Nat Wolff

Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter. He initially gained recognition for composing the music for The Naked Brothers Band (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television series he starred in with his younger brother, Alex, that was created by his actress mother, Polly Draper. Wolff's jazz musician father, Michael Wolff, co-produced the series' soundtrack albums The Naked Brothers Band and I Don't Want to Go to School (2008), both of which placed the 23rd spot on the Billboard 200 charts.

After the Nickelodeon series concluded, he and his brother formed the music duo Nat & Alex Wolff and they released the albums Black Sheep (2011), Public Places (2016), and Table for Two (2023). Wolff later became known for his lead role in the film Paper Towns (2015) and starring in other movies, such as Admission (2013), Behaving Badly (2013), Palo Alto (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), Ashby (2015), Home Again (2017), the Netflix adaptation of Death Note (2017), Stella's Last Weekend (2018), Rosy (2018), and Mortal (2020).

Early life Wolff was born on December 17, 1994, in Los Angeles, California, to jazz musician Michael Wolff and actress Polly Draper. and he is a cousin to TV personality and venture capitalist Jesse Draper. and a great-grandson to banker and diplomat William Henry Draper, Jr. His father is Jewish, while his mother is from a Christian background, and Wolff was raised "culturally Jewish."

Wolff has Tourette's syndrome that he inherited from his father.

When he and his younger brother were toddlers, they climbed out of the bathtub and referred to themselves as "the naked brothers band", which inspired the name of the Nickelodeon TV series.

Wolff taught himself to play major and minor chords on the piano at the age of 4. As his father recalls, "I asked him, How did you learn them?' He said, 'Dad, they're right here.' I said, 'What are those chords?' He said, 'These are my proud chords." Around this age, his passion for The Beatles emboldened him to start writing his own songs. Throughout the years he attended preschool, he, alongside his best friends, constructed a band

As an 8 year old, Wolff placed a sign on his bedroom door stating: "I want to be a child actor!" In response, his mother appeased him by suggesting they film a home movie titled Don't Eat Off My Plate, which later served as the basis for The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie.

Despite the success of the subsequent Nickelodeon series over the course of three seasons, the network proposed to shoot a 30 TV movie fourth season during the school year, leading his parents to cancel the series in 2009. From the beginning, they were hesitant to expose him and his brother to stardom at a young age and later agreed to the series spin-off on the provision that filming would take place only during the summer and early fall, allowing him and his brother to proceed with their enrollment at private school in New York City.

In 2008, Wolff, then aged 13, wrote a song called "Yes We Can" that was featured in the Nickelodeon TV series, as a tribute to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The song was overheard by Obama and his two daughters, who endorsed it and called him to express their gratitude.

Career

During his childhood, Wolff began his acting career off-Broadway with a minor role in his mother's play Getting into Heaven (2003) and in Heartbeat to Baghdad (2004), both staged at The Flea Theater in Manhattan, New York. At this time, he frequently performed at the Improv Comedy Club, also located in Manhattan.

He later gained recognition, at the age of 9, for starring in and contributing lead vocals, lyrics, and instrumentation for The Naked Brothers Band film that was written and directed by his mother and screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2005.

However, Wolff did not first rise to prominence until he was 12 years old after the film was bought by a former Nickelodeon executive at the festival as the pilot for the Nickelodeon television series of the same name (2007–09). and was cast in several theatrical movies, such as New Year's Eve (2011), Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011), Admission (2013), Palo Alto (2013), Behaving Badly (2014), The Fault in Our Stars (2015), Paper Towns (2015), Home Again (2017), Rosy (2018), Good Posture (2019), and Mortal (2020).

Wolff's other off-Broadway performances comprise roles in his brother's play What Would Woody Do? (2010) at The Flea Theater, and in the revival of Sam Shepard's play Buried Child (2016).

In 2024, he and his brother toured with Billie Eilish as the opening act for the American leg of her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie Nat Wolff / Himself 2011 New Year's Eve Walter Special Things To Do Cliff Finley Short film Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Jake Hudson 2012 Stuck in Love Rusty Borgens 2013 Admission Jeremiah Balakian The Last Keepers Simon Palo Alto Fred 2014 The Fault in Our Stars Isaac Behaving Badly Rick Stevens 2015 Grandma Cam Ashby Ed Wallis Paper Towns Quentin "Q" Jacobsen The Intern Justin 2016 In Dubious Battle Jim Nolan 2017 Leap! Victor Voice role Death Note Light Turner Home Again Teddy Dorsey 2018 Rosy Doug Stella's Last Weekend Jack 2019 The Kill Team Andrew Briggman Good Posture JonSemper FiOyster 2020 Mortal Eric Body Cam Danny Mainstream Jake 2021 The Great Gatsby Live Read! Jay Gatsby 2022 Murder at Yellowstone City Young Jim Ambrose 2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One Batman / Bruce WayneVoice role 2024 Which Brings Me to You Will Also producer Pavements Scott Kannberg 2025 Play Dirty Kincaid TBA She Gets It From Me Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007–2009 The Naked Brothers Band Nat Wolff / Himself Main cast; 42 episodes 2009 Mr. Troop Mom Nat Wolff / Himself Television film 2017 Room 104 Elder Joseph Episode: "The Missionaries" 2020–21 The Stand Lloyd Henreid Television miniseries; main cast 2022 Joe vs. Carole Travis Maldonado Limited series 2023 The Consultant Craig Main cast; 8 episodes

Music videos Year Song Artist Role Notes 2019 "Graduation" Benny Blanco, Juice Wrld Jasper 2024 "Chihiro" Billie Eilish Love-interest

Stage Year Title Role Venue Notes 2016 Buried Child VinceThe New GroupOff-Broadway 2023The Seagull/Woodstock, NY Kevin

Albums Soundtrack albums as part of the TV series The Naked Brothers Band 2007: The Naked Brothers Band: Music from the Movie 2007: The Naked Brothers Band 2008: I Don't Want to Go to School 2013: Throwbacks

Studio albums as duo Nat & Alex Wolff 2011: Black Sheep 2016: Public Places 2023: Table for Two Singles

2014: Cities + It's Just Love 2014: Last Station + Rules 2014: Where I'm Goin' + Rock Star 2019: Cool Kids + Note

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival Audience Award – Family Feature Film The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie 2007 BMI Awards Cable Award The Naked Brothers Band 2008 Young Artist Awards Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series 2009 Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor 2010 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor 2014 Young Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Actor Himself Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Scene Stealer The Fault in Our Stars Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley) 2015 Choice Summer Movie Star: Male Paper Towns CinemaCon Awards Rising Star Himself

The Naked Brothers Band film and TV series earned Wolff two awards and many other nominations. In 2005, The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie obtained him an Audience Award for a Family Feature Film. He received a Broadcast Music, Inc. Cable Award for composing the series' music in 2007. In 2008, Wolff was given a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series. Wolff took another Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor and one Kids' Choice Award nomination for Best TV Actor in 2009. In 2010, he was also given a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor.

In 2014, Wolff won two Teen Choice Awards in the categories of Choice Movie: Scene Stealer and Choice Movie: Chemistry for The Fault in Our Stars. That following year in 2015, he was honored with a CinemaCon Award for a Rising Star.