About
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.
Filmography
Animal Farm2026 · Lucky (voice)
Pizza Movie2026 · Jack
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026 · Self - Dustin Henderson
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain2023 · Gaten Matarazzo
My Father's Dragon2022 · Boris the Dragon (voice)
Honor Society2022 · Michael Dipnicky
The Angry Birds Movie 22019 · Bubba (voice)