Finn Wittrock facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Finn Wittrock
Wittrock at the 2015 PaleyFest
Born	(1984-10-28) October 28, 1984 (age 40) Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Sarah Roberts ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Peter L. Wittrock Jr. (born October 28, 1984), known to the world as Finn Wittrock, is an American actor. He started his career with small roles on TV shows. His first movie was Halloweentown High in 2004.

After studying acting at the famous Juilliard School, he joined the cast of the TV show All My Children from 2009 to 2011. During this time, he also acted in many plays. In 2012, he made his first appearance on Broadway in the play Death of a Salesman.

Wittrock became widely recognized in 2014 for his roles in the movies The Normal Heart, Noah, and Unbroken. He also earned an Emmy Award nomination for playing Dandy Mott in the TV series American Horror Story: Freak Show. He has continued to work on many popular shows and movies, including La La Land and Ratched.

Early Life and Education

Finn Wittrock was born in Lenox, Massachusetts. His father, Peter L. Wittrock, was an actor, and his mother, Kate Claire Crowley, is a professor at the University of Southern California. He has a younger brother named Dylan.

Because his father worked at the Shakespeare & Company theater, Finn grew up around plays. As a child, he would sometimes act as a messenger in the shows. As a teen, he went to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. There, he studied acting and filmmaking.

After high school, he was accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City. He decided to wait and try to find acting work in Los Angeles first. After a year, he auditioned for Juilliard again and was accepted. He graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Acting Career

Early Work on Stage and Screen

Even before finishing high school, Wittrock appeared on TV shows like Cold Case and ER. While studying at Juilliard, he was in the Disney movie Halloweentown High (2004).

After graduating, he acted in plays like Romeo and Juliet in Washington, D.C. From 2009 to 2011, he played Damon Miller on the TV show All My Children. In 2012, he achieved a major goal by performing on Broadway in the play Death of a Salesman. His performance was so good that he won two awards.

Breakthrough with Ryan Murphy

In 2014, Wittrock began working with director Ryan Murphy. Their first project together was the TV movie The Normal Heart.

That same year, Murphy cast him as the memorable character Dandy Mott in American Horror Story: Freak Show. This role made him famous and earned him an Emmy nomination. Wittrock worked with Murphy again on other seasons of American Horror Story, including Hotel, Roanoke, and 1984. He also played a main character in Murphy's Netflix series Ratched (2020).

For his role as Jeffrey Trail in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), he received a second Emmy nomination.

Success in Movies

Besides his TV work, Wittrock has appeared in many successful films. In 2014, he was in the war drama Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie.

In 2015, he was part of the large cast of The Big Short. The next year, he had a role in the hit musical La La Land. In 2019, he played Mickey Deans, Judy Garland's husband, in the movie Judy.

Personal Life

On October 18, 2014, Wittrock married his longtime girlfriend, Sarah Roberts. They met while they were both students at Juilliard. The couple has one son, Jude, who was born in March 2019.

Selected Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

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