Gaten Matarazzo
American actor and Broadway veteran who rose to global fame as Dustin Henderson in Netflix's landmark sci-fi series Stranger Things.
Gaten Matarazzo - Personal Information
- Name: Gaten Matarazzo
- Date of Birth: September 8, 2002
- Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Executive Producer
Biography
Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12) and Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15). Matarazzo gained recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Encounters (2019–2021). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society. In the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon, he voiced Boris the Dragon.
Selected Filmography
A look at Gaten Matarazzo's most recent and notable screen appearances across film and television.
- Animal Farm (2026) as Lucky (voice)
- Pizza Movie (2026) as Jack
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026) as Self - Dustin Henderson
- LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past (TV - 2025) as Sig Greebling (voice)
- Haunted Hotel (TV - 2025) as Randy (Voice)
- LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (TV - 2024) as Sig Greebling (voice)
- Hot Ones Versus (TV - 2024) as Self
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023) as Gaten Matarazzo
- Foul Play (TV - 2023) as Kevin Kindness
- My Father's Dragon (2022) as Boris the Dragon (voice)
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