Charlie Heaton, one of the cast members of Netflix's Stranger Things, is of English ethnicity and was born to his parents, Shelly Lowe and Crispy Heaton. He is of British nationality, however, he spends most of his time in America due to his profession. Additionally, he is currently dating his co-star, Natalia Dyer.
Known for playing Jonathan Byers in the Netflix supernatural thriller series Stranger Things, Charlie Heaton is an English actor and musician. He was raised in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, after being born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and moved to London at the age of sixteen.
In 2015, Heaton made his acting debut as Gary McCready in the ITV criminal thriller series DCI Banks. Riley was another character he played in the ITV detective series Vera. He played Jason Waycott in the medical drama Casualty on BBC One. In 2016, he made an appearance in the Farren Blackburn-directed thriller Shut In, which also starred Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt.
However, Charlie Heaton didn't get his breakthrough until playing the role of Jonathan Byers, one of the series' key characters in the widely regarded Netflix series, Stranger Things. He was since gathered a lot of fans from all around the world. Recently, fans have been wanting to know more about him, including his ethnicity and parents. Well, we've got you covered.
Charlie Heaton Is English by Ethnicity and British by Nationality: The Stranger Things Cast Was Born to His Parents, Shelly Lowe and Crispy Heaton!
Charlie Heaton (@charlie.r.heaton) was born to Shelly Lowe and Crispy Heaton in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, on February 6, 1994. Charlie is British by nationality and English by ethnicity. The Stranger Things cast also has a sister named Levi Heaton who is an actress. He moved to London when he was 16 years old to pursue a music career.
At the age of 16, Charlie joined the London noise-rock band Comanechi as the drummer, beginning his career as a musician. He really was very passionate about music, however, his music career didn't last for long.
In 2015, Charlie Heaton made his acting debut as Gary McCready in the ITV series DCI Banks. He made an appearance as Riley in Vera that same year. Charlie also portrayed Michael Stevens in the 2015 short film The Schoolboy. Later that year, he played Jason Waycott in the medical drama Casualty on BBC One.
Heaton's breakthrough role was as Jonathan Byers in the Netflix supernatural drama series Stranger Things. While the first season premiered in July 2016 to positive reviews, the fourth season, which is the most current, was released in 2022. He also has received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his part in the show.
Charlie Heaton played the lead in the 2017 psychological horror movie Marrowbone. Heaton was chosen to play Samuel "Sam" Guthrie/Cannonball in the May of that year's The New Mutants movie, which was adapted from the same Marvel Comics comic book. The movie, which was filmed in 2017, was released in 2020.
The BBC revealed in August 2018 that Heaton would play Joseph Merrick, also known as the Elephant Man, in a brand-new two-part drama. A disability charity group criticized the casting, arguing that it was a squandered chance to not use a disabled actor. It was ultimately not produced.
Additionally, Charlie Heaton also has an 8-year-old son with Former bandmate Akiko Matsuura. However, he has been dating his Stranger Things co-star Natalia Dyer (@nattyiceofficial), who plays his character's love Nancy Wheeler in the show, since 2016.
Also, Stranger Things is definitely returning back for Season 5. The only disappointing news is that this will be the sci-fi phenomenon's final season. Netflix formally renewed the show for a fifth season in February 2022 and posted a letter from the Duffer Brothers on social media in the process. The authors of the letter announced the release date for Stranger Things season 4 as well as the show's ending.
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