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Caleb McLaughlin
McLaughlin at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (2001-10-13) October 13, 2001 (age 23)
Carmel, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Young Simba in the musical The Lion King. Since 2016, he has portrayed Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things.[1] In 2017, McLaughlin appeared in the BET miniseries The New Edition Story as Ricky Bell.

Early life

McLaughlin grew up in Carmel, a small town in suburban New York. He attended Kent Primary School and later attended George Fischer Middle School for one year. After fifth grade, McLaughlin moved to New York City.[citation needed] He studied dance for a year at Happy Feet Dance School in Carmel, NY and then at The Harlem School of the Arts under Aubrey Lynch, former Lion King producer.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes Noah Short film[2]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Boy Episode: "Born Psychopath"
2013 Unforgettable Older Brother Episode: "New Hundred"
2013 Forever Alejandro Episode: "The Pugilist Break"
2015 What Would You Do? Caleb Episode 2
2016 Shades of Blue Jay-Jay 3 episodes
2016–present Stranger Things Lucas Sinclair 17 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods Tone Lane Episode: "For the Community"
2017 The New Edition Story Ricky Bell (age 10-15) 3 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Location
2012–14 The Lion King Young Simba Minskoff Theatre, Broadway[3][4]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Stranger Things Won [5]
BET Awards YoungStars Award Nominated [6]

References

  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 20, 2015). "Duffer Bros. Netflix Supernatural Drama Series Sets Young Cast, Gets Title". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Dunmore, Royce. "Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes (2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Velez, Ali (August 2, 2016). "We Need To Talk About The Musical Talents Of The Kids From "Stranger Things"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Caleb McLaughlin". Playbill. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Nolfi, Joely (14 December 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ "Youngstars Award". BET Awards 2017. June 25, 2017.
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