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Alex Wolff

Acting

Born November 1, 1997 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Alexander Draper Wolff · Alexander Wolff

Biography

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.

Filmography36 titles

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005as Simon

Oppenheimer

2023as Luis Alvarez

Monk

2002as Brian Willis

In Treatment

2008as Max Weston

Red Oaks

2014as Director

Hereditary

2018as Peter Graham

Patriots Day

2016as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

A Good Person

2023as Mark

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019as Spencer Gilpin

The House of Tomorrow

2017as Jared Whitcomb

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017as Spencer Gilpin

Bad Education

2019as Nick Fleischman

A Quiet Place: Day One

2024as Reuben

Pig

2021as Amir

My Friend Dahmer

2017as John 'Derf' Backderf

The Naked Brothers Band

2007as Alex

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Stella's Last Weekend

2018as Oliver

Thoroughbreds

2017as Party Friend (uncredited)

Divorce

2016as Cole

Old

2021as Trent Aged 15

Coming Through the Rye

2016as Jamie Schwartz

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

2016as Bennett

Magic Farm

2025as Jeff

A Birder's Guide to Everything

2013as Timmy Barsky

The Line

2023as Tom Baxter

Human Capital

2019as Ian Warfield

The Standoff

2016as Zane

The Sitter

2011as Clayton

Susie Searches

2022as Jesse Wilcox

Dude

2018as Noah

Hair Brained

2013as Eli Pettifog

Mr. Troop Mom

2009as Alex Wolff

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

2005as Alex

The Cat and the Moon

2019as Nick

Castle in the Ground

2021as Henry