Will Peltz

Will Peltz isn't the kind of actor who arrived overnight. Born May 30, 1986, in New York City (TMDB), he spent years chasing a completely different dream before Hollywood ever entered the picture — and that detour, it turns out, shaped everything. After his ambitions as a professional hockey player faded during his time at Yale, Peltz relocated to Los Angeles in 2009 and started over from scratch (Wikipedia). What's striking is how quickly he found his footing once he committed: within a few years he'd landed roles in two 2014 studio releases, the Jason Reitman ensemble Men, Women & Children and the Blumhouse horror film Unfriended.

He's probably best recognized by younger audiences from Unfriended — a found-footage horror film that plays out entirely on a laptop screen, a gimmick that shouldn't work but somehow does. Peltz plays Adam Sewell, one of the teens haunted by a vengeful online presence. It's a small, contained performance, but the format demands a kind of naturalism that not every actor can pull off. His television work has ranged from NBC's Manifest (three episodes as Levi) to brief appearances in Euphoria and Mayans M.C. (Rotten Tomatoes), suggesting a career that's deliberately stayed varied rather than locked into any single genre.

His most recent prominent credit is the 2024 sci-fi film Somnium, in which he plays a character named Noah — currently the highest-rated project in his filmography at 81% on Rotten Tomatoes (Rotten Tomatoes). Hard to say if Somnium marks a turning point or just another solid credit in a quietly building résumé, but it's the kind of work that tends to get noticed eventually.