Elias Wettengel is a youth stage and screen actor with a passion for bold characters and powerful storytelling. He recently appeared as Young Jacob/Heini in Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt at Boston’s Huntington Theatre and played Freddie in School of Rock at Stage 284. His other favorite roles include Grover in The Lightning Thief, Oliver in Oliver!, and Jack Kelly in Newsies. On camera, Elias has starred in multiple student films and indie productions, including Moontoken, Frère Jacques, and Message in the Tides. He trains in voice, acting, and dance, and is represented by Stewart Talent and Andrew Wilson Agency (New England). He is currently an eighth-grade student and lives in Salem, Massachusetts. He can be found on Instagram at @EliasActs