Alex Wolff: 13 facts about the Hereditary actor you need to know
From his age and his equally famous brother to the HUGE music video he was in when he was just 10 years old, here's everything you need to know about Hereditary's Alex Wolff.
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1. How old is Alex Wolff?
Alex Wolff is 23 years old. He was born on November 1, 1997. [Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival]
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2. How tall is Alex Wolff?
Alex is 1.83m, which is around 6ft. [Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival]
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3. Alex Wolff plays Peter Graham in A24's 'Hereditary'
Alex Wolff plays the role of Peter Graham in Hereditary, the son of Toni Collette’s Annie and brother of Charlie, played by Milly Shapiro. He said it’s his hardest and most terrifying role yet. “I was getting sick, but I was getting sick off-camera, too. I would feel so sick in bed. I lost a ton of weight doing it because I was so upset,” he told W magazine. [A24]
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4. Alex Wolff says he thinks he's got "some sort of PTSD" from filming 'Hereditary'
In an interview with Vice, Alex Wolff revealed that the filming of Hereditary took such a toll on him mentally and emotionally, he thought he had some sort of PTSD from the experience. "It stuck with me while we were filming, and it stuck with me well after. When I started talking about it, all these flashes with all this disturbing shit I went through sorta came back in a flood … I don’t think you can go through something like this and not have some sort of PTSD afterwards,” he told Vice. [A24]
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5. Alex Wolff's brother is actor and musician Nat Wolff
Alex’s brother is Nat Wolff, who you’ll know from John Green’s ‘The Fault In The Stars’ and ‘Paper Towns’ as well as the Nickelodeon TV show and movie, 'The Naked Brothers Band' with Alex. [Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images]
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6. Alex and Nat Wolff once had their own Nickelodeon show called 'The Naked Brothers Band'
The Naked Brothers Band was a show on Nickelodeon that spawned it’s own movie based on the daily lives of Alex and Nat who lead a fictional world renowned rock band in NYC. The show was created by their mother Polly and the name came from a running childhood joke between the two brothers. [Nickelodeon]
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7. Alex Wolff and Nat Wolff are also in a band together and have released a number of studio albums
Following the success of their Nickelodeon show, Alex and Nat transitioned into the music industry as a duo inspired by The Beatles. The brothers have released four studio albums together and have performed alongside the likes of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. They are currently working on new music together. [via Instagram]
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8. What movies has Alex Wolff been in?
Hereditary was not Alex Wolff’s first big screen role - he’s actually been in a ton of popular movies and you’ve probably seen him before. Alex played the role of Bennett in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ and took on the controversial role of the Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev alongside Mark Wahlberg in ‘Patriot’s Day’. He's also been in both recent Jumanji films and Bad Education alongside Hugh Jackman. [Universal Pictures]
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9. Alex Wolff starred in 'My Friend Dahmer' alongside Ross Lynch
Alex Wolff also appeared alongside Disney and ‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ star Ross Lynch in the 2017 film about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. He played the role of Jeffrey’s closest friend John “Nerf” Backderf. [FilmRise]
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10. Alex Wolff also had a role in 'Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle' opposite The Rock and Jack Black.
Alex Wolff was in the remake of Jumanji. He played the role of the nerdy Spencer Gilpin, one of the teenagers who get sucked into the video game. In the film, he selects Smoulder Bravestone as his avatar, who is in turn played by The Rock. [Sony Pictures Releasing]
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11. Does Alex Wolff has Instagram?
You can find Alex on Instagram at @alexwolffofficial and at @natandalex, the account he shares with his brother. [via Instagram]
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12. Is Alex Wolff on Twitter?
You can find Alex on Twitter at @natandalex. [via Instagram]
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13. Alex Wolff made an appearance in Fall Out Boy's 'The Take Over, The Break's Over' back in 2007
Alex appeared in the music video for Fall Out Boy's 2007 song, "The Take Over, the Breaks Over." He was only 10 years old at the time! [Island Records]
