Gaten Matarazzo
Acting
Born September 8, 2002 · New 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.
Known For · 40 titles
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
Stranger Things
The Blacklist
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Saturday Night Live
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Quotidien
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
Celebrity Family Feud
Good Morning America
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Today
Chelsea
Last Meals
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Lip Sync Battle
Hot Ones Versus
TRL
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Haunted Hotel
Halloween Wars
Drop the Mic
Pizza Movie
Animal Farm
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Extra
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
The Emmy Awards
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Beyond Stranger Things
Geeking Out
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
Waffles + Mochi
Foul Play
Young Hollywood