Charlie Heaton

Acting

Charlie Heaton

Born 1994-02-06 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Charles 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.

Acting credits

Marrowbone poster
7.3

A young man and his three younger siblings are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

Marrowbone

2017

The New Mutants poster
6.1

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

The New Mutants

2020

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 poster
7.2

An inside look at the years of effort and craft that went into the final installment of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series.

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

2026

Shut In poster
5.3

A widowed child psychologist lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. When caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.

Shut In

2016

Bad Bridgets poster
NR

When a mysterious letter offering escape leads a young Irish woman to 19th-century New York, she is pulled into the unruly world of the Bridgets, where mayhem follows in her wake.

Bad Bridgets

Billy Knight poster
NR

After losing his father, Alex discovers a box of unfinished scripts and a handkerchief with the name “Billy Knight” embroidered on it. Consumed with the desire to discover his identity, Alex embarks on a Hollywood adventure to track down this mysterious and reclusive Billy Knight.

Billy Knight

2026

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II poster
5.4

On 6 December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. In early 1997, the perpetrator has yet to be brought to justice. An associate of the men, still mourning the loss of his friends, is convinced that it’s only a matter of time before he’s next.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

2015

The Souvenir: Part II poster
6.4

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.

The Souvenir: Part II

2021

As You Are poster
6.9

Set in the early 1990s, "As You Are" is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation.

As You Are

2016

No Future poster
5.8

After the tragic overdose of his estranged friend, Will, a recovering addict, returns home, where he is reunited with Claire, his friend's grieving mother, with whom he begins a secret but volatile affair.

No Future

2021

I Am Urban poster
7.5

A hard living, disillusioned, ex social worker becomes the unlikely savior to an anarchic gang of joy-riding, drug taking, thieving, out of control, care home runaway kids.

I Am Urban

2018

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NR

Joe Keery’s band Djo perform their highly anticipated set at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, in front of thousands. He performed thirteen songs within an hour, including his highly popular hit, ‘End of Beginning’ bringing together the voices of the audience for the song. His voice, stage presence, and backing bandmates meld together magically in this captivating performance.

Djo: Live at Lollapalooza Chicago ‘25

Life Needs Courage poster
5.0

The film tells the story of three very different people and their struggle to find the courage in every-day life: a teen drummer leaves his parents house after an intense fight with his dad, a female steel worker has to stand up for herself in front of her co-workers on the day that she realizes she's pregnant, and a 5-year old girl has to overcome her fears on the first day of school.

Life Needs Courage

2014

The Schoolboy poster
8.3

The Schoolboy tells the story of Claire Adams, a former teacher and her struggle with survivor's guilt. In the aftermath of a school shooting, she wants return to her old job, however the memories of her past keep haunting her.

The Schoolboy

2015

Twice Over poster
NR

Follows two people whose unexpected reunion stirs long-buried feelings and unspoken uncertainties about love, time and reinvention.

Twice Over