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.

Filmography

• Below — Wade Penney
• 2026Billy Knight — Alex Hubbs
• Stranger Things: Tales from '85 — Thanks
• 2021No Future — Will
• 2021The Souvenir: Part II — Jim
• Industry — James Dycker
• Soulmates — Kurt
• 2020The New Mutants — Samuel Guthrie
• 2018I Am Urban — Frank
• 2017Marrowbone — Billy Marrowbone
• 2016As You Are — Mark
• 2016Shut In — Stephen Portman
• Stranger Things — Jonathan Byers
• 2015Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II — Dealer
• 2015The Schoolboy — Michael Stevens
• 2014Life Needs Courage — Charlie
• DCI Banks — Gary McCready
• Vera — Riley
• Bad Bridgets
• Twice Over
• Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel — Charles Shelby

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 — Self (uncredited)
• Beyond Stranger Things — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• The Talk — Self - Guest
• Sucré salé — Self
• Djo: Live at Lollapalooza Chicago ‘25 — Self