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Gaten Matarazzo

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Gaten Matarazzo

Born Sep 8, 2002 · 23 years48 titles 10 movies · 38 TV
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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.

Also known as

Gaten John Matarazzo III · Gaetano John Matarazzo III

Born

Sep 8, 2002

New London, Connecticut, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

47

Acting credits

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Directing

0

Writing

3

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