Finn Michael Wolfhard (born December 23rd, 2002) is a Canadian actor and musician, best known for his portrayal of main character Mike Wheeler in the Netflix original television series Stranger Things.
Career
As Finn Wolfhard started his acting career in 2013, he didn't have many roles in films and television. Portraying Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things was his first major role, a role which still continues to rise him to stardom. He made his film debut in the movie It as Richie Tozier which was released on September 8, 2017. He also voiced Player in another Netflix series Carmen Sandiego.
Music
Apart from acting, Wolfhard is also the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Calpurnia. He made Billboard Chart debut with his band on 2018 by releasing their single "City Boy".[1] His band had also released their debut extended play "Scout".[2]
Wolfhard also portrayed a young Stefan Babcock in the music videos for the punk rock songs 'Guilt Trip' and 'Sleep in the Heat' by Canadian band PUP, also playing a young Rivers in Weezer's new cover of 'Take on Me'.
On November 8th, 2019, they announced they were splitting up. A few weeks later it was announced that Finn is in a new band, The Aubreys, are due to debut on the soundtrack of his movie, The Turning.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Aftermath | Young Charles |
| 2017 | It | Richie Tozier |
| 2018 | Dog Days | Tyler |
| 2018 | Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness | Herbert West |
| 2019 | It: Chapter Two | Young Richie Tozier |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Pugsley Addams |
| 2019 | The Goldfinch | Young Boris Pavlikovsky |
| 2020 | The Turning | Miles Fairchild |
| 2020 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Trevor |
| 2020 | Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia | TBA |
| 2020 | Rules for Werewolves (Short) | Bobert |
| 2021 | Rules for Werewolves | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The 100 | Zoran |
| 2015 | Supernatural | Jordie Pinsky |
| 2016- | Stranger Things | |
| 2017 | Young Math Legends | Young Gauss |
| 2017 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself |
| 2019- | Carmen Sandiego | Player (voice) |
| 2020 | Fairy Tales | TBA (voice) |
| 2020 | Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal (TV Movie) | Player (voice) |
Music Videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Facts | "Retro Oceans" |
| 2013 | Hey Ocean! | "Change" |
| 2014 | PUP | "Guilt Trip" |
| 2016 | PUP | "Sleep in the Heat" |
| 2017 | Spendtime Palace | "Sonora" |
| 2018 | NSP | "Danny Don't You Know" |
| 2019 | Weezer | "Take On Me" |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Young Math Legends | Young Gauss |
| 2018 | Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness | Herbert West |
| 2019- | Carmen Sandiego | Player |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Pugsley Addams |
| 2020 | Fairy Tales | TBA |
| 2020 | Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal | Player |
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stranger Things | Won |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Young Actor | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout TV Star | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Kiss | Nominated | |
| Best Musical Moment | Won | |||
| Best On-Screen Team | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Actor | Stranger Things | Nominated |
| 2019 | People's Choice Awards | The Male TV Star of 2019 | Stranger Things | Nominated |
External Links
Gallery
Trivia
- Wolfhard auditioned for Stranger Things shortly after he auditioned for the 2017 film "It". He was able to star in Stranger Things due to the movie being pushed back.[6]
- Because of being very sick, Wolfhard had to film the entire audition tape for Stranger Things from his bed.[7]
- For the first and second seasons of Stranger Things, Finn along with his co-stars earned $20,000 and $60,000 per episode respectively. However, for the third season, the majority of the cast including Finn got a raise, with him receiving approximately $250,000 per episode.
- He has never considered Millie Bobby Brown as his first kiss because his kissed a girl when he was in kindergarten.
- His great-great-aunt, Rita Jolivet was silent film and theatre actress and his great-grandfather, Alfred Eugene Jolivet was Rita's brother.
References
- ↑ "Stranger Things Actor Finn Wolfhard Makes Billboard Chart Debut With His Band Calpurnia"" Billboard April 18, 2018.
- ↑ Instagram post by Finn Wolfhard
- ↑ "‘It’ & ‘Stranger Things’ Star Finn Wolfhard Cast In ‘Dog Days’" Deadline. September 22, 2017.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Young Math Legends trailer"
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ 19 BTS secrets you didn't know about 'Stranger Things'