Wyatt Oleff

Wyatt Jess Oleff^[1] (born July 13, 2003) is an American actor, known for portraying the role of Stanley Uris in the 2017 supernatural horror film It and its 2019 sequel, as well as the role of Stanley Barber in the coming-of-age comedy-drama Netflix series I Am Not Okay with This (2020),^[2] and a young Peter Quill in the Marvel Studios superhero films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).

Wyatt Oleff
Oleff in 2018
Born	Wyatt Jess Oleff (2003-07-13) July 13, 2003 (age 21) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present

Early life

Oleff was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Doug and Jennifer Oleff, living there for the first seven years of his life.^[1] He then moved to Los Angeles with his parents and began acting.^[1] One of his earliest acting roles was in a commercial for Coldwell Banker.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Someone Marry Barry	J.T.
2014	Guardians of the Galaxy	Young Peter Quill
2015	Crafty Or (the Unexpected Virtue of the Girl in Charge of Snacks)	Rocco	Short film
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Young Peter Quill
2017	It	Stanley "Stan" Uris
2019	It Chapter Two	Young Stanley "Stan" Uris
2020	The Weight of Perfection	Walker	Short film
2020	Oh, Sorry	Sam	Short film
2022	Stay Awake	Ethan	[3][4]
2022	The Year Between	Neil Miller	[5]
2025	Karate Kid: Legends	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Animal Practice	Young George	Episode: "Who's afraid of Virginia Coleman?"
2013	Middle Age Rage	Oliver Bobeck	Television film
2013	Suburgatory	Kevuel	Episode: "T-ball & Sympathy"
2013	Shake it Up!	Byron / Kid	Episode: "Haunt it Up!"
2013	Once Upon a Time	Young Rumplestiltskin	Episode: "Think Lovely Thoughts"
2014	Scorpion	Owen	Episode: "Dominoes"
2015	The History of Us	Young Andrew	Television film
2020	I Am Not Okay with This	Stanley Barber	Main role
2020	Acting for a Cause	Lysander	Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2023	City on Fire[6]	Charlie	Main role

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role
2017	"Santa's Coming for Us"	Sia	Son[7]

Podcasts

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Day by Day	Greg	Episode: "Destiny Cinema 2"[8]

Awards and nominations

• Catalina Film Festival
  • 2017 — Crest Award—Acting — Guardians of the Galaxy; It (Won)^[9]
• MTV Movie & TV Awards
  • 2018 — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (with Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Martell, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Chosen Jacobs) — It (Won)

References

1. Sandoval, Ana (September 20, 2017). Guardado, Natalie (ed.). "'IT' star Wyatt Oleff says the movie is "a coming of age story"". PulseSpikes. World Press Group, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
2. Hitt, Caitlyn (September 8, 2017). "'It' star Wyatt Oleff on the Losers Club's battle with Pennywise, what sets the remake apart". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
3. Lang, Jamie (July 14, 2021). "Chrissy Metz, Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus Headline 'Stay Awake,' a Humanizing Look at Opioid Addiction (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
4. Grater, Tom (February 2, 2022). "'Stay Awake' First Clip: Addiction Drama Starring Chrissy Metz Premieres At Berlin Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
5. "THE YEAR BETWEEN". www.theyearbetweenfilm.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
6. Andreeva, Nellie (October 29, 2021). "'City On Fire': Wyatt Oleff To Star In Apple TV+ Series, Jesse Peretz To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
7. "Kristen Bell stars in celebrity-packed Sia music video, 'Santa's Coming for Us'". Entertainment Weekly.
8. "'The Destiny Cinema 2' starring Liana Liberato, David Mazouz, and Wyatt Oleff". Apple.com. 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
9. Chidester, Jennifer (October 3, 2017). "Catalina Film Festival Wraps 7th Annual Fest with Awards in 14 Categories". Catalina Film Festival. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

External links

• Wyatt Oleff at IMDb