Noah Schnapp

Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004)[2] is an American actor.[3] He plays Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror streaming television series Stranger Things, for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with his fellow cast members. His film roles include Roger Donovan in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Bridge of Spies (2015) and the voice of Charlie Brown in the animated The Peanuts Movie (2015).

Noah Schnapp
Schnapp at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Noah Cameron Schnapp[1]

(2004-10-03) October 3, 2004
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Citizenship
  • Canadian
  • American
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Known forStranger Things

Early life

Schnapp was born in New York City, New York, to Mitchell and Karine Schnapp (née Perez), and was raised in Scarsdale.[4][5] He has a twin sister named Chloe Schnapp.[5] Schnapp is Jewish[6][7] and had his Bar Mitzvah in Israel.[7] He holds Canadian citizenship;[4][8] his family is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he visits the city often. His father is of Russian-Jewish descent, whereas his mother is of Moroccan-Jewish descent.[9][10]

Schnapp's desire to act started when he was about 5 years old after watching the Broadway production of Annie.[11] He performed acting roles in school and community plays.[5] When he was eight years old, his acting teacher suggested he attempt a professional career.[11] Schnapp's parents enrolled him in an acting program at Westchester's Star Kidz with Coach Alyson Isbrandtsen who soon referred him to MKS&D Talent Management for career opportunities.[5]

Career

Schnapp voiced the lead character, Charlie Brown, in 2015's The Peanuts Movie.[11][12] Schnapp's first onscreen role was in Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Bridge of Spies.[13] In 2016, Schnapp was cast as Will Byers in the first season of Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things.[14] He and co-stars Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin competed against one another in a 2017 episode of Spike's Lip Sync Battle.[15] He was promoted to series regular for the second season of Stranger Things, which premiered on October 27, 2017.[16][17]

In November 2021, Schnapp launched To Be Honest (TBH), a sustainability-focused snacking company.[18][19]

In April 2022, Schnapp joins the cast of The Tutor.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref(s)
2015 Bridge of Spies Roger Donovan [21]
2015 The Peanuts Movie Charlie Brown (voice) [22]
2016 The Circle Lucas [23]
2018 We Only Know So Much Otis Copeland [24]
2018 The Legend of Hallowaiian Kai (voice) [25]
2020 Abe Abraham / Ibrahim ("Abe") [26]
2020 Waiting for Anya Jo [27]
2020 Hubie Halloween Tommy [28]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2016–present Stranger Things Will Byers Recurring role (season 1), main role (season 2–present)
2018 Liza on Demand Evan / Trevor 2 episodes

Video games
Year Title Voice role Ref(s)
2015 The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure Charlie Brown [29]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref(s)
2016 "LA Devotee" Panic! at the Disco
2018 "In My Feelings" Drake
2020 "See You" Johnny Orlando

Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations received by Noah Schnapp
Award Year[lower-alpha 1] Category Work Result Ref.
Gold Derby Awards 2018 Best Breakthrough Performer of the Year — Nominated [30]
Best Drama Supporting Actor Stranger Things Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2018 Best Frightened Performance Stranger Things Won [31]
Best On-Screen Team Stranger Things Nominated [32]
Screen Actors Guild Award 2017 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Stranger Things Won [33]
2018 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Stranger Things Nominated [34]
2020 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Stranger Things Nominated [35]
Teen Choice Awards 2019 Choice Summer TV Actor — Won [36]
Young Artist Awards 2017 Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Young Actor Stranger Things Won [37]

Notes
  1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References
  1. Stated at 4:58 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSadeGIp0U&t=299s
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  3. Frot, Mathilde. "Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp says new role 'resonated' with Jewish identity". The Times of Israel. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. Cudzinowski, Matt (October 27, 2017). "Off the ice with… Noah Schnapp". NHL. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. bradlow, Lisa Coleman (November 13, 2015). "You're a good man, Noah Schnapp". The Scarsdale Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. Bloom, Nate (January 18, 2018). "Award season features notable Jewish actors, performers". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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  8. Noah Schnapp [@noah_schnapp] (July 23, 2016). "Thanks Caleb, I'm half Canadian, love the Habs @CanadiensMTL and prefer @MontrealBagel sad to see @PKSubban1 go" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  18. "Our founder". Snack TBH. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  19. Yu, Douglas. "'Stranger Things' Actor Noah Schnapp Takes On Nutella With New Snacking Company TBH". Forbes. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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  22. Nathan Marcy (November 27, 2014). "THE PEANUTS MOVIE Cast Announced". Business Wire. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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  26. Jude Dry (April 17, 2020). "'Abe' Review: 'Stranger Things' Star Noah Schnapp Leads Foodie Drama with Too Many Flavors". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  27. Michael Morpurgo (February 20, 2020). "Waiting for Anya review – soapy second world war melodrama". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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  30. Montgomery, Daniel (July 26, 2018). "2018 Gold Derby TV Awards nominations: 'This is Us,' 'Gianni Versace' and 'The Handmaid's Tale' lead the way". Gold Derby. Gold Derby. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  31. "Noah Schnapp Takes His Shot With Zendaya During His Acceptance Speech".
  32. "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2018 winners: Stranger Things and Black Panther dominate". June 19, 2018.
  33. Nolfi, Joely (December 14, 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly.
  34. Gonzalez, Sandra (January 17, 2018). "The full list of the 2018 SAG Awards nominees". CNN. CNN. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  35. "The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. January 19, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  36. Swift, Andy (July 8, 2019). "Teen Choice Awards: Stranger Things Leads Final Wave of 2019 Nominations". TVLine. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  37. "38th Annual Awards". Young Artist Association. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
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