Personal life

Wolff was born in Los Angeles, California, to jazz pianist Michael Wolff and actress Polly Draper. He is the older brother of actor/musician and singer-songwriter Alex Wolff. His maternal grandfather is venture capitalist and civic leader William Henry Draper III, and he is also the nephew of venture capitalist Tim Draper, cousin of actress Jesse Draper, and the great-grandson of banker and diplomat William Henry Draper, Jr. His father is Jewish, while his mother is of Christian background; Wolff was brought up "culturally Jewish."

Career

When Nat and his younger brother Alex were toddlers, they arose from the bathtub shouting: "We're the naked brothers band!" Their father tells of Nat teaching himself to play major and minor chords on the piano when he was four years old. As his father recalls: "I asked him, 'How did you learn them?' He said, 'Dad, they're right here.' I said, 'What are those chords?' He said, 'These are my proud chords.'" By age five, Wolff had started writing his own songs, and by the time he was in preschool, he constructed a band called The Silver Boulders with his best friends.

Nat first gained notice in the wake of the September 11 attacks when he held his birthday party outside his apartment, which is where he performed his composition titled "Firefighters". The benefit concert was a success; it raised over $46,000 and was donated to the children of New York City Fire Department's Squad 18. Alex eventually joined the band as the drummer; both boys were emboldened by The Beatles. When Wolff was young, he put signs on his bedroom door stating: "I want to be a child actor!" At first, his mother refused because she did not want her children exposed to stardom when they were young. As a result, Draper decided to appease Nat by letting him film his own sitcom called Don't Eat Off My Plate.

"Having our life turned into a mockumentary wasn't as big a deal as some would think. We took all the friendships, Alex's one liners, and my music and put it into a storyline; it was a heightened reality... The show created a great audience for us..."

He began his acting career Off-Broadway with a minor role in his mother's play Getting Into Heaven (2003) and in the Off-Broadway production of Heartbeat to Baghdad (2004), both at The Flea Theater. He later gained recognition, at the age of nine, for starring in, contributing lead vocals, instrumentation, and lyrics for the 2005 musical comedy film The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, which was written and directed by his mother, and obtained the Audience Award for a Family Feature Film at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The film was bought by Nickelodeon as the pilot to the television series of the same name (2007-09) which was created, written, produced and directed by his mother, while his father co-starred and produced and supervised the music. Moreover, Nat's younger brother was featured in the ensemble cast and also wrote and performed the music.

The series earned him one BMI Cable Award for composing the series' music, as well as two Young Artist Award nominations and one KCA nomination for Best TV Actor. The show produced two soundtrack albums and the single "Crazy Car" reached #23 on the Billboard 200. Wolff, who was six when he wrote the song, is believed to be the youngest person ever to compose a charting song on the Billboard charts. His unreleased song "Yes We Can", in honor of President Barack Obama, was heard by the President and his two daughters who enjoyed it and called him. Prior to the encounter, Nat had the occasion of meeting Obama, who emboldened him to write the composition.

Wolff's other film credits include appearing in the Nickelodeon television film special Mr. Troop Mom (2009), the romantic comedy New Year's Eve (2011), and the independent comedic drama Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011). In 2010, he starred in his brother's play What Would Woody Do? at The Flea Theater. Wolff co-starred in the comedy film Admission (2013), Palo Alto (2013), and the comedy film Behaving Badly (2014). That same year, his supporting role in the drama film The Fault in Our Stars earned him two Teen Choice Awards in the categories of Choice Movie: Scene Stealer and Choice Movie: Chemistry.

In 2015, Wolff starred in Paper Towns, his second film adaptation of a John Green novel following The Fault in Our Stars. He played the lead role, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, a teenage boy in love with his neighbor (played Cara Delevingne). Writing for Variety, critic Justin Chang stated: "Wolff, who's present in just about every scene, manages to hold the center as a young man who isn't overly concerned about either standing out or fitting in, and whose behavior can often be as hesitant as it is impulsive." He will star in the Off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's play Buried Child with Ed Harris and Taissa Farmiga. The production is scheduled to run from February 2 through March 13, 2016.

Wolff's upcoming film projects include starring roles in Death Note, the American remake of the 2006 Japanese psychological thriller of the same name, and the independent thriller Rosy to be directed by Jessica Manafort.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie	Nat Wolff / Himself
2011	New Year's Eve	Walter
2011	Special Things To Do	Cliff Finley	Short film
2011	Peace, Love & Misunderstanding	Jake Hudson
2012	Stuck in Love	Rusty Borgens
2013	Admission	Jeremiah Balakian
2013	The Last Keepers	Simon
2013	Palo Alto	Fred
2014	The Fault in Our Stars	Isaac
2014	Behaving Badly	Rick Stevens
2015	Grandma	Cam
2015	Ashby	Ed Wallis
2015	Paper Towns	Quentin "Q" Jacobsen
2015	The Intern	Justin
2016	In Dubious Battle	Jim Nolan	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007-09	The Naked Brothers Band	Nat Wolff / Himself	Main cast; 42 episodes
2009	Mr. Troop Mom	Nat Wolff / Himself	Television film

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Location
2016	Buried Child	Vince	The New Group, Off-Broadway

Albums

Soundtrack albums as part of the TV series The Naked Brothers Band

• 2007: The Naked Brothers Band
• 2008: I Don't Want to Go to School

Studio albums as duo Nat & Alex Wolff

• 2011: Black Sheep

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
2005	Hamptons International Film Festival	Audience Award - Family Feature Film	The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie	Won
2007	BMI Awards		The Naked Brothers Band	Won
2008	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series		Nominated
2009		Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor		Nominated
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Television Actor		Nominated
2010	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor		Nominated
2014	Young Hollywood Awards	Breakthrough Actor	Himself	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Scene Stealer	The Fault in Our Stars	Won
		Choice Movie: Chemistry		Won
2015		Choice Summer Movie Star: Male	Paper Towns	Nominated
	CinemaCon Awards	Rising Star	Himself	Won

[ Source: Wikipedia ]