Charlie Ross Heaton (born February 6, 1994) is an English actor and musician. He first gained recognition for starring as Jonathan Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). Beginning his career as a musician, Heaton appeared on British television before starring in Stranger Things and feature films like the 2016 indie thriller Shut In; he has since starred in the thriller films Marrowbone (2017) and The New Mutants (2020), among others.
The film tells a story about Guardians Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman, who enlist Jack Frost to stop the evil Pitch Black from engulfing the world in darkness in a fight of dreams.