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My Take
Noah Schnapp earned my attention with one of the most striking debuts I can remember: voicing Charlie Brown in The Peanuts Movie and appearing in Spielberg's Bridge of Spies in the same year, then anchoring Stranger Things as Will Byers. What I value is how much heavy lifting that role demanded; Will is the show's emotional barometer, often playing trauma rather than adventure, and Schnapp carried it from childhood through the series' end. The awards came early, but he seems grounded, having stayed at his regular New York high school. I suspect his post-Stranger Things choices will tell us who he really is as an actor, and I am genuinely curious.
Overview
Noah Cameron Schnapp (born October 3, 2004) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in 2015 with his portrayal of Charlie Brown in the animated film The Peanuts Movie and his supporting role in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. Schnapp gained international recognition for his role as Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received various accolades.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Noah Schnapp
- Name (Japanese)
- ノア・シュナップ
- Reading
- のあ・しゅなっぷ
- Born
- October 3, 2004 (age 21)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / voice actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Scarsdale High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
- 2017 Actor Awards
- 2019 Teen Choice Awards
- 2023 Out100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Stranger Things | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.