Noah Schnapp (born October 3, 2004) is a Canadian-American actor. He
played Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror web television
series Stranger Things, for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award
for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. 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 Scarsdale, New York to
Mitchell and Karine Schnapp (née Perez). He has a twin sister named
Chloe. Schnapp is Jewish, and had his Bar Mitzvah in Israel. Schnapp
has Canadian citizenship; his family is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
and he visits the city often. His mother is of Moroccan Jewish
descent.Schnapp's desire for acting 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 go professional. 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.
played Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror web television
series Stranger Things, for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award
for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. 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 Scarsdale, New York to
Mitchell and Karine Schnapp (née Perez). He has a twin sister named
Chloe. Schnapp is Jewish, and had his Bar Mitzvah in Israel. Schnapp
has Canadian citizenship; his family is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
and he visits the city often. His mother is of Moroccan Jewish
descent.Schnapp's desire for acting 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 go professional. 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.
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