Ansel Elgort (born March 14, 1994) is an American actor, singer, and
DJ (under the name Ansølo). Born to photographer Arthur Elgort and
stage producer Grethe Barrett Holby, he began his acting career with a
supporting role in the horror film Carrie (2013).Elgort gained wider
recognition for starring as a teenage cancer patient in the romantic
drama film The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and for his supporting role
in The Divergent Series (2014â€"2016). In 2017, he played the title
character in Edgar Wright's action thriller Baby Driver, for which he
received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion
Picture â€" Musical or Comedy.Elgort was born in New York City. His
parents are Arthur Elgort, a fashion photographer who has worked
extensively for Vogue for over 30 years, and Grethe Barrett Holby, an
opera director. Elgort's father is of Russian Jewish descent, and his
mother is of Norwegian, English and German ancestry.
DJ (under the name Ansølo). Born to photographer Arthur Elgort and
stage producer Grethe Barrett Holby, he began his acting career with a
supporting role in the horror film Carrie (2013).Elgort gained wider
recognition for starring as a teenage cancer patient in the romantic
drama film The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and for his supporting role
in The Divergent Series (2014â€"2016). In 2017, he played the title
character in Edgar Wright's action thriller Baby Driver, for which he
received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion
Picture â€" Musical or Comedy.Elgort was born in New York City. His
parents are Arthur Elgort, a fashion photographer who has worked
extensively for Vogue for over 30 years, and Grethe Barrett Holby, an
opera director. Elgort's father is of Russian Jewish descent, and his
mother is of Norwegian, English and German ancestry.
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