“My dad grew up in Washington Heights. I grew up in New York in Manhattan. So we're purebred New Yorkers.”

American actor and singer

Ansel Elgort is an American actor and singer. He first appeared in film with a supporting role in the horror movie Carrie in 2013. He became more widely known for playing a teenage cancer patient in The Fault in Our Stars in 2014 and for his supporting role in The Divergent Series, which ran from 2014 to 2016. His screen work has brought him recognition in both romantic drama and franchise films. The roles that made him familiar to a wider audience place him in young adult stories, including a lead turn as a seriously ill teenager and a recurring part in The Divergent series.