Noah Schnapp

Noah Cameron Schnapp is an American actor born on October 3, 2004. He gained international recognition for his breakout role as Will Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). Schnapp made his professional acting debut in 2015, voicing Charlie Brown in the animated feature The Peanuts Movie and appearing in Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Bridge of Spies.

Schnapp was born in New York City to Mitchell and Karine Schnapp (née Perez), both originally from Montreal, Canada, and holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship. Raised in Scarsdale, New York, alongside his twin sister, Chloe, he comes from a Jewish background—with his mother being of Moroccan Jewish descent—and held his bar mitzvah in Israel. Inspired to act at age five after seeing a Broadway production of Annie, he acted in school and community plays before enrolling in an acting program at Star Kidz under coach Alyson Isbrandtsen, which led to representation with MKS&D Talent Management.

In July 2016, Schnapp began starring as Will Byers in Stranger Things. Though he initially auditioned for the role of Mike Wheeler, he was cast as Byers and promoted to series regular for the second season in October 2017. His performance received critical praise and various accolades. In 2022, Schnapp confirmed that his character in the series is gay.

Schnapp's early work included appearing in Panic! at the Disco's 2016 music video for "LA Devotee" and performing on stage with the band at Madison Square Garden in 2017. His screen roles include the short film The Circle (2018), We Only Know So Much (2018), and voice work as Kai in The Legend of Hallowaiian (2018). He subsequently starred in the independent films Abe (2019) and Waiting for Anya (2020), as well as the Netflix comedy film Hubie Halloween (2020). He also portrayed Jackson in the 2023 psychological thriller film The Tutor. In 2026, Schnapp was announced to make his stage debut playing two roles in Andy Sandberg's play Affluenza at Riverside Studios in London. That same year, he was cast to star in and executive produce the thriller Stealing From Pablo.

In 2019, Schnapp launched a self-titled YouTube channel featuring vlogs and lifestyle content, which accumulated 4.2 million subscribers by June 2022. He co-founded the sustainability-focused snacking company To Be Honest (TBH) in November 2021 alongside Elena Guberman and Ba Minuzzi, later launching a crowdfunding campaign on the Republic platform in 2022. In 2023, he launched TenderFix, a delivery-only virtual restaurant brand operated by IHOP. He also worked as a lifeguard during a summer break prior to college.

Schnapp attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation, and graduated in 2026 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema and media studies. In January 2023, he publicly came out as gay on TikTok. Schnapp is the godparent of the adopted child of his Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi. Following public attention regarding his online statements and social media clips concerning the Gaza war, Schnapp released a video in January 2024 calling for peace and mutual understanding.