Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004) is an American actor. 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).

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Film
  • 3.2 Television
  • 3.3 Video games
  • 3.4 Music videos
• 4 Awards and nominations
• 5 Notes
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life

Schnapp was born in New York City, New York, to Mitchell and Karine Schnapp (née Perez), and was raised in Scarsdale. He has a twin sister named Chloe Schnapp. Schnapp is Jewish and had his Bar Mitzvah in Israel. He holds Canadian citizenship; 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.

Schnapp's desire to act started when he was about 5 years old after watching the Broadway production of Annie. He performed acting roles in school and community plays. When he was eight years old, his acting teacher suggested he attempt a professional career. 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.

Career

Schnapp voiced the lead character, Charlie Brown, in 2015's The Peanuts Movie. Schnapp's first onscreen role was in Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Bridge of Spies. In 2016, Schnapp was cast as Will Byers in the first season of Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things. 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. He was promoted to series regular for the second season of Stranger Things, which premiered on October 27, 2017.

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

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

• Noah Schnapp at IMDb