Finn Wolfhard (Actor) (original) (raw)

Finn Wolfhard (born Dec. 23, 2002) is a Canadian actor and musician best known for playing Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series "Stranger Things."

In 2014, Wolfhard made his television debut as Zoran in the sci-fi series "The 100" and, the following year, appeared as Jordie Pinsky in the CW series "Supernatural." He has portrayed Mike Wheeler in "Stranger Things" since 2016, and won a SAG Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series alongside his co-stars Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, David Harbour and more.

Wolfhard's first feature film role was as Richie Tozier in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's "It"; he reprised the role in its 2019 sequel "It Chapter Two." Wolfhard also starred in "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" (2021) and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" (2024), and made his directorial debut with the 2020 comedy short "Night Shifts." Other credits include "Dog Days" (2018), "The Goldfinch" (2019), "The Addams Family" (2019), "How It Ends" (2021), "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio" (2022) and "Hell of a Summer" (2023), which he co-directed and co-wrote with Billy Bryk.

As a musician, Wolfhard was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Vancouver-based rock band Calpurnia, until the band dissolved in 2019. He's been a member of The Aubreys since 2020.

Date of Birth

Dec. 23, 2002

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada