Gaten Matarazzo
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.
Acting
TV
Stranger Things
as Dustin Henderson
2016
TV
The Blacklist
as Finn
2013
Movie
The Angry Birds Movie 2
as Bubba (voice)
2019
TV
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Movie
Honor Society
as Michael Dipnicky
2022
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
Prank Encounters
as Self - Host
2019
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Movie
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Gaten Matarazzo
2023
TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
Beyond Stranger Things
as Self
2017
Movie
My Father's Dragon
as Boris the Dragon (voice)
2022
TV
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
Movie
Pizza Movie
as Jack
2026
Movie
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
as Self - Dustin Henderson
2026
TV
Haunted Hotel
as Randy (Voice)
2025
TV
Chelsea
as Self
2016
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Movie
Animal Farm
as Lucky (voice)
2026
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
