Darren Barnet (born April 27, 1991) is an American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California but grew up primarily in Orlando, Florida. His mother is of Swedish and Japanese descent, while his father is of German and Cherokee descent. His first screen role was in 2017 when he played a role in an episode of the NBC series, This Is Us. Since then, he is known for his roles as Paxton Hall-Yoshida in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever, his role as Tag in the 2021 rom-com, Love Hard, as well as his role as Matty Davis in the 2023 film, Gran Turismo.

Filmography

• Avatar: Seven Havens — Daemin (voice)
• Jurassic World: Chaos Theory — Kenji Kon (voice)
• 2024Road House — Sam
• 2023Anyone but You — Jonathan
• BLUE EYE SAMURAI — Taigen (voice)
• 2023Gran Turismo — Matty Davis
• Skull Island — Mike (voice)
• Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles — Usagi / Spot (voice)
• 2021Love Hard — Tag
• 2021Untitled Horror Movie — Max
• 2020American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules — Grant
• Never Have I Ever — Paxton Hall-Yoshida
• Family Reunion — Floyd
• 2018Instakiller — Joey
• Turnt — Hot Seth
• S.W.A.T. — Corby
• This Is Us — Young Jack
• Chicago Med — Dr. John Frost
• Chicago P.D. — Dr. John Frost
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Wilfred 'Freddy' Malick
• Chicago Fire — Dr. John Frost
• Criminal Minds — Zach Bower
• Apophenia — Peter, Producer

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Made in Hollywood — Self