Acting
Alex Wolff
EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
1 November 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Alexander Draper Wolff · Alexander Wolff
Alexander Draper Wolff (born November 1, 1997), known by his nickname and professionally as Alex Wolff, is an American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother, Nat, in the Nickelodeon musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band (2007–2009), created by his mother, Polly Draper. Wolff's father, Michael Wolff, co-produced the series' soundtrack albums The Naked Brothers Band (2007) and I Don't Want to Go to School (2008), which placed on the Billboard 200 charts. After the Nickelodeon series ended, Wolff and his brother formed a music duo called Nat & Alex Wolff. They released the albums Black Sheep (2011), Public Places (2016) and Table for Two(2023). He focused his career on film roles, portraying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Patriots Day (2016) and John "Derf" Backderf in My Friend Dahmer (2017). Wolff made his directorial debut with the drama film The Cat and the Moon (2019). His other acting roles include My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Hereditary (2018), Pig (2021), Old (2021), and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Wolff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
If She Burns
as Alessandro, Director, Writer, Producer, Music
Untold
Untold
as Rudi Vrba
Trivial Of My Life
as Enzo Mahler
Jumanji: Open World
as Spencer Gilpin
Magic Farm
as Jeff
A Quiet Place: Day One
as Reuben
The Line
as Tom Baxter
A Good Person
as Mark
Susie Searches
as Jesse Wilcox
Oppenheimer
as Luis Alvarez
O Night Divine
as Hugo
Castle in the Ground
as Henry
Pig
as Amir
Old
as Trent Aged 15
Human Capital
as Ian Warfield
The House of Tomorrow
as Jared Whitcomb
The Cat and the Moon
as Nick, Music, Producer, Director, Writer
Bad Education
as Nick Fleischman
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Spencer Gilpin
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
as Self - Peter
Dude
as Noah
Stella's Last Weekend
as Oliver
Hereditary
as Peter Graham
Thoroughbreds
as Party Friend (uncredited)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Young Spencer
My Friend Dahmer
as John 'Derf' Backderf
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Bennett
Coming Through the Rye
as Jamie Schwartz
Patriots Day
as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
The Standoff
as Zane
Boots
as Noah, Director, Writer, Producer, Music
What Does Despondent Mean?
as Alex, Director
A Birder's Guide to Everything
as Timmy Barsky
Hairbrained
as Eli Pettifog
The Empty Room
2012
The Empty Room
as Allen, Director, Writer, Producer
The Sitter
as Clayton
Mr. Troop Mom
as Alex Wolff
The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
as Self, Songs
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
as Alex, Songs