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Finn Michael Wolfhard, born December 23rd, 2002, is a Canadian actor, musician, and film director who has captured audiences worldwide. You know him as Mike Wheeler from the groundbreaking Netflix series, Stranger Things. But his talent extends far beyond Hawkins, Indiana. He terrified us as Richie Tozier in the hit horror films, It and It Chapter Two, and brought a new generation of spookiness to the Ghostbusters universe as Trevor Spengler in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its sequel, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Beyond his acting prowess, Wolfhard has also stepped behind the camera, directing the comedy short film Night Shifts and the feature Hell of a Summer. As a musician, he fronted the rock band Calpurnia, and has been a driving force in The Aubreys since 2020.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a family of French, German, and Jewish descent, Finn attended Catholic school. His father, Eric Wolfhard, is a researcher focused on Indigenous land claims in Canada. He also has an older brother, actor Nick Wolfhard.
Wolfhard's journey in entertainment began in 2012 with a music video for the band Facts. His television debut came in 2014 on The 100, followed by an appearance on Supernatural. The year 2016 marked a pivotal moment with his casting as Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things, a role he secured through a video audition after seeing an open casting call. His performance, alongside his castmates, earned them a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
In 2017, Wolfhard co-directed his first music video for Spendtime Palace's "Sonora." His feature film debut arrived that same year as Richie Tozier in the adaptation of Stephen King's It. Coincidentally, both Stranger Things and It were set in the 1980s. Wolfhard's initial casting as Richie faced a setback when the director changed, requiring him to re-audition once Andy Muschietti took over. In late 2017, he parted ways with his agency and agent following allegations of sexual assault against aspiring young male actors, though Wolfhard himself was not a victim. He then signed with Creative Artists Agency in 2018. That same year, he played a kind-hearted pizza delivery boy in the ensemble comedy Dog Days.
2019 saw Wolfhard lend his voice to the Netflix animated series Carmen Sandiego as "Player" and make his modeling debut for Saint Laurent. He reprised his role as Richie in It Chapter Two and portrayed Young Boris Pavlikovsky in the adaptation of Donna Tartt's novel, The Goldfinch, impressing the director with his near-perfect Russian accent. He also voiced Pugsley Addams in the animated remake of The Addams Family. Throughout this period, he was recognized in Variety's Hollywood Youth Impact Report and by The Hollywood Reporter as a top young talent.
The year 2020 brought more diverse roles, including the supernatural horror film The Turning and the anthology film Omniboat. He starred in the short film Rules for Werewolves, with plans for a feature-length adaptation. Wolfhard also lent his voice to Adult Swim productions like Smiling Friends and JJ Villard's Fairy Tales. He participated in a charity event for World Central Kitchen, performing a live reading of The Princess Bride's script.
At just 17, Wolfhard made his directorial debut with the comedy short film Night Shifts, later released on YouTube. He also narrated the Audible Original When You Finish Saving the World, later adapted into a film where he starred alongside Julianne Moore. In 2020, it was announced he and his brother Nick would voice twin brothers in the sci-fi animated series NEW-GEN. Forbes recognized him in their 30 Under 30 class of 2020 for Hollywood and entertainment.
In 2021, Wolfhard co-starred with Carrie Coon in Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters: Afterlife and joined the cast of A24's fantasy epic The Legend of Ochi. He announced his work on directing the feature film Hell of a Summer and lent his voice to Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion animated musical, Pinocchio. In 2023, he co-directed, co-wrote, and starred in the feature film Hell of a Summer with Billy Bryk, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. That same year, he voiced a younger version of the titular character in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Musically, Wolfhard was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the Vancouver-based rock band Calpurnia until its dissolution in 2019. Shortly after, he formed The Aubreys with Calpurnia drummer Malcolm Craig, debuting on the soundtrack of his film, The Turning. The Aubreys have released several singles and EPs, including "Loved One," "Smoke Bomb," and their debut LP, Karaoke Alone. Finn is also set to release his debut solo album, Happy Birthday, in 2025.
