This page serves as a list of minor characters in the second season of Stranger Things. This list also includes unseen and mentioned characters.
Shown[]
Adams[]
Adams was a police officer working in Pittsburgh. On October 28, 1984, he helped pursue Kali and her gang. Kali used her abilities to deceive Adams into believing a tunnel she and her group entered had collapsed so that they could escape. In response, Adams stopped his car, causing the other officers chasing the gang to crash into it.[1] He is portrayed by Alan Boell.
Annette Phillips[]
Annette Phillips appeared on the local news as a TV reporter of Hawkins, who reported the cover-up of the death of Barbara Holland by the Hawkins National Laboratory.[2] She is portrayed by Orelon Sidney.
Staff Nurse Caitlin[]
Caitlin is a nurse who was seen in one of Terry Ives‘s memories. Caitlin was telling Terry to stay with her while she and another unnamed nurse were taking a pregnant Terry to emergency room when Terry was going into an early labor. She is portrayed by Kerry Cahill.
Darrel[]
Darrel worked as a clerk at Oscar's Gas n' Go. Kali distracted him with one of her illusions so the rest of her gang could steal from the store.[3] He is portrayed by Keith Brooks.
Doctor Owens' Assistant[]
An unnamed woman assisted Dr. Owens at Hawkins Lab. She is portrayed by Lauren Halperin.
Doris[]
Doris is a secretary of Hawkins Middle School. When Will Byers did not return home, Joyce Byers called the school and Doris answered; She told her that Mr. Clarke's class is probably over, so Joyce left for the school in a hurry.[4] Doris is portrayed by Suzanne Jordan Roush.
Eugene's Grandkid[]
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An unnamed child who appears to be Eugene McCorkle‘s grandson, credited as "Grandkid". He is seen when he watching Jim Hopper and other cops arriving at the pumpkin patch farm to investigate the “poison rotten pumpkins” on Halloween. Later at nighttime, as Hopper is investigating the farm, the little kid dressed as cowboy, sneaked up on Hopper and scared him by shooting him with his fake toy gun and telling him “You’re dead”. When Hopper was leaving the farm, he asked the kid to give him some of his candy, but he refused until Hopper offered him a five dollar bill. He is portrayed by Danny Boyd Jr..
- Grandkid's actor appeared as a child attendee at the Fun Fair in Season 3's "The Bite", who is likely intended to be the same character as Grandkid.
M.P. Guards[]
Two Unnamed men was two of M.P. Guards at Hawkins National Laboratory. They was guarding the doors to preventing Joyce Byers from talking to Dr. Owens in the another room or when Mike Wheeler tried to warn Owens and others about the attacks. Later, when Demodogs attacking the lab, two of M.P. Guards not knowing what happened when the alarm went off, they see Demodogs in the elevator, killing the scientists, and the guards start shooting at them. They both presumably were killed by Demodogs off screen. They are portrayed by Brian Brightman and Kristopher Charles.
John Pericles[]
Dr. John Pericles was a government scientist who lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pericles almost certainly worked for Hawkins Lab at some point, and was an associate of Dr. Brenner. As shown via a brief flashback in "The Lost Sister", Pericles was killed by Kali Prasad and her gang on October 28, 1984, with the murder directly leading into the car chase at the beginning of "MADMAX". Pericles was portrayed by an unknown actor.
- According to his driver's license, Pericles lived at Apartment 6 at 1759 Woodlake Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pericles also had an ID that looked identical to that of Brenner's, suggesting he had worked at Hawkins Lab; his ID also listed him as a doctor.
Kent[]
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Kent appeared on the local news as a TV reporter of Hawkins, who reported the police pursuit that took place in Pittsburgh on October 28, 1984.[1] He is portrayed by Ricardo Miguel Young.
Mindy Novak[]
Mindy Novak is a student at Hawkins Middle School. She is shown in Mr. Clarke's class, blowing her bubblegum when chewing it. When he said "billion", her bubblegum popped in her mouth. When Max comes in, she is still chewing her gum.[1] She is portrayed by an unknown actress. In the Hawkins Middle School Yearbook/Hawkins High School Yearbook, her name is revealed to be Mindy Novak.
Mandy[]
Mandy is a student at Hawkins Middle School. She is shown walking in the hallways where Will Byers noticed a picture of him with "X"s on his eyes and the words "ZOMBIE BOY" vandalized on it. She wears glasses, a yellow portfolio, a composition notebook that says "Mandy", her name, on it and wears a light blue blouse. She was also shown in Mr. Clarke's class. She is portrayed by an unknown actress.
Ray Carroll's Daughters[]
Ray Carroll's Daughters are the children of Ray Carroll and his unnamed wife. They were born presumably sometime after their father stopped working at Hawkins National Laboratory. They were present when Kali Prasad and her gang broke into their apartment to kill their father. The girls hid in the corner of their room and call their mother who presumably calls the police. They are discovered by Axel and Dottie, prompting the gang to flee while their father is spared as the girls were the reason Eleven decided to spare Ray.[3] They are portrayed by unknown actresses.
Neurologist[]
An unnamed man was a doctor at Hawkins National Laboratory. He was present at a meeting with Dr. Owens and several other scientists/doctors where he showed them the x-rays of Will Byers’s brain and discussed the reason behind Will's brain being altered by the Shadow Monster. Unnamed Neurologist warned Owens that Will would eventually dies if they don’t stop the spreading. He was portrayed by Brandon O'Dell.
Samantha Stone[]
Samantha Stone is a student at Hawkins High School. She attended Tina's Halloween party in a Siouxsie Sioux-inspired outfit and makeup, where she met and had a brief conversation with Jonathan.[5] She is portrayed by Shea Jones.
In the Hawkins Middle School Yearbook/Hawkins High School Yearbook, Samantha’s last name is listed as "Stone", her favorite subject being art, and her career goal to be a graphic designer.
Lab Technician[]
An unnamed men was a scientist at Hawkins National Laboratory. He and other scientist were showing Dr. Owens something strange about the infected soil samples they took: it floats away from the source when exposed to heat, while all the other samples do the same in the vicinity. He is portrayed by Cory Chapman.
Tracy Turner[]
Tracy Turner is a student at Hawkins Middle School. In "MADMAX", she is in Mr. Clarke's class while she plays with her fortune teller. In "Trick or Treat, Freak", she is shown in the hallway while she was wearing glasses. She is portrayed by an unknown child actress.
In the Hawkins Middle School Yearbook/Hawkins High School Yearbook, her name is revealed to be Tracy Turner.
Teddy[]
Teddy was a soldier at Hawkins Lab who assisted Dr. Owens with burning the vines that started spreading from the Gate in 1984. He was portrayed by David A. MacDonald.
Tews[]
Tews is a Siamese kitten adopted by Claudia Henderson and her son Dustin, which lived with them at their home. Following the death of the Hendersons' previous cat Mews in late 1984, they began adopting Tews.[2]
The Hendersons still owned Tews in 1986. By then, Tews had grown up.[6]
Unnamed Doctor #1[]
An unnamed man was a doctor/scientist at Hawkins National Laboratory. He was present at a meeting with Dr. Owens and several other scientists/doctors when they discussed the reason behind Will's brain being altered by the Shadow Monster. A unnamed doctor are one of those doctors who suggested that it was impossible for them to save Will and suggested to start the burning to control the spread. The doctor even arrogantly tells Owens to let Will dies and continues the burning, which make Owens feel disgusted and angry. He was portrayed by Vince Pisani.
Unnamed Doctor #2[]
An unnamed man was a doctor/scientist at Hawkins National Laboratory. He was present at a meeting with Dr. Owens and several other scientists/doctors when they discussed the reason behind Will's brain being altered by the Shadow Monster. A unnamed doctor are one of those doctors who suggested that it was impossible for them to save Will and suggested to start the burning to control the spread. This unnamed doctor telling Owens that burning is the only option. He was portrayed by Brian LaFontaine.
