Finn Wolfhard is a Canadian actor and musician who was born on December 23, 2002. He is well-known for his role as Mike Wheeler in the 2016–present Stranger Things Netflix series.
Profile summary
| Full name | Finn Wolfhard |
| Date of birth | December 23,2002 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Gender | Male |
| Net worth | $4 million |
Early life and education
Wolfhard came into the world on December 23, 2002, to a family of French, German, and Jewish ancestry in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His education was Catholic school. Eric Wolfhard, his father, does research on Canadian Indigenous land claims. Actor Nick Wolfhard is his elder brother.
Parents and family
Finn Canadian actor and musician Michael Wolfhard has an impressive filmography. He will turn 20 in September 2023. His father, Eric Wolfhard, is a researcher of native land claims, and he is of French, German, and Jewish ancestry.
Career
On Craigslist, Wolfhard found his debut acting position. He appeared in the second season of the post-apocalyptic science fiction series The 100 in 2014, making his acting and television debut as Zoran. He made a guest appearance as Jordie Pinsky on the TV show Supernatural the following year.
Mike Wheeler was first portrayed by Wolfhard in the Netflix series Stranger Things in 2016. He saw an open casting call and submitted a video audition for the part. The SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series went to Wolfhard and his co-stars. In a 2017 episode of Spike’s Lip Sync Battle, he and co-stars Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin engaged in competition.
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In July 2017, Wolfhard and Josh Ovalle co-directed their first music video together for the song “Sonora” by the band Spendtime Palace. Richie Tozier, the lead character in the 2017 adaption of Stephen King’s It, marked Wolfhard’s feature film debut. It was a coincidence that Wolfhard got cast in both the 1980s-set television shows Stranger Things and It. look into Stranger Things Following claims that Grasham had sexually assaulted aspiring young male actors, Wolfhard ended his relationship with his previous agency, APA, and fired former agent Tyler Grasham in October 2017. W
Wolfhard joined the CAA.171 talent agency in January 2018. He portrayed Tyler, a kind and considerate pizza delivery boy, in the Dog Days ensemble comedy film, which Ken Marino directed in 2018. In the supernatural horror movie The Turning, which is based on Henry James’ short story The Turn of the Screw, Wolfhard played Miles.
He also starred in the anthology movie Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia in 2020. Later, Wolfhard starred in the short film Rules for Werewolves (2020), which was directed by Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and was adapted from the screenplay of debut novel by playwright and writer Kirk Lynn. Wolfhard is currently attached to star in the feature-length version of the project.
He provided the voice of Boypunzel, a transgender version of Rapunzel, for two Adult Swim productions: the animated special Smiling Friends and the animated series JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales. Wolfhard participated in the World Central Kitchen fundraising comedy miniseries Home Movie: The Princess Bride, which presented a live reading of The Princess Bride’s screenplay as the Grandson for a Democratic Party of Wisconsin fundraiser event in September 2020, raised money for World Central Kitchen.
With the comedy short Night Shifts (2020), Wolfhard made his directing debut at the age of 17. The following year, he uploaded the movie to YouTube. When You Finish Saving the World (2020), an audiobook by Jesse Eisenberg that Wolfhard co-starred in. Eisenberg turned the audiobook into the comedy-drama movie When You Finish Saving the World (2022), which starred Julianne Moore and Wolfhard as a mother and son, respectively.
It was revealed in July 2020 that Wolfhard and his brother, Nick Wolfhard, who play identical siblings, will be leading the voice cast of the science fiction animated series NEW-GEN. The 2020 group of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Hollywood and entertainment included Wolfhard.
In Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), Wolfhard and Carrie Coon appeared together as the motherless son of Coon’s character. He was chosen to star in Isaiah Saxon’s fantasy epic The Legend of Ochi, produced by A24 and starring Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, and Helena Zengel. He revealed that he was developing the Hell of a Summer, a feature-length movie, in November 2021. Additionally, Wolfhard joins the cast of the 2022 stop-motion musical Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Career in Music
Up until the group’s dissolution in November 2019, Wolfhard served as the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and lyricist for the Vancouver-based rock band Calpurnia. The soundtrack of Wolfhard’s upcoming movie, The Turning (2020), featuring drummer Malcolm Craig of Calpurnia, was revealed a few weeks later. The Aubreys released their single “Loved One” on March 10, 2020, and on March 13, 2020, AWAL distributed their debut EP, Soda & Pie. 56] On August 17, 2020, their following single, “Smoke Bomb,” was made available.
“No Offerings,” the first song produced by The Aubreys and Lunar Vacation, was made available on January 12, 2021. “Sand in My Bed,” their second single of 2021, was made available on February 14. The single “Karaoke Alone” by The Aubreys, taken from the band’s debut studio album Karaoke Alone, was released on September 10, 2021.
Girlfriend
In June 2021, Finn Wolfhard uploaded a cuddly photo of him and Elsie Richter smiling at the camera, confirming their relationship. Since the couple has been very quiet about their relationship, the Instagram post has since been taken down. The reported couple’s relationship is still a topic of attention, though.
Net worth
The estimated net worth of Finn is $4 million.
