Gaten Matarazzo
Acting
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.
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Movies (10)
Animal Farm2026Lucky (voice)
Pizza Movie2026Jack
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026Self - Dustin Henderson
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain2023Gaten Matarazzo
My Father's Dragon2022Boris the Dragon (voice)
Honor Society2022Michael Dipnicky
The Angry Birds Movie 22019Bubba (voice)
OctetToby- Zach's LieDarrell Gill
HumpRami (voice)
Shows (36)
Haunted Hotel2025Randy (Voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past2025Sig Greebling (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy2024Sig Greebling (voice)
Hot Ones Versus2024Self
Foul Play2023Kevin Kindness
Last Meals2021Self
Waffles + Mochi2021Casey The Electrician
Prank Encounters2019Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019Self
Beyond Stranger Things2017Self
Drop the Mic2017Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017Self
Quotidien2016Self - Guest
Geeking Out2016Self
Stranger Things2016Dustin Henderson
Chelsea2016Self
Celebrity Family Feud2015Self
Lip Sync Battle2015Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014Self
The Blacklist2013Finn
Halloween Wars2011Self - Guest Judge
The Jonathan Ross Show2011Self
Young Hollywood2007Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003Self - Guest
TRL1998Self - Guest
The Daily Show1996Self - Guest
Extra1994Self - Guest