Finn Wittrock (Peter "Finn" Wittrock Jr.) is an American film and theater actor, screenwriter and producer. He has starred in many popular projects, including: "All My Children", "Ambulance", "American Horror Story", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Buck Game", "La La Land", " American Crime Story ".
In the creative biography of the actor 35 roles in television and film projects. He also took part in the Tonny, Emmy awards, popular American shows and documentaries: Made in Hollywood, Today, Good Morning America, Extra, Jimmy Kimmel in live”,“Ok! TV”,“Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.
Biography facts
The future actor was born in the United States in the fall of 1984. The boy's father, Peter Wittrock, worked at the Shakespeare and Company theater as an actor, and then became a vocal teacher. Mom - Kate Claire Crowley, was engaged in occupational therapy at the research university of the University of Southern California. Finn has a younger brother, Dylan, who also later chose the acting profession.
Among the ancestors on the paternal side were representatives of Norway, Denmark and Austria. The surname Wittrock (Wittrock) came from Denmark.
Creativity entered the boy's life literally from birth. The father often took his son to rehearsals and performances, fostered in him a love of theatrical art.
Wittrock spent his school years in Los Angeles. He attended Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) where he studied acting, drama, film, choreography, music, and visual arts.
After receiving his primary education, Finn was enrolled in the famous Juilliard Graduate School, but gave up further education in order to start a creative career. A year later, Wittrock returned to his studies and, having passed a competitive selection, became a student at the Juilliard School.
Theatrical career
After graduation, Wittrock began performing on the stage. He played in many classical and modern plays on the stage of theaters in New York, Washington, Chicago. He played the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prince Arthur in The Life and Death of King John. At the Berkshire Theater Festival, Finn appeared as Marchbanks in Bernard Shaw's comedy Candida.
Finn made his Broadway debut in 2012's Death of a Salesman. For this work, he received two theater awards: the Theater World Award and the Clarence Derwent Awards.
Currently, Wittrock continues to perform on the stage. Of his recent works, it is worth noting his role in Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" at the New York Theater Workshop. In 2017, the actor starred in The Glass Menagerie at the Belasco Theater on Broadway.
Film career
Finn started his television and film career in 2003. He played several cameo roles in TV series and films: Ambulance, Detective Rush, Halloweentown 3, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
He became widely known for the role of Damon Miller in the popular comedy project All My Children.
Among Finn's films, it is worth noting roles in the American Horror Story series. He appeared on screen in 3 three seasons, playing Dandy Mott, Tristan Duffy, Rudolph Valentino, Jeter Polk. For his role as Dandy Mott, he was nominated for the Critics Choice Television Awards, Fangoria Chainsaw Awards and Emmy Awards.
Jamie Shipley's role in The Short Game earned the actor National Board of Review Awards and WAFCA awards, as well as an Actors Guild Award nomination.
Personal life
Like many representatives of show business and the film industry, the actor does not like to talk about his personal life. It is known that he dated actress Sarah Roberts for several years. They met in their student years, and in October 2014 they became husband and wife.
