Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Acting
Born 2002-09-08New London, Connecticut, USA

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.

Movies (9)

Pizza Movie
6.4

Pizza Movie

2026Movie6.4
The Angry Birds Movie 2
7.1

The Angry Birds Movie 2

2019Movie7.1
Animal Farm
6.4

Animal Farm

2026Movie6.4
Honor Society
7.4

Honor Society

2022Movie7.4
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
7.2

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

2026Movie7.2
My Father's Dragon
7.0

My Father's Dragon

2022Movie7.0
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
6.2

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

2023Movie6.2
Octet

Octet

Movie
Hump

Hump

Movie

TV Shows (36)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Blacklist
7.6

The Blacklist

2013Series7.6
Stranger Things
8.6

Stranger Things

2016Series8.6
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015Series5.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Last Meals
5.5

Last Meals

2021Series5.5
Quotidien
5.2

Quotidien

2016Series5.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
The Jonathan Ross Show
5.2

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011Series5.2
Good Morning America
4.9

Good Morning America

1975Series4.9
Chelsea
5.1

Chelsea

2016Series5.1
MTV Movie & TV Awards
8.1

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992Series8.1
Haunted Hotel
8.1

Haunted Hotel

2025Series8.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
6.1

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017Series6.1
Today
5.6

Today

1952Series5.6
Hot Ones Versus
8.8

Hot Ones Versus

2024Series8.8
Celebrity Family Feud
7.7

Celebrity Family Feud

2015Series7.7
Lip Sync Battle
6.4

Lip Sync Battle

2015Series6.4
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
7.0

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy

2024Series7.0
Halloween Wars
6.4

Halloween Wars

2011Series6.4
TRL
5.2

TRL

1998Series5.2
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
6.6

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past

2025Series6.6
Drop the Mic
6.5

Drop the Mic

2017Series6.5
Beyond Stranger Things
7.5

Beyond Stranger Things

2017Series7.5
Extra
3.8

Extra

1994Series3.8
Waffles + Mochi
6.9

Waffles + Mochi

2021Series6.9
Geeking Out
5.3

Geeking Out

2016Series5.3
Foul Play

Foul Play

2023Series
The Emmy Awards
7.9

The Emmy Awards

1949Series7.9
Prank Encounters
7.1

Prank Encounters

2019Series7.1
Young Hollywood
6.0

Young Hollywood

2007Series6.0