Unnamed Drunk Teen #1[]
An unnamed teen was a student at Hawkins High School who attended the Halloween party ran at Tina's house.[5] He was portrayed by Cody Land Pressley.
Unnamed Elderly Woman[]
An unnamed woman sat and spoke to Eleven while on a bus heading back to Hawkins.[3] She is portrayed by Avis-Marie Barnes.
Unnamed ER Doctor[]
An unnamed woman was a doctor at Hawkins National Laboratory. She was at emergency room with other doctors/nurses when Will Byers was taken to the lab after his severe convulsion, as he was saying that he feeling burn everywhere in his body. Unnamed ER Doctor trying to get some information while she couldn’t see any burn wounds on Will’s body, so they decided to sedate him. She is portrayed by Mary Kraft.
Unnamed Exam Room Nurse[]
An unnamed woman was a ER nurse at Hawkins National Laboratory. She was at emergency room with other doctors/nurses when Will Byers was taken to the lab after his severe convulsion, as he was saying that he feeling burn everywhere in his body. Unnamed Exam Room Nurse and others doctors/nurses try to figuring out but couldn’t see any burn wounds on Will’s body, so they decided to sedate him. She is portrayed by Sheena Kharazmi.
Unnamed Government Agent #1[]
An unnamed woman was one of government agents from Hawkins National Laboratory that was swarming the Wheeler House where they questioning Wheeler family, telling them Eleven is dangerous person, and also telling them to keeps the lab situations and previous events a secret. This agent is seen talking to Karen Wheeler. She is portrayed by Tonya Bludsworth.
Unnamed Government Agent #2[]
An unnamed man was one of government agents from Hawkins National Laboratory that was swarming the Wheeler House where they questioning Wheeler family, telling them Eleven is dangerous person, and also forcing them to keeping the lab situations and previous events a secret. This agent is seen talking to Karen Wheeler. He is portrayed by Jim E. Chandler.
Unnamed Government Agent #4[]
An unnamed man was one of government agents from Hawkins National Laboratory that was swarming the Wheeler House where they questioning Wheeler family, telling them Eleven is dangerous person, and also forcing them to keeping the lab situations and previous events a secret. This agent is seen talking to Ted Wheeler. He is portrayed by John Paul Marston.
Unnamed Government Agent #5[]
An unnamed woman was one of government agents from Hawkins National Laboratory that was swarming the Wheeler House where they questioning Wheeler family, telling them Eleven is dangerous person, and also forcing them to keeping the lab situations and previous events a secret. This agent is seen talking to Mike Wheeler. She is portrayed by Shannon Mayers.
Unnamed Government Agent #6[]
An unnamed woman was one of government agents from Hawkins National Laboratory that was swarming the Wheeler House where they questioning Wheeler family, telling them Eleven is dangerous person, and also forcing them to keeping the lab situations and previous events a secret. This agent is seen talking to Mike Wheeler. He is portrayed by Desmond Phillips.
Unnamed Homeless Man[]
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An unnamed man is a homeless man with a mentally ills in Chicago. He was at the sketchy alley with other homeless people where Eleven was walking through. The man came up and repeatedly saying “They’re dead” before started laughing, which creeped Eleven out and walking away faster. He was portrayed by PJ McDonnell.
Unnamed Homeowner[]
An unnamed woman resided in Hawkins. Mike, Lucas, Dustin, and Will stopped by her house while trick-or-treating. She mistook their Ghostbusters costumes as exterminator costumes.[5] She is portrayed by Lynne Ashe.
Unnamed Hunter[]
An unnamed hunter encountered Eleven in the woods. Needing warm clothing to survive, Eleven rendered him unconscious and stealing his clothing.[4] He is portrayed by Alex Van.
