Stranger Things cast and roles — the full actor list
The Stranger Things cast and their roles: biographies, filmographies and the episodes each one appears in. Photos, characters and trailers.
Millie Bobby Brown
Eleven
British actress best known as Eleven in Stranger Things. She has earned Emmy nominations and was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Finn Wolfhard
Mike Wheeler
Canadian actor and musician known as Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things. He also starred in It and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Noah Schnapp
Will Byers
American actor known as Will Byers in Stranger Things. He debuted in The Peanuts Movie and Bridge of Spies.
Gaten Matarazzo
Dustin Henderson
American actor known as Dustin Henderson in Stranger Things. He began on Broadway and later hosted Prank Encounters.
Caleb McLaughlin
Lucas Sinclair
American actor known as Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things. He played young Simba in The Lion King on Broadway.
Sadie Sink
Max Mayfield
American actress known as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things. She began in theater with Annie and The Audience on Broadway.
Winona Ryder
Joyce Byers
American actress known as Joyce Byers in Stranger Things. A Golden Globe winner with Academy Award nominations for earlier film work.
David Harbour
Jim Hopper
American actor known as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things. Emmy-nominated for the role; also starred in Hellboy and the Marvel films.
Natalia Dyer
Nancy Wheeler
American actress known as Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things. She has also appeared in Yes, God, Yes and Based on a True Story.
Charlie Heaton
Jonathan Byers
English actor and musician known as Jonathan Byers in Stranger Things. Film credits include Marrowbone and The New Mutants.
Joe Keery
Steve Harrington
American actor and musician (Djo) known as Steve Harrington in Stranger Things. Also appeared in Free Guy and Fargo.
Maya Hawke
Robin Buckley
American actress and singer-songwriter known as Robin Buckley in Stranger Things. Daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.
Joseph Quinn
Eddie Munson
British-Irish actor known as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things Season 4. Earlier TV work includes Howards End and Les Misérables.
Priah Ferguson
Erica Sinclair
American actress from Atlanta known as Erica Sinclair in Stranger Things.
Dacre Montgomery
Billy Hargrove
Australian actor known as Billy Hargrove in Stranger Things. He also starred as the Red Ranger in Power Rangers (2017).
Sean Astin
Bob Newby
American actor known as Bob Newby in Stranger Things. Famous earlier as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings and Mikey in The Goonies.
Brett Gelman
Murray Bauman
American actor and comedian known as Murray Bauman in Stranger Things and Martin in Fleabag.
Paul Reiser
Dr. Sam Owens
American actor and comedian known as Dr. Sam Owens in Stranger Things. Earlier known for Mad About You and Beverly Hills Cop.
Matthew Modine
Dr. Martin Brenner
American actor known as Dr. Martin Brenner in Stranger Things. Acclaimed for Full Metal Jacket and earlier film leads in the 1980s.
Jamie Campbell Bower
Henry Creel
English actor and musician known as Henry Creel / Vecna in Stranger Things Seasons 4 and 5.
Eduardo Franco
Argyle
American actor and comedian known as Argyle in Stranger Things. Also appeared in Booksmart and American Vandal.