Alex Wolff
Biography
Alex Wolff, an American actor and musician, was born in Manhattan in 1997 to Polly Draper, the actress and filmmaker who created his first series. He started acting at age six in The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, and at nine he became known for the Nickelodeon musical comedy The Naked Brothers Band, which ran from 2007 to 2009 and for which he wrote lyrics and sang. After that show, he formed the duo Nat & Alex Wolff and released albums such as Black Sheep (2011) and Public Places (2016). His film work includes Patriots Day (2016), My Friend Dahmer (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Hereditary (2018), Pig (2021), Old (2021), and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024). He wrote, directed, and starred in The Cat and the Moon (2019). He received the Auteur Award from the San Diego International Film Festival in 2018 and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Castle in the Ground (2019).
28years old
Turns 29 on November 1in 13 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Alexander Draper Wolff
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 16 years2009 to 2025
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Behind the camera
Wolff's first time directing was The Cat and the Moon in 2019. He wrote the film as well and acted in it.
A change of course
Wolff picked up the saxophone on his own when he was young, and he also learned to play drums by watching footage of Ringo Starr.
Alex Wolff movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jake Kasdan directed two of these films, Michael Sarnoski two and Cory Finley two. Nineteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jack Black's page
Dwayne Johnson's page
Kevin Hart's page
Karen Gillan's page
Michaela Watkins's page
Nat Wolff's page
All films by Jake Kasdan
Michael SarnoskiDirector, 2 films, 2021 to 2024
All films by Michael Sarnoski
Cory FinleyDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
All films by Cory Finley
Also two films together13 more actors
- AwkwafinaJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Dude (2018)
- Nick JonasJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Austin AbramsThe Line (2023) and Dude (2018)
- Marin HinkleJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Rhys DarbyJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Paul SparksHuman Capital (2020) and Thoroughbreds (2018)
- Ian GomezDude (2018) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
- Madison IsemanJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Ser'Darius BlainJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Stefania LaVie OwenThe Cat and the Moon (2019) and Coming Through the Rye (2015)
- Tommy NelsonThe Cat and the Moon (2019) and My Friend Dahmer (2017)
- Elijah UngvaryA Quiet Place: Day One (2024) and Pig (2021)
- Morgan TurnerJumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Alex Wolff's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.5 billion
14 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 14 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$995M40.0% of the total
- 2$802M32.2% of the total
- 3$262M10.5% of the total
- 4$91M3.6% of the total
- 5$90M3.6% of the total
- 6$88M3.5% of the total
- 7$61M2.5% of the total
- 8$51M2.0% of the total
$46.9 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total