Gaten Matarazzo

Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix series Stranger Things. He has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions, including Les Misérables.

Matarazzo was born in Ocean County, New Jersey. He has cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a birth defect he shares with his Stranger Things character. His parents are Gaten Matarazzo II (father) Heather Matarazzo (mother).