Beyond his creative endeavors, Wolfhard is an advocate for autism and Indigenous children. In 2017, he hosted "Strange 80s," a benefit concert for Sweet Relief, an organization supporting struggling musicians, where he also performed with Calpurnia. His work with Sweet Relief earned him an award at the 2017 Television Industry Advocacy Awards.
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Finn Michael Wolfhard (born December 23, 2002) is a Canadian actor, musician, and film director. He is known for playing Mike Wheeler on the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–present). He also played Richie Tozier in the horror film It (2017) and its sequel It Chapter Two (2019), and Trevor Spengler in the supernatural comedy Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and its sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
Wolfhard has also directed the comedy short film Night Shifts (2020) as well as the feature Hell of a Summer (2023). As a musician, he was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Calpurnia, and has been a member of The Aubreys since 2020.
== Early life ==
Wolfhard was born on December 23, 2002, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a family of French and German descent with Jewish heritage. He attended Catholic school. His father, Eric Wolfhard, is a researcher on Indigenous land claims in Canada. He has an older brother, actor Nick Wolfhard.
== Career ==
Wolfhard's first acting role was in the 2012 music video for the song "Retro Oceans" by Vancouver band Facts. In 2014, he made his television debut as Zoran in the second season of the post-apocalyptic science fiction series The 100. The following year, he appeared as Jordie Pinsky in the series Supernatural.
In 2016, Wolfhard began portraying Mike Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things. He auditioned for the role via video after seeing an open casting call. Wolfhard, along with his castmates, won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He and co-stars Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin competed against one another in a 2017 episode of Spike's Lip Sync Battle.
In July 2017, Wolfhard co-directed his first music video with Josh Ovalle for the band Spendtime Palace's song "Sonora". Wolfhard made his feature film debut playing Richie Tozier in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's It. The casting of Wolfhard in both Stranger Things and It, both set in the 1980s, had been a coincidence. According to Wolfhard, he had been initially cast as Richie when Cary Fukunaga was attached as director and co-writer, but when Fukunaga left the project over creative differences, the role fell through which allowed him to pursue Stranger Things. Once Andy Muschietti became attached to It, Wolfhard had to re-audition for the role of Richie. In October 2017, Wolfhard parted ways with his former agency, APA, and fired former agent Tyler Grasham following allegations that Grasham had sexually assaulted aspiring young male actors. Wolfhard himself had not been assaulted. In January 2018, Wolfhard signed with Creative Artists Agency. He played Tyler, an altruistic and thoughtful pizza delivery boy, in the 2018 Ken Marino-directed ensemble comedy film, Dog Days.
In January 2019, Wolfhard starred in the Netflix animated series Carmen Sandiego as "Player", the title character's chief accomplice and friend. In May, he made his modeling debut in Saint Laurent's Fall/Winter '19 campaign. He reprised his role as young Richie in flashbacks for the sequel It Chapter Two (2019), and co-starred in The Goldfinch (2019), the John Crowley-directed adaptation of Donna Tartt's novel, playing Young Boris Pavlikovsky, a Ukrainian student and troublemaker. Wolfhard had not been Crowley's first choice as he wanted to cast an authentic Russian actor for Boris, but Wolfhard's near perfect Russian accent in his audition helped him get the role. Wolfhard also provided the voice of Pugsley Addams in an animated remake of The Addams Family. From 2017 to 2019, he was listed in Variety's Hollywood Youth Impact Report. In 2018 and 2019, The Hollywood Reporter named him as one of the top 30 stars under age 18.
