Gaten Matarazzo
Acting
Born: September 8, 2002 (age 23) · New London, Connecticut, USA
Highest Rated
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
Stranger Things
2016
The Blacklist
2013
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
Honor Society
2022
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
2023
Pizza Movie
2026
My Father's Dragon
2022
Haunted Hotel
2025
Animal Farm
2026
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026
Waffles + Mochi
2021
Photos (7)
Movies (6)
TV Shows (7)
The Blacklist
Finn · 1 eps
Stranger Things
Dustin Henderson · 42 eps
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Sig Greebling (voice) · 4 eps
Haunted Hotel
Randy (Voice) · 1 eps
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
Sig Greebling (voice) · 4 eps
Waffles + Mochi
Casey The Electrician · 1 eps
Foul Play
Kevin Kindness · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (31)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Quotidien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Good Morning America
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Today
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
Self · 1 eps
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
TRL
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Drop the Mic
Self · 1 eps
Extra
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Beyond Stranger Things
Self · 3 eps
Geeking Out
Self · 1 eps
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Dustin Henderson
The Emmy Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Prank Encounters
Self - Host · 15 eps
Young Hollywood
Self - Guest · 1 eps
