Gaten Matarazzo
ActingBorn: 2002-09-08Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, USA
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
The Daily Show
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Blacklist
Finn
Stranger Things
Dustin Henderson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Saturday Night Live
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Last Meals
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