In January 2020, Wolfhard portrayed Miles in the supernatural horror film The Turning, an adaptation of Henry James' novella The Turn of the Screw, and co-starred in the anthology film Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020). Wolfhard then starred in the Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux–directed short film, Rules for Werewolves (2020), based on playwright and novelist Kirk Lynn's adapted screenplay from his debut novel, which is set to become a feature-length film with Wolfhard attached to star. He lent his voice to two Adult Swim productions: the animated special, Smiling Friends and the animated series JJ Villard's Fairy Tales as Boypunzel, a gender-swapped version of Rapunzel. Wolfhard joined the Jason Reitman–directed comedy miniseries Home Movie: The Princess Bride, which raised money for World Central Kitchen, and performed a live reading of The Princess Bride's script, as the Grandson, for a Democratic Party of Wisconsin charity event in September 2020.
At the age of 17, Wolfhard made his directorial debut with the comedy short film, Night Shifts (2020). He released the film on YouTube the following year. Wolfhard co-starred in the Audible Original, When You Finish Saving the World (2020), written by Jesse Eisenberg. He narrates Ziggy Katz, a 15-year-old boy recording audio sessions to a futuristic bot therapist. The audiobook was adapted by Eisenberg into the comedy-drama film When You Finish Saving the World (2022), with Julianne Moore and Wolfhard starring as mother and son. In July 2020, it was announced that Wolfhard and his brother Nick would be headlining the voice cast of sci-fi animated series NEW-GEN, playing twin brothers. Wolfhard was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2020 in the field of Hollywood and entertainment.
Wolfhard co-starred with Carrie Coon in Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), playing the son of Coon's single mother. He was cast alongside Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, and Helena Zengel in A24's fantasy epic The Legend of Ochi, directed by Isaiah Saxon. In November 2021, he announced that he is working on directing a feature-length film, Hell of a Summer. Wolfhard also joined Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion animated musical film Pinocchio (2022).
In 2023, Wolfhard and his friend and frequent collaborator Billy Bryk released the theatrical feature film Hell of a Summer, which they co-directed, co-wrote and co-starred in. The film debuted at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness. That same year, he voiced a younger version of the titular character in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, released in November.
=== Music ===
Wolfhard was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for Vancouver-based rock band Calpurnia, until the band dissolved in November 2019. A few weeks later, it was announced that Wolfhard's new band, The Aubreys, with Calpurnia drummer Malcolm Craig, would debut on the soundtrack of his film, The Turning (2020). The Aubreys released their single, "Loved One" on March 10, 2020, and their debut EP, Soda & Pie, through AWAL, on March 13, 2020. Their next single, "Smoke Bomb" was released on August 17, 2020. The Aubreys' first collaboration single with Lunar Vacation, "No Offerings" was released on January 12, 2021. Their second single of 2021, "Sand in My Bed" was released on February 14.
The Aubreys released their single "Karaoke Alone" on September 10, 2021, from the group's debut studio LP, Karaoke Alone, which was released on November 5, 2021.
Wolfhard released his debut studio album, Happy Birthday, on June 6, 2025, via AWAL.
== Advocacy ==
Wolfhard has been involved in advocacy for autism and indigenous children.
In May 2017, Wolfhard hosted "Strange 80s", a benefit concert to raise funds for Sweet Relief, an organization that helps struggling musicians in need of medical care. He also performed three tracks with his former band Calpurnia at the event. For his work with Sweet Relief, he received an award at the 2017 Television Industry Advocacy Awards.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
=== Television ===
=== Web series ===
== Music videos ==
== Podcasts ==
== Audiobooks ==
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
With the Aubreys
=== Extended plays ===
With the Aubreys
=== Singles ===
With the Aubreys
"Getting Better (Otherwise)" (2020)
"Loved One" (2020)
"Smoke Bomb" (2020)
"No Offerings" (2021) with Lunar Vacation
"Sand in My Bed" (2021)
"Karoke Alone" (2021)
"Resale" (2021)
"Kato" (2023)
"Running" (2023)
By himself
"Choose the latter" (2025)
=== Soundtrack ===
When You Finish Saving the World (soundtrack), two songs as Ziggy
== Accolades ==
== References ==
== External links ==
Finn Wolfhard at IMDb
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