Fred Hechinger became the breakout star of Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke and Manchester by the Sea’s Lucas Hedges.
In HBO’s 2021 critically acclaimed series The White Lotus, Fred Hechinger starred as Quinn Mossbacher, the socially awkward son of wealthy Nicole and Mark Mossbacher and younger brother to the sardonic Olivia. The Mossbachers take a week-long vacation at the exclusive White Lotus Hawaii resort, where they discover more about themselves and the complexities of the hotel. Although his family typically act aloof and self-centered, Quinn is a kind-hearted teen who just wants to play video games, lay on the beach, reluctantly SCUBA with his dad, and go outrigger canoeing with the locals. By the end of The White Lotus, Quinn can’t return to his depressing family and social life back home, choosing to stay and venture with his new Hawaiian friends.
Notable for his several Netflix projects, Fred Hechinger got his start on Netflix’s 2018 teen rom-com Alex Strangelove, where he had a minor role as Josh. Even in just 2018, the prominence of his film roles began to progress, having won the role of Trevor in the critically acclaimed coming-of-age dramedy News of the World.
For Fred Hechinger, 2021 is known as his impressive breakout star year, where he’s been featured in several of the most popular television and film series in significant lead roles. Hechinger began the year playing a cruel role as the young version of slave-catcher John Ridgeway in Amazon’s dual roles of Simon and Isaac in Fear Street: 1666.
Following Hechinger’s acclaim for his performances in The White Lotus and the Fear Street trilogy, he won’t be seeing a shortage of notable projects, making him a name audiences will need to . The young actor is already slated to star in one of the most anticipated TV series, Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, where he’ll play pornographer and Internet Entertainment Group founder Seth Warshavsky alongside Sebastian Stan and Lily James. Fred Hechinger has also been cast in Owen Kline’s indie comedy film Two Against Nature as Alex.