As Stranger Things 3 approaches, one grand mystery persists. In Stranger Things Tv Show “How old is that curly-haired kid really?”
We decided to dig up the info so you could go back to bingeing.
First, some background: Stranger Things Season 1 took place in November 1983, in Hawkins, Indiana. Then, the Duffer brothers’ follow-up Stranger Things 2 took the adventure to late October/early November in 1984, and this summer’s third installment is set to take place in July 1985. In other words, the actors are aging along with their characters and the show. For casting director Carmen Cuba, her hunt for brilliant kid actors, which began around April 2015, meant sniffing out talent that could grow into the roles.
The Stranger Things Season 3 Characters have grown a lot in the past three seasons.”We needed every single actor to have a subtlety and an inner life that didn’t necessarily need words to define them, and we held the kids and teens to the same standard,” Cuba explained to Backstage. “We weren’t thinking of them as kid or teen actors in the process — the Duffer Brothers were really expecting them to be able to deliver a very rich human experience despite what age body they were in.”
Millie Bobby Brown known as Eleven, was born on February 19, 2004, in Spain, making her 15-years-old. She landed her first role in the Tv series Once upon a time, at the age of 9.
Finn Wolfhard is known for his role as Mike Wheeler. The actor was born on Deceber 23, 2002 in Vancouver Canada. This makes him 16 years old. Wolfhard appeard as a guest in the tv show The 100, and Supernatural. He also has a lot of projects in the works.
Noah Schnapp otherwise known as Will Byers is 14-years-old . Schnapp was born in New York City on October 3, 2004. Fans may not know it, but Schnapp has a twin sister. His sister, Chloe is four minutes younger. He also voiced Charlie Brown in the Penuts Movie.
Gaten Matarazzo, or as his fans know him, Dustin Henderson, was born September 8, 2002, making him 16-years-old. Matarazzo was born with cleidocranial dysplasia, a rare condition that was written into the script of Stranger Things. His character describes the condition in the show’s pilot.
Caleb McLaughlin who plays Lucas Sinclair was born on October 13, 2001, making the actor 17 years old. McLaughlin is a great actor along with singer and dancer. He made his broadway debut playing the role of young Simba in The Lion King.
Sadie Sink joined Stranger Things in season two and now is also 17. Known as Max Mayfeild, The redhead actress was born on April 16, 2002, in , Texas. Before joining Stranger Things, starred in American Odyssey.
Natalia Dyer, Age 22; Date of birth, January 13, 1997
Charlie Heaton, Age 25; Date of birth, February 6, 1994
Joe Keery, Age 27; Date of birth, April 24, 1992
Dacre Montgomery, Age 24; Date of birth, November 22, 1994