Gaten Matarazzo
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 Blacklist
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Stranger Things
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
All Movies (10)
- Animal Farm2026 · as Lucky (voice)
- Pizza Movie2026 · as Jack
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026 · as Self - Dustin Henderson
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain2023 · as Gaten Matarazzo
- My Father's Dragon2022 · as Boris the Dragon (voice)
- Honor Society2022 · as Michael Dipnicky
- The Angry Birds Movie 22019 · as Bubba (voice)
- Zach's Lie— · as Darrell Gill
- Hump— · as Rami (voice)
- Octet— · as Toby
All TV Shows (36)
- LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past2025 · as Sig Greebling (voice)
- Haunted Hotel2025 · as Randy (Voice)
- LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy2024 · as Sig Greebling (voice)
- Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
- Foul Play2023 · as Kevin Kindness
- Waffles + Mochi2021 · as Casey The Electrician
- Prank Encounters2019 · as Self - Host
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Beyond Stranger Things2017 · as Self
- Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
- Quotidien2016 · as Self - Guest
- Geeking Out2016 · as Self
- Stranger Things2016 · as Dustin Henderson
- Chelsea2016 · as Self
- Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
- Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Blacklist2013 · as Finn
- Halloween Wars2011 · as Self - Guest Judge
- The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
- Young Hollywood2007 · as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- TRL1998 · as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
- Extra1994 · as Self - Guest
- MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Good Morning America1975 · as Self - Guest
- Today1952 · as Self - Guest
- The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self - Performer