Noah Schnapp

Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004)[2] is a Canadian-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).

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 ancestry and 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.