Charlie Heaton
Biography
Charlie Ross Heaton is an English actor and musician born on February 6, 1994, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He first gained recognition for starring as Jonathan Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things, spanning from 2016 to 2025. Beginning his career as a musician, Heaton appeared on British television before transitioning to film and television roles. His feature film credits include the 2016 indie thriller Shut In, as well as the thriller films Marrowbone in 2017 and The New Mutants in 2020. As of his current public reference data, he has achieved a total of twenty-seven known acting credits.
Career overview
Charlie Ross Heaton is an English actor and musician born on February 6, 1994, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He began his career as a musician and appeared on British television prior to transitioning into prominent film and television roles. His acting credits on screen include a total of twenty-seven known credits within the entertainment industry.
Heaton first gained widespread recognition for his starring role as Jonathan Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things, which ran from 2016 through 2025. Alongside his television work, he expanded his career into feature films, beginning with the indie thriller Shut In in 2016. Following his early film success, he continued to star in various cinematic projects, including the thrillers Marrowbone in 2017 and The New Mutants in 2020.
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- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (2026) Thanks
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026) as Self (uncredited)
- Billy Knight (2026) as Alex Hubbs
- The Souvenir: Part II (2021) as Jim
- No Future (2021) as Will
- Industry (2020) as James Dycker
- The New Mutants (2020) as Samuel Guthrie
- Soulmates (2020) as Kurt
- I Am Urban (2018) as Frank
- Marrowbone (2017) as Billy Marrowbone
- Beyond Stranger Things (2017) as Self
- Stranger Things (2016) as Jonathan Byers
- Shut In (2016) as Stephen Portman
- As You Are (2016) as Mark
- Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II (2015) as Dealer
- The Schoolboy (2015) as Michael Stevens
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Life Needs Courage (2014) as Charlie
- Vera (2011) as Riley
- DCI Banks (2011) as Gary McCready
- The Talk (2010) as Self - Guest
- Sucré salé (2002) as Self
- Below as Wade Penney
- Bad Bridgets
- Djo: Live at Lollapalooza Chicago ‘25 as Self
- Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel as Charles Shelby
- Twice Over