Nat Wolff

Biography

Nathaniel Marvin "Nat" Wolff (born 1994 in Los Angeles) is an American actor and musician known mainly for his roles in youth films and dramas of the 2010s. His work spans acting, songwriting and performing, and his name is tied to a generation of performers who moved from children's television to the big screen.

The son of actress Polly Draper and jazz pianist Michael Wolff, he grew up in a household steeped in the arts. He was writing songs well before his film career: by the age of four he had written his first, and in preschool he formed a band with friends called The Silver Boulders. His professional debut came Off-Broadway, in a small part in his mother's play. He then starred in The Naked Brothers Band (2007-2009), the Nickelodeon series he created with his older brother Alex. The show brought him attention as a composer, and the single "Crazy Car" reached the Billboard Top 200.

After the series, he moved into film with supporting roles in Admission (2013) and Palo Alto (2013). His breakthrough came with The Fault in Our Stars (2014), in which he played Isaac alongside Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, and with Paper Towns (2015), the John Green adaptation he shared with Cara Delevingne. In 2017 he led the Netflix version of Death Note. With his brother he also formed the duo Nat & Alex Wolff, releasing albums such as Black Sheep (2011) and Table for Two (2023).

His career mixes early youth success with more adult projects and music, and he is associated with the move from children's television to films aimed at young adults. He remains active in acting and music.

Key films

• Admission (2013): a supporting role in a comedy-drama about college admissions.
• The Fault in Our Stars (2014): plays Isaac, the protagonist's friend, a performance that earned him youth awards.
• Paper Towns (2015): lead role opposite Cara Delevingne in the adaptation of John Green's novel.
• Death Note (2017): leads the cast of Netflix's adaptation of the manga of the same name.