Ansel Elgort
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ansel Elgort is an American actor, known for playing Augustus Waters in the romanceThe Fault in Our Stars (2014)and the title character in the action thrillerBaby Driver (2017).He was born in New York City to photographerArthur Elgortand opera directorGrethe Holby.His father is of Russian-Jewish heritage, while his mother has Norwegian and British Isles ancestry.
As a child, Ansel tried out for the School of American Ballet, and attended Stagedoor Manor summer camp and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He began his professional acting career on stage, appearing inMatt Charman's play "Regrets," which was performed off-Broadway. Ansel made his film debut in the horror remakeCarrie (2013),and co-starred withShailene Woodleyin both the science-fiction taleDivergent (2014)(playing her character's brother) and the romantic dramaThe Fault in Our Stars (2014)(playing male lead Augustus Waters, who is Woodley's character's love interest). The film was based on the book by 'John Green' (XII). Ansel also had a role inJason Reitman's drama filmMen, Women & Children (2014),and returned for the sequels to Divergent,The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)andAllegiant (2016).He had a cameo inPaper Towns (2015),also based on a teen drama book by author Green.
Ansel played the title role inBaby Driver (2017),directorEdgar Wright's action film, starring oppositeLily JamesandKevin Spacey.Baby Driver was critically acclaimed, and emerged as a box office hit in the summer of 2017. Ansel also starred in the 2017 book adaptationNovember Criminals (2017),a crime thriller. His upcoming roles include the indie filmsJonathan,Billionaire Boys Club (2018),andThe Goldfinch (2019).
As a child, Ansel tried out for the School of American Ballet, and attended Stagedoor Manor summer camp and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He began his professional acting career on stage, appearing inMatt Charman's play "Regrets," which was performed off-Broadway. Ansel made his film debut in the horror remakeCarrie (2013),and co-starred withShailene Woodleyin both the science-fiction taleDivergent (2014)(playing her character's brother) and the romantic dramaThe Fault in Our Stars (2014)(playing male lead Augustus Waters, who is Woodley's character's love interest). The film was based on the book by 'John Green' (XII). Ansel also had a role inJason Reitman's drama filmMen, Women & Children (2014),and returned for the sequels to Divergent,The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)andAllegiant (2016).He had a cameo inPaper Towns (2015),also based on a teen drama book by author Green.
Ansel played the title role inBaby Driver (2017),directorEdgar Wright's action film, starring oppositeLily JamesandKevin Spacey.Baby Driver was critically acclaimed, and emerged as a box office hit in the summer of 2017. Ansel also starred in the 2017 book adaptationNovember Criminals (2017),a crime thriller. His upcoming roles include the indie filmsJonathan,Billionaire Boys Club (2018),andThe Goldfinch (2019).
