Charlie Heaton

Biography

Charlie Ross Heaton (born February 6, 1994) is an English actor and musician. He first gained recognition for starring as Jonathan Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). Beginning his career as a musician, Heaton appeared on British television before starring in Stranger Things and feature films like the 2016 indie thriller Shut In; he has since starred in the thriller films Marrowbone (2017) and The New Mutants (2020), among others.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Stranger Things

Vera

Industry

The Talk

Soulmates

DCI Banks

The New Mutants

All Movies (14)

• Billy Knight2026 · as Alex Hubbs
• One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026 · as Self (uncredited)
• No Future2021 · as Will
• The Souvenir: Part II2021 · as Jim
• The New Mutants2020 · as Samuel Guthrie
• I Am Urban2018 · as Frank
• Marrowbone2017 · as Billy Marrowbone
• As You Are2016 · as Mark
• Shut In2016 · as Stephen Portman
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II2015 · as Dealer
• The Schoolboy2015 · as Michael Stevens
• Life Needs Courage2014 · as Charlie
• Twice Over—
• Djo: Live at Lollapalooza Chicago ‘25— · as Self

All TV Shows (11)

• Industry2020 · as James Dycker
• Soulmates2020 · as Kurt
• Beyond Stranger Things2017 · as Self
• Stranger Things2016 · as Jonathan Byers
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• DCI Banks2011 · as Gary McCready
• Vera2011 · as Riley
• The Talk2010 · as Self - Guest
• Sucré salé2002 · as Self
• Untitled Jesse McKeown Series—
• Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel— · as Charles Shelby