Charlie Heaton (born February 6, 1994) is an British actor and musician known for playing Jonathan Byers in the Netflix supernatural drama series Stranger Things.
Early Life
He was born in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England before moving to London at the age of sixteen. There, he joined the London noise-rock band Comanechi as a drummer and toured with them for over a year.
Career
Heaton made his acting debut in 2015 with the ITV crime drama series DCI Banks, playing the role of Gary McCready. He also appeared as Riley in ITV's detective series Vera.
He starred in BBC One's medical drama series Casualty as Jason Waycott. In 2016, he appeared in the thriller film Shut In, co-starring Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt and directed by Farren Blackburn. However, playing Jonathan Byers as one of the lead roles in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Stranger Things earned him much popularity.
Heaton was also be starring as Samuel "Sam" Guthrie/Cannonball in New Mutants, a 2019 film based on the Marvel Comics comic book of the same name.
Influences
His acting influences are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lawrence.
His music influences is The Cure.
His favorite movies are Stand by Me (1986) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
His favorite TV shows beside Stranger Things is Games of Thrones (2011-2019).
Filmography
Film
| Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Schoolboy | Michael Stevens |
| 2015 | Rise of the Footsoldier Part II | Dealer |
| 2015 | Urban & the Shed Crew | Frank |
| 2016 | Shut In | Stephen Portman |
| 2016 | As You Are | Mark |
| 2017 | Marrowbone | Billy |
| 2019 | New Mutants | Sam Guthurie /
Cannonball |
| TBA | The Souvenir Part II | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DCI Banks | Gary McCready |
| 2015 | Vera | Riley |
| 2015 | Casualty | Jason Waycott, Luke Dickinson |
| 2016 | Stranger Things | Jonathan Byers |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stranger Things | Won |
| Gold Derby Awards | Best Ensemble of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Scene Stealer | Nominated |
Official Media
- Charlie Heaton Instagram
- Charlie Heaton Facebook
- Charlie Heaton Twitter
- Charlie Heaton on Insstar
- Charlie Heaton on Insstars
- Charlie Heaton on Instagweb
- Charlie Heaton on Buzzcent
Trivia
- He is also a musician and played as a drummer of a noise-rock band called Comanechi.
- Charlie Heaton is dating his Stranger Things co-star, Natalia Dyer in real life.
- He has a son who was born in 2014. His Name is Archie Heaton.
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