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Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtənˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian:[ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12) and Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15). Matarazzo gained recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Encounters (2019–2021). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society. In the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon, he voiced Boris the Dragon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gaten Matarazzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
When a brilliant yet enigmatic biology teacher arrives at the quiet coastal town of Grail Point, he brings with him charisma, modern teaching methods, and a dark, magnetic charm that captivates both faculty and students. But when a series of local teenagers begin to vanish without a trace, 15-year-old Elijah James—a reclusive, sharp-minded boy still grieving personal trauma—suspects that their new teacher isn’t who he claims to be. As Elijah digs deeper, he uncovers a terrifying truth: Mr. Grayson West isn’t just watching his students—he’s dissecting them, learning from them, and experimenting with something far more twisted than science. With the help of his fiercely protective sister Olivia, their traumatized ex-cop father Paul, and a few courageous classmates, Elijah must outsmart a predator who’s always three steps ahead… because this predator studies his prey.