Unnamed Middle-Aged Man[]
An unnamed man was one of undercover agents from Hawkins National Laboratory. Unnamed man and other agents were at the park, disguised as civilians to spy on Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers. When they followed them to Jonathan’s car, Jonathan tried to start the engine, only to find that his car had been tampered with. The man knock on the window and teasing them about if they need a ride. Then, the man and other agents take Nancy and Jonathan to Hawkins Lab. He is portrayed by James DuMont.
Unnamed Man On Street[]
An unnamed man lived in Chicago. He was walking in the city and bumped into Eleven. The man is annoyed and says to Eleven, “watch it kid” as he keeps walking. Eleven called him “mouth breather”. He was portrayed by Thomas Tull.
Unnamed Math Teacher[]
An unnamed woman taught at Hawkins Middle School. While looking for Dart, Lucas kicked down the door to her classroom.[4] She is portrayed by Donna Wright.
Unnamed Swat Member #1[]
An unnamed man from Chicago. He is part of SWAT team and the police where they were raiding warehouse in attempts to capture Kali Prasad and her gang along with Eleven, but Kali blocking them by using her powers and showing them a metal wall that grows high into the sky, allowing them to escape. He is portrayed by Jarrett Michael.
Unnamed Swat Member #2[]
An unnamed man from Chicago. He is part of SWAT team and the police where they were raiding warehouse in attempts to capture Kali Prasad and her gang along with Eleven, but Kali blocking them by using her powers and showing them a metal wall that grows high into the sky, allowing them to escape. He is portrayed by Wes Kidd.
Unnamed Middle School Boy[]
An unnamed Middle School Boy attended to Snow Ball at Hawkins Middle School. The boy walk up to Nancy Wheeler who was serving drinks, and the boy asked Nancy what was in the drink. As Nancy giving him the drink, she jokingly said “Pure fuel”, but the boy didn’t get the joke and walk away with the confused look on his face. He is portrayed by Evan Brinkman.
Unnamed Middle School Girl[]
An unnamed Middle School Girl attended to Snow Ball at Hawkins Middle School. The girl shyly asks Will Byers if he'd like to dance. Will was nervous, but Mike Wheeler urging causes him to say yes, much to her happiness.[2] They are then seen awkwardly but happily dancing. She is portrayed by Marcelle LeBlanc, credited as "Cute Girl".
Unnamed Mother and Child[]
An unnamed mother and child resided in Hawkins. Eleven encountered them after she had left the cabin in order to visit Mike. When the woman inquired about her parents, Eleven didn't answer, instead asking the woman where Hawkins Middle School was located. Before leaving, she used her powers to manipulate the swing, frightening them and prompting the woman to call the police.[4] They were portrayed by Bethany DeZelle (mother) and Harper Cavanaugh (child).
Unnamed Motel Owner[]
An unnamed woman owned the motel where Nancy and Jonathan stayed during their trip to Murray Bauman's warehouse.[7] She was portrayed by Virginia Kirby.
Unnamed High School Student[]
An unnamed teen was a student at Hawkins High School who attended the Halloween party at Tina's house and participated in the basketball games. He was portrayed by Drew Scheid, but was credited in "Trick or Treat, Freak" as "Drunk Teen #2".
Unnamed Scary Clown Kid[]
An unnamed kid who dressed up as Scary Clown for Halloween, and he is one of these kids who was bullying and scaring Will Byers on Halloween night. He was portrayed by Andrew Wilson Williams.
Unnamed Security Guard[]
An unnamed man was a security guard at Hawkins National Laboratory. He was seen in one of Terry Ives’s memories where Terry break into Hawkins Lab. When the security guard confronted her and asking for a badge, Terry pulled out the gun and shot him in the abdomen, killing him. He was portrayed by Paul Vincent Freeman.
