Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtənˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian:[ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; 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.
Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtənˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian:[ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Animal Farm
Character:Lucky (voice)
Release Date:01/05/2026
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/2026
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Character:Gaten Matarazzo
Release Date:17/11/2023
My Father's Dragon
Character:Boris the Dragon (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2022
Honor Society
Character:Michael Dipnicky
Release Date:23/07/2022
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Character:Bubba (voice)
Release Date:02/08/2019
Television Appearances
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
Character:Sig Greebling (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Character:Sig Greebling (voice)
Hot Ones Versus
Character:Self
Prank Encounters
Character:Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Beyond Stranger Things
Character:Self
Drop the Mic
Character:Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self - Guest
Stranger Things
Character:Dustin Henderson
Celebrity Family Feud
Character:Self
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
The Blacklist
Character:Finn
Halloween Wars
Character:Self - Guest Judge
The Jonathan Ross Show
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Good Morning America
Character:Self - Guest
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