Gaten Matarazzo

Profile

Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtənˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian:[ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; 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.

Movies / Series

Also Appeared In (Series)

1. Stranger Things (2016)

Episodes

1. Stranger Things (S1E1) : "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"
2. Stranger Things (S1E2) : "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street"
3. Stranger Things (S1E3) : "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly"
4. Stranger Things (S1E4) : "Chapter Four: The Body"
5. Stranger Things (S1E5) : "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat"
6. Stranger Things (S1E6) : "Chapter Six: The Monster"
7. Stranger Things (S1E7) : "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub"
8. Stranger Things (S1E8) : "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"
9. Stranger Things (S2E1) : "Chapter One: MADMAX"
10. Stranger Things (S2E2) : "Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak"
11. Stranger Things (S5E1) : "Chapter One: The Crawl"
12. Stranger Things (S5E2) : "Chapter Two: The Vanishing of..."
13. Stranger Things (S5E3) : "Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap"
14. Stranger Things (S5E4) : "Chapter Four: Sorcerer"
15. Stranger Things (S5E5) : "Chapter Five: Shock Jock"
16. Stranger Things (S5E6) : "Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz"
17. Stranger Things (S5E7) : "Chapter Seven: The Bridge"