
Acting
Gaten Matarazzo
EN cinema · 11 credits
Born
8 September 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace
New London, Connecticut, USA
Also known as Gaten John Matarazzo III · Gaetano John Matarazzo III
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
Filmography

Hump
as Rami (voice)

Octet
as Toby

Animal Farm
as Lucky (voice)

Pizza Movie
as Jack, Executive Producer

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
as Self - Dustin Henderson

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Gaten Matarazzo

Honor Society
as Michael Dipnicky

My Father's Dragon
as Boris the Dragon (voice)

The Angry Birds Movie 2
as Bubba (voice)


