Finn Wolfhard, known for is role as Mike Wheeler” on the series Stranger Things, was born on
December 23rd 2002, in Vancouver, Canada.
He has an older brother, Nick, who is a voiceover actor.
His last name, Wolfhard, means Wolf Heart in german.
Finn has german, french and jewish roots.
When he was 9 years old, he started his career in the show business.
He participated in several independent works, such as the short film “Aftermath” by
the Vancouver Film School, where he acted with his brother.
In 2014 he appeared on an episode of The 100, and in 2015, in Supernatural.
His great opportunity came in 2016, when he was chosen to play the role of Mike in the
Netflix Series Stranger Things, by the Duffer brothers.
When he read the script, he knew the role had to be for him.
When he auditioned, he was sick in bed, and his dad had to record him with a smartphone.
The series was really successful - it got 18 nominations to the Emmy Awards, and it
meant Finn’s leap to fame.
He was lucky enough to act with great renowned actors such as Winona Ryder or Sean Ástin,
and also to become a part of the gang with his film mates Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven),
Noah Schnapp (shnáp) (Will), Gaten (géiten) Matarázzo (Dustin) and Caleb (kéileb) McLáughlin
(Lucas), who are also good friends of him in real life.
They stay up to date on a chat called “Stranger Texts”.
After his role in Stranger Things, in 2017 Finn appears on “It”, the new movie of
the terrifying clown Pennywise, an adaptation of the Stephen King’s novel.
It was his debut on the big screen, playing the role of the funny character Richie Tozier.
Thanks to his experience on the terror and mystery genre, Steven Spielberg chose him
for his next cinematographic project “The Turning”, which will be released this year.
He will also appear on “Dog Days” and “The Goldfinch” with Nicole Kidman.
And we are also waiting for the third season of Stranger Things!!!
Finn will be the voice of the character Player, in the Netflix cartoon series “Carmen Sandiego”,
based on an educational video games franchise form the 80s.
This new adaptation will be released in 2019.
From the other side of the screen, Finn is also a fan of the 80s: he likes movies such
as ET, the Goonies, and music from the time.
And speaking about music, it is one of his great passions.
When he was 6, he was amazed when listening for the first tie to the Beatles.
He started playing bass and guitar when he was 7, and he now has a band, “Calpurnia”.
They released their first single in March, “City Boy”.
The name Calpurnia comes from one of the characters in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by
Harper Lee.
Wolfhard also has rhythm!
He showed it on “The Late Late Show”, singing with James Corden and the rest of
the kids from Stranger Things.
Finn also participated in several music videos such as “Guilt Trip”, “Facts” or “Change”.
Despite his young age, Finn has been nominated to different awards such as Breakout TV Star
for the Teen Choice Awards in 2017.
He also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
(ansámbol) in a Drama Series in 2017, and was nominated to it again this year.
Finn is very popular on social networks, he has accounts on Twitter and Instagram, where
he has more than 10 million followers.
Finn has already proved his great talent as an actor, and he aspires to become a screenwriter
and director some day.
Actually, he co-directed the music video “Sonora” for the band “Spendtime Palace”, and he
wrote the scene of his character on “It” with the actor Jack Grazer.
FINN WOLFHARD is a lovely boy, intelligent and with a great sense of humor.
He has conquered everyone’s heart with his characters and we are sure he will keep it
up with all the new projects he still has
to come!