Did Chrissy look familiar before she was crumpled up? Does a cleaned-up Vecna seem
like someone you've seen before? From "Twilight" to "Game of Thrones" to "Nightmare on Elm Street,"
here's where you've seen the new "Stranger Things" cast before!
Arguably the most meaningful addition to the "Stranger Things" roster of characters in Season 4
is Eddie Munson — the denim-wearing, hard-rocking king of Hawkins High School's Hellfire Club.
Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Eddie ends up blamed for the murder of Chrissy
Cunningham, forcing him to run for his life. His predilections for heavy metal and Dungeons &
Dragons make him an easy scapegoat for the town's anxiety, a scenario not unheard of in reality's
version of the Satanic Panic that occurred in the '80s and '90s. Making matters worse for Eddie,
he soon finds himself thrown into a world of danger, demons, and alternate dimensions.
Joseph Quinn brings Eddie Munson to life in "Stranger Things 4" and does a fantastic job
in the role, channeling a mania that brings a distinctly new kind of energy to the Hawkins
gang. A British actor, Quinn has played major roles the BBC series "Dickensian"
and "Les Misérables"" as well as "Howards End" on Starz. He's also appeared in HBO's
"Catherine the Great" and played a minor role in a Season 7 episode of "Game of Thrones."
"It's very metal, what you did. That's all I'm saying."
The yin to Eddie Munson's yang, Jason Carver is the golden boy of Hawkins, Indiana.
The captain of the basketball team and an orator of many lightly biblical speeches,
Jason's life takes a dark turn when his longtime girlfriend Chrissy Cunningham is brutally
murdered. Believing Eddie to be the perpetrator, