---
name: "Alex Wolff"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alex-wolff"
fi1m_id: "alex-wolff"
imdb_id: "nm1842974"
tmdb_id: 934281
wikidata_id: "Q940891"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 November 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-21T04:29:06.648505+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alex Wolff

## Identity

Alex Wolff

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alex-wolff
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alex-wolff
- **IMDb ID:** nm1842974
- **TMDB ID:** 934281
- **Wikidata ID:** Q940891
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wolff, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940891, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1842974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/934281

Actor. Born 1 November 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 November 1997, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2017–present
- **Also known as:** Alexander Draper Wolff, Alexander Wolff
- **Frequently works with:** [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md), [Jack Black](https://film.one/person/jack-black.md), [Jake Kasdan](https://film.one/person/jake-kasdan.md), [Jeff Pinkner](https://film.one/person/jeff-pinkner.md), [Karen Gillan](https://film.one/person/karen-gillan.md), [Kevin Hart](https://film.one/person/kevin-hart.md), [Scott Rosenberg](https://film.one/person/scott-rosenberg.md), [Awkwafina](https://film.one/person/awkwafina.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 73 (3), 2020s 79 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Drama 2, Fantasy 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,103m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Wolff, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940891, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1842974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/934281

## Coming up

- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026-12-23), as Spencer Gilpin — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-open-world.md)
- *Boys for Life* (2027-04-08)
- *A Quiet Place Part III* (2027-07-28), as Reuben

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Hereditary*](https://film.one/film/hereditary.md) (83)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*A Quiet Place: Day One*](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-day-one.md) (70)
- **Hulu:** [*Jumanji: The Next Level*](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Alex Wolff

> Alex Wolff is most persuasive when he lets vulnerability show without competing for attention. We rate his restraint in *Hereditary*, and the warmth of *A Quiet Place: Day One* suggests he need not always be the young man in distress.

In *Hereditary* (2018), Alex Wolff’s Peter Graham does not compete with Toni Collette for volume. He lets the boy’s vulnerability register beside her visible distress, while Gabriel Byrne’s quieter presence gives the family another way to respond to pain. We found Peter difficult to watch because Wolff makes him seem so poorly equipped to withstand the anguish around him. Ari Aster gets something valuable from those differences: the actors can make the family frightening without all behaving alike. We recommend the film strongly, with reservations about its slow stretches and its urge to explain what the performances have already made clear.

Wolff’s shift towards film work in the mid-2010s brought roles in *Patriots Day* (2016) and *My Friend Dahmer* (2017). *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017) reached a broader audience, while *Hereditary* made the troubled young man central to his reputation. There is a danger in that kind of recognition: an actor can be asked to suffer repeatedly when there are other things worth asking of him. Writing, directing and starring in *The Cat and the Moon* (2019) gave him another kind of responsibility. His subsequent work includes *Pig* (2021), opposite Nicolas Cage, as well as further studio films.

In Michael Sarnoski’s *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), his nurse Reuben offers warmth in the little time available to him. Lupita Nyong’o carries the film, and Wolff’s contribution is modest, but his warmth gives us a reason to want more than frightened adolescents from him. The part is too brief to announce a great change of direction, and there is no need to make it one. The repetitive monster sequences are a frustration; we would have welcomed more time for the people, including Reuben. Start with *Hereditary* for the substantial performance, and do not assume its distress is all he has to offer.

## Biography

Alex Wolff is an American actor and musician. Born Alexander Draper Wolff on 1 November 1997 in New York City, he first gained recognition alongside his older brother Nat in the Nickelodeon series *The Naked Brothers Band* (2007–2009), created by their mother Polly Draper.

He has appeared in films including *Patriots Day* (2016), *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), *Hereditary* (2018), *Pig* (2021) and *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), in which he played Reuben. With his brother he forms the music duo Nat & Alex Wolff, releasing albums including *Black Sheep* (2011) and *Table for Two* (2023). Wolff made his directorial debut with *The Cat and the Moon* (2019).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), Fi1m 70, as Reuben — [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-day-one.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Fi1m 84, as Luis Alvarez — [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Pig* (2021), Fi1m 82, as Amir — [page](https://film.one/film/pig.md)
- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), Fi1m 65, as Spencer Gilpin — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md)
- *Hereditary* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Peter Graham — [page](https://film.one/film/hereditary.md)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), Fi1m 72, as Young Spencer — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Quiet Place Part III* (2027), as Reuben
- *Boys for Life* (2027), Actor
- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026), as Spencer Gilpin — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-open-world.md)
- *Magic Farm* (2025), as Jeff
- *The Line* (2024), as Tom Baxter
- *So Long, Marianne* (2024), series, as Leonard Cohen
- *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), as Reuben — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-day-one.md)
- *Susie Searches* (2023), as Jesse Wilcox
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), as Luis Alvarez — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *A Good Person* (2023), as Mark
- *O Night Divine* (2021), as Hugo
- *Old* (2021), as Trent Aged 15
- *Pig* (2021), as Amir — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pig.md)
- *Castle in the Ground* (2021), as Henry
- *Human Capital* (2020), as Ian Warfield
- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), as Spencer Gilpin — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-the-next-level.md)
- *The Cat and the Moon* (2019), as Nick · Music, Producer, Director, Writer
- *Bad Education* (2019), as Nick Fleischman
- *The House of Tomorrow* (2019), as Jared Whitcomb
- *Stella's Last Weekend* (2018), as Oliver
- *Hereditary* (2018), as Peter Graham — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/hereditary.md)
- *Dude* (2018), as Noah
- *Thoroughbreds* (2018), as Party Friend (uncredited)
- *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017), as Young Spencer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle.md)
- *My Friend Dahmer* (2017), as John 'Derf' Backderf
- *Patriots Day* (2016), as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
- *Coming Through the Rye* (2016), as Jamie Schwartz
- *Divorce* (2016), series, as Cole
- *The Standoff* (2016), as Zane
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2* (2016), as Bennett
- *Boots* (2015), as Noah · Director, Producer, Writer, Music
- *What Does Despondent Mean?* (2015), as Alex · Director
- *Red Oaks* (2014), series, as Director
- *Hairbrained* (2013), as Eli Pettifog
- *A Birder's Guide to Everything* (2013), as Timmy Barsky
- *The Empty Room* (2012), as Allen · Writer, Producer, Director
- *The Sitter* (2011), as Clayton
- *BrainSurge* (2009), series, Actor
- *Mr. Troop Mom* (2009), as Alex Wolff
- *The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears* (2008), as Songs
- *In Treatment* (2008), series, as Max Weston
- *The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands* (2007), as Alex, Songs
- *The Naked Brothers Band* (2007), series, as Alex
- *The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie* (2005), as Alex, Songs
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, as Simon
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Brian Willis
- *If She Burns*, as Alessandro · Producer, Director, Writer, Music
- *Untold*, as Rudi Vrba
- *Trivial Of My Life*, as Enzo Mahler
- *Outside of Cleveland*, as Max

## Gallery

- ![Alex Wolff at 2019 Toronto International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-e9599a285797.png) Alex Wolff at 2019 Toronto International Film Festival — A-List Communications, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Alex_Wolff_TIFF_2019.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Catherine Curtin, Rafael Casal, Kayli Carter, Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, Cory Finley and Hari Dhillon at (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-296ff9d56d5a.jpg) Catherine Curtin, Rafael Casal, Kayli Carter, Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, Cory Finley and Hari Dhillon at (2019) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bad_Education_01_%2848810354686%29.jpg/1280px-Bad_Education_01_%2848810354686%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alex Wolff](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-312cbd6ee48f.jpg) Alex Wolff — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Human_Capital_01_%2848816385573%29.jpg/1280px-Human_Capital_01_%2848816385573%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alex Wolff](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-a24dd34fb9c6.jpg) Alex Wolff — Image via TMDB
- ![Alex Wolff](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-71be4e34dcb9.jpg) Alex Wolff — Image via TMDB
- ![Alex Wolff](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-cc330fb1fa31.jpg) Alex Wolff — Image via TMDB
- ![Alex Wolff](https://film.one/media/person/11306/gallery-416d0c09705b.jpg) Alex Wolff — Image via TMDB

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