Alex Wolff: 18 facts about the Hereditary actor you need to know

1. Who is Alex Wolff?

Meet Alex Wolff: actor, musician and one half of Nickleodeon's The Naked Brothers Band. You've probably seen him in movies like Jumanji, My Big Fact Greek Wedding 2 and, of course, Hereditary – but how well do you know him, really? Here's everything you need to know about the actor. [Michael Kovac/Getty Images for NEON]

2. How old is Alex Wolff?

Alex Wolff is 25 years old. He was born on November 1, 1997 which makes him a Scorpio on the zodiac calendar. [Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival]

3. How tall is Alex Wolff?

Alex is 1.83m, which is around 6ft. Fun fact: He's the same height as My Friend Dahmer co-star Ross Lynch! [Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival]

4. What is Alex Wolff's ethnicity?

Alex Wolff has Jewish heritage through his father. According to IMDb, his father is of Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and German Jewish descent. [Gary Gershoff/Getty Images]

5. Alex Wolff's brother is actor and musician Nat Wolff

Alex’s brother is Nat Wolff, who you’ll know from John Green’s ‘The Fault In The Stars’ and ‘Paper Towns’ as well as the Nickelodeon TV show and movie, 'The Naked Brothers Band' with Alex. [Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images]

6. Who is Alex Wolff dating? – Rozzi Crane

Alex Wolff is currently in a relationship with singer Rozzi Crane. Rozzi is a musician and was discovered and signed by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. It's not known when they first started dating but Rozzi shared her first Instagram photo of Alex back in June 2020. As of November 2022, the couple are still together. [Michael Kovac/Getty Images for NEON]

Alex Wolff parents: Polly Draper Michael Wolff

7. Who are Alex Wolff's parents?

Believe it or not, Alex Wolff's parents are actually famous too. His mother is actress and writer Polly Draper and his father is jazz pianist Michael Wolff. Alex is also the grandson of venture capitalist and civic leader William Henry Draper III, nephew of venture capitalist Tim Draper, cousin of actress Jesse Draper and a great-grandson of banker William Henry Draper Jr. [@alexwolffofficial via Instagram]

8. What is Alex Wolff's net worth?

Thanks to his acting gigs, Alex Wolff is reportedly worth $3 million. However, net worths are notoriously tricky to work out, so take it with a pinch of salt. [Alamy]

Alex Wolff in Hereditary as Peter Graham

9. Alex Wolff plays Peter Graham in A24's 'Hereditary'

Alex Wolff plays the role of Peter Graham in Hereditary, the son of Toni Collette’s Annie and brother of Charlie, played by Milly Shapiro. He said it’s his hardest and most terrifying role yet. “I was getting sick, but I was getting sick off-camera, too. I would feel so sick in bed. I lost a ton of weight doing it because I was so upset,” he told W magazine. [A24]

10. Did Alex Wolff dislocate his jaw in Hereditary?

While Alex Wolff didn’t dislocate his jaw in Hereditary’s classroom scene, he did sustain a pretty gnarly physical injury. Speaking to the Wrap, Alex said that he wanted to actually do it for real, but Ari Aster said no. A ‘soft cushion desk’ was brought in but it wasn’t as soft as Alex thought it would be. “I remember after, I was just panting, my voice is gone, blood is dripping down everywhere — real blood gushing down my knee because I slammed it against a chair. I couldn’t move my arm."

11. What movies has Alex Wolff been in?

Hereditary was not Alex Wolff’s first big screen role – he’s actually been in a ton of popular movies and you’ve probably seen him before. Alex played the role of Bennett in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and took on the controversial role of the Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev alongside Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day. He's also been in both Jumanji films, Pig and Old. [Universal Pictures]

12. Alex Wolff starred in 'My Friend Dahmer' alongside Ross Lynch

Alex Wolff also appeared alongside Disney and ‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ star Ross Lynch in the 2017 film about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. He played the role of Jeffrey’s closest friend John “Nerf” Backderf. [FilmRise]

13. Alex Wolff also had a role in 'Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle' opposite The Rock and Jack Black.

Alex Wolff was in the remake of Jumanji. He played the role of the nerdy Spencer Gilpin, one of the teenagers who get sucked into the video game. In the film, he selects Smoulder Bravestone as his avatar, who is in turn played by The Rock. [Sony Pictures Releasing]

14. Alex Wolff and Nat Wolff are also in a band together and have released a number of studio albums

Following the success of their Nickelodeon show, Alex and Nat transitioned into the music industry as a duo inspired by The Beatles. The brothers have released four studio albums together and have performed alongside the likes of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. They are currently working on new music together. [via Instagram]

15. Alex and Nat Wolff once had their own Nickelodeon show called 'The Naked Brothers Band'

The Naked Brothers Band was a show on Nickelodeon that spawned it’s own movie based on the daily lives of Alex and Nat who lead a fictional world renowned rock band in NYC. The show was created by their mother Polly and the name came from a running childhood joke between the two brothers. [Nickelodeon]

Alex Wolff in Fall Out Boy's The Take Over, The Br

16. Alex Wolff made an appearance in Fall Out Boy's 'The Take Over, The Break's Over' back in 2007

Alex appeared in the music video for Fall Out Boy's 2007 song, "The Take Over, the Breaks Over." He was only 10 years old at the time! [Island Records]

17. Alex Wolff says he thinks he's got "some sort of PTSD" from filming 'Hereditary'

In an interview with Vice, Alex Wolff revealed that the filming of Hereditary took such a toll on him mentally and emotionally, he thought he had some sort of PTSD from the experience. "It stuck with me while we were filming, and it stuck with me well after. When I started talking about it, all these flashes with all this disturbing shit I went through sorta came back in a flood … I don’t think you can go through something like this and not have some sort of PTSD afterwards,” he told Vice. [A24]