Gaten Matarazzo
Acting
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.
TV Shows(35)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
Sig Greebling (voice)
2025
Haunted Hotel
Randy (Voice)
2025
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Sig Greebling (voice)
2024
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Foul Play
Kevin Kindness
2023
Waffles + Mochi
Casey The Electrician
2021
Prank Encounters
Self - Host
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Beyond Stranger Things
Self
2017
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self - Guest
2017
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016
Geeking Out
Self
2016
Stranger Things
Dustin Henderson
2016
Chelsea
Self
2016
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Blacklist
Finn
2013
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Young Hollywood
Self - Guest
2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
TRL
Self - Guest
1998
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Extra
Self - Guest
1994
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Good Morning America
Self - Guest
1975
Today
Self - Guest
1952
The Emmy Awards
Self - Performer
1949
Movies(10)
Animal Farm
Lucky (voice)
2026
Pizza Movie
Jack
2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Self - Dustin Henderson
2026
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Gaten Matarazzo
2023
My Father's Dragon
Boris the Dragon (voice)
2022
Honor Society
Michael Dipnicky
2022
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Bubba (voice)
2019
Zach's Lie
Darrell Gill
Hump
Rami (voice)
Octet
Toby