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Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Actor, also producer · Born September 8, 2002 (24) · New London, Connecticut, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 2002 (24)
From
New London, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Gaten Matarazzo's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
22%
Society
19%
Power
10%
Morality
7%
Ideas
6%
Survival
2%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Tense
5
Warm
3
Thrilling
3
Joyful
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gaten Matarazzo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gaten Matarazzo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    as Lucky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things: Tales from '85(2026)

    Show 18 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Pizza Movie(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Hotel(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sig Greebling (voice)

  • Adults(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Able

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sig Greebling (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain(2023)

    as Gaten Matarazzo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Foul Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Kindness

  • My Father's Dragon(2022)

    as Boris the Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Honor Society(2022)

    as Michael Dipnicky

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Waffles + Mochi(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey The Electrician

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Prank Encounters(2019)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Angry Birds Movie 2(2019)

    as Bubba (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 42 episodes · as Dustin Henderson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Finn

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Hump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rami (voice)

  • Octet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Toby

  • Out on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 15 of them dated from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Animal Farm (2025)

$6.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Stranger Things (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20132026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 18: 16 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing1 of 18: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · acting2020s12 · 11 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 3 major nominations, 2017–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gaten Matarazzo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Animal Farm (2025)

80th percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stranger Things (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gaten Matarazzo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles16–80 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles7–49 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles31–79 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles9–69 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles21–70 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gaten Matarazzo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gaten Matarazzo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Harbour shares the most, 2.

Actors