- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 8, 2002
- Place of Birth
- New London, Connecticut, USA
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.
Filmography
movieAnimal Farm
2026 · Lucky (voice)
tvStranger Things: Tales from '85
2026 · Thanks
moviePizza Movie
2026 · Jack, Executive Producer
movieOne Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
2026 · Self - Dustin Henderson
tvLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
2025 · Sig Greebling (voice)
tvHaunted Hotel
2025 · Randy (Voice)
tvLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
2024 · Sig Greebling (voice)
tvHot Ones Versus
2024 · Self
moviePlease Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
2023 · Gaten Matarazzo
tvFoul Play
2023 · Kevin Kindness
movieMy Father's Dragon
2022 · Boris the Dragon (voice)
movieHonor Society
2022 · Michael Dipnicky
tvLast Meals
2021 · Self
tvWaffles + Mochi
2021 · Casey The Electrician
tvPrank Encounters
2019 · Self - Host
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieThe Angry Birds Movie 2
2019 · Bubba (voice)
tvBeyond Stranger Things
2017 · Self
tvDrop the Mic
2017 · Self
tvCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · Self
tvQuotidien
2016 · Self - Guest
tvGeeking Out
2016 · Self
tvStranger Things
2016 · Dustin Henderson
tvChelsea
2016 · Self
tvCelebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self
tvLip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
tvThe Blacklist
2013 · Finn
tvHalloween Wars
2011 · Self - Guest Judge
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
tvYoung Hollywood
2007 · Self - Guest
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
tvTRL
1998 · Self - Guest
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
tvExtra
1994 · Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvGood Morning America
1975 · Self - Guest
tvToday
1952 · Self - Guest
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self - Performer
Zach's Lie
movieZach's Lie
— · Darrell Gill
movieHump
— · Rami (voice)
movieOctet
— · Toby, Songs