2016-present – Stranger Things as Mike Wheeler
2017 – Young Math Legends as Young Gauss, Lip Sync Battle as Himself
2019 – 2021 – Carmen Sandiego, To Steal or Not to Steal as Player (voice)
2020 – Smiling Friends as Man Living in Wall/ Bliblie (voice), JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales as Boypunzel/ Manpunzel (voice), Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya
2021 – Duncanville as Jeremy/ Norman (voice)
TBA – NEW-GEN – TBA (voice)
Web Series
2017 – Guest Grumps, SuperMega as Himself
2018 – Ten Minute Power Hour as Himself
2019 – Brawl with the Stars as Himself
2020 – HeadGum as Himself
Music Videos
2012 – Facts
2013 – Hey Ocean!
2014/2016 – PUP
2017 – Spendtime Palace
2018 – Ninja Sex Party
2019 – Weezer, Mike Thompkins
2020 – The Aubreys
Podcasts
2020 – SModcast, Review Revue, If I Were You as Himself, Elara Radio 25_25, Lackluster Video as Himself(co-host)
2021 – The Headgum Podcast as Himself
Audiobooks
2020 – When You Finish Saving the World as Ziggy Katz
Discography
Calpurnia band
Extended plays
with the Aubreys
Titled Soda & Pie released on March 13, 2020
Singles with the Aubreys
2020
Getting Better
Loved One
Smoke Bomb
2021
No Offerings with Lunar Vacation
Sand in My Bed
Finn Wolfhard Net Worth
Wolfhard’s net worth is $4 million.
