Finn Wolfhard was born on 23 December 2002, in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, into a family of French, Jewish and German ancestry, and is an actor and voice actor, who is probably best known for playing Mike Wheeler in the TV series ‘’Stranger Things’’.
So just how rich is Finn Wolfhard as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this child actor already has a net worth of over $2 million, accumulated since his career began in 2013 – he reportedly makes $30,000 for each episode of ‘’Stranger Things’’.
Finn Wolfhard Net Worth $2 Million
Wolfhard got his first acting gig using Craigslist, but began acting on a more professional level in 2013, portraying young Charles in ‘’Aftermath’’. However, he became more known to the audience when he was cast as Zoran in ‘’The 100’’, and then Jordie Pinsky in ‘’Supernatural’’, worldwide popular television series’ in 2014 and 2015 respectively. In the following period, Finn appeared in several short videos, but really rose to fame in 2016, landing the role of one of the main characters of the show – Mike Wheeler in ‘’Stranger Things’’ – a critically praised horror drama television series. ‘’Stranger Things’’ has achieved huge success, putting Finn in the spotlight and helping him on his way to stardom. The series has had four seasons so far, receiving numerous nominations such as for a BAFTA TV Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and a Saturn Award given by Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. However, the most prominent nominations the series has received have been four Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Series – Drama. Additionally, ‘’Stranger Things’’ won 24 awards such as a Primetime Emmy award in 2017 and the Screen Actors Guild Awards in category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, an award Finn shares with his cast mates Winona Ryder and David Harbour and others, certainly potentially adding to his net worth.
Speaking about his further acting career, Finn played Richie in the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s hit novel of the same name, alongside other talented young artists such as Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff and Sophia Lillis, and gained recognition in the acting world for his notable skills. The movie was one of the best movies of 2017, according to some critics, described as ‘’Well-acted and fiendishly frightening with an emotionally affecting story at its core’’. The audience agreed, as it grossed $700 million at the box office, becoming Fandango’s top horror pre-seller of all-time, having passed the movie ‘’Paranormal Activity 3’’.
Speaking about Wolfhard’s future projects, he has three of them ahead of him – the movie ‘’The Turning’’ is in pre-production while ‘’Dog Days’’ in which he plays the main character, is in post-production. Overall, Finn has had 11 projects so far.
Besides being an actor, Finn is active in the music business, and plans on releasing an EP in the near future alongside his band Calpurnia.
When it comes to Finn’s private life, he doesn’t share much information regarding that topic. He is active on social media websites such as Instagram and Twitter and is followed by 7.9 million people on the former, and 1.5 million on the latter.
