American actor Noah Schnapp gained notoriety when he started playing the title role of Will Bryers in the Netflix horror series “Stranger Things.” Schnapp also received a great deal of praise for providing Charlie Brown’s voice in “The Peanuts Movie”. When he was just six years old, he began performing as a child artist. Encouraged by his acting master, he grew up to take acting seriously. He made his acting debut when he was chosen for the role of Roger Donovan in the Steven Spielberg film “Bridge of Spies.” In Season 1 of Stranger Things, Noah played the title character, “Will Byers,” and he returned in Season 2. Additionally, he made an appearance in the independently made movie “We Only Know So Much.” Several films that are currently in production include Noah as the lead.
Early Childhood & Life
Karine Schnapp and Mitchell Schnapp welcomed their son Noah into the world on October 3, 2004, in New York City. His mother is a Moroccan Jew, and his father is of Russian Jewish origin. Chloe, his identical twin sister, is four minutes younger than he is.
He showed a talent for acting from an early age and started performing at the age of six. His acting coach urged him to work diligently on honing his natural talents in order to become a skilled actor.
Noah Schnapp’s Career
2015 turned out to be a very significant year for Noah because it was the year he made his big-screen debut by securing the part of Roger Donovan in the Steven Spielberg-coproduced and -directed film “Bridge of Spies.” In the film, Schnapp appeared onscreen alongside renowned actor “Tom Hanks.”
He was chosen to voice Charlie Brown in the 2015 movie “The Peanuts Movie.” In the same year, he also provided the voice for the same character in the video game adaptation of “The Peanuts Movie” called “Snoopy’s Grand Adventure.”
But in 2016, when he was chosen to be a part of the main cast for the Netflix horror sci-fi series “Stranger Things,” his professional career took a boost. Winona Ryder, David Harbor, and Finn Wolfhard are also part of the main cast of the web series. He was present in every episode that was shown in 2016 (Season 1) and 2017. (Season 2).
In 2016, he performed voice acting once more, this time as Jay in “The Angry Birds Movie.” He appeared in the 2016 short film “The Circle” and was also cast in the “LA Devotee” music video.
He played Otis Copeland in the motion picture “We Only Know So Much.” Additionally, he will appear in the 2018 films “Intensive Care” and “Abe” (2018).
Estimated Net Worth
The actor Noah Schnapp, a Canadian-American, has a $4 million fortune. His most well-known performance was as Will Byers in the wildly successful Netflix series “Stranger Things.”
Noah, along with the rest of the cast, received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in acknowledgment of his work on this show.