Unnamed Radar Technician[]
An unnamed woman was a former radar technician and scientist at the Hawkins National Laboratory, working under the supervision of Sam Owens. She was present in the control room just moments before the assault on Hawkins by the Demodogs. When the alarm was sounded by Owens, she, along with other scientists, attempted to evacuate the lab. She was was ultimately killed along with her colleagues. She was portrayed by Helen Abell.
Unnamed Lead Rift Soldier[]
An unnamed man was a rift solider at the Hawkins National Laboratory, who led the group of soldiers to investigate the the Upside Down-infected tunnels which was sent by Dr Owens. They found the tunnels littered with human and animal remains. Then they all later being surround, mauled, and killed by many of Demodogs. He was portrayed by Wendel A. Matthews.
Unnamed Rift Soldier #2[]
An unnamed man was a rift solider at the Hawkins National Laboratory, who was part of the group of soldiers to investigate the the Upside Down-infected tunnels which was sent by Dr Owens. They found the tunnels littered with human and animal remains. Then they all later being surround, mauled, and killed by many of Demodogs. He was portrayed by Michael Shenefelt.
Unnamed Truck Driver[]
An unnamed driver drove Eleven to her mother's house at 515 Larrabee Road with his truck.[7] He was portrayed by Ben Taylor.
Unnamed Jason Voorhees Kid[]
An unnamed kid who dressed up as Jason Voorhees for Halloween, and he is one of these kids who was bullying and scaring Will Byers on Halloween night. He was portrayed by Cameron Newton.
Unnamed Werewolf Kid[]
An unnamed kid who dressed up as Werewolf for Halloween, and he is one of these kids who was bullying and scaring Will Byers on Halloween night. He was portrayed by Sam Ashby.
Vicki Carmichael[]
Vicki Carmichael is a student at Hawkins High School. She, along with Tina and Carol, witnessed Billy arrive on the morning of his first day at the school.[1] She is portrayed by Abigail Cowen.
In the Hawkins Middle School Yearbook, her last name is "Carmichael". Her favorite subject is Geometry. Her career goal is to be a aerobics instructor. She was shown as the "Most Likely to Steal Your Man".
Mentioned or Unseen[]
Ally[]
Ally is a friend of Nancy Wheeler. When Dustin Henderson asked Ted Wheeler where Nancy was, Ted asked his wife where their daughter was, which Karen Wheeler answered she was at Ally's, though Nancy was really in Illinois, revealing Barbara Holland's death to Murray Bauman.[7]
Mr. Cooper[]
Mr. Cooper was a teacher at Hawkins High School. On one occasion, he caught a young Hopper and Joyce smoking. According to Hopper, he retired in the '70s.
Matt Golad[]
Matt Golad was a news editor working for The Hawkins Post. He wrote an article about Merrill Wright's pumpkin patch and Eugene McCorkle.
Hannah & Poppy[]
Hannah and Poppy were sisters living in Hawkins, Indiana. They were playing in Merrill Wright's pumpkin patch and were featured on The Hawkins Post.
Mr. Kowalski[]
Mr. Kowalski was a teacher at Hawkins Middle School. According to Karen Wheeler, her son Mike got in trouble for cursing at him.
Old Man Humphrey[]
Old Man Humphrey is a resident of Hawkins, Indiana. He paid Lucas Sinclair a large amount of money for helping mow his lawn.
Ray Carroll's wife[]
This unnamed woman is the wife of Ray Carroll and the mother of their two daughters. She was heard over the phone, comforting her daughters and assured them the police were on their way when Kali Prasad and her gang broke into their home.
Shirley[]
Shirley is the aunt of Terry and Becky Ives and the great aunt of Eleven. She claims that the lights at the Ives house flicker due to paranormal activity.
Stacey[]
Stacey is a friend of Nancy Wheeler. Needing a cover in order to carry on her plan in exposing Hawkins National Laboratory for the death of Barbara Holland, Nancy asked her mom if she could "spend" the night at Stacey's which her mom said yes.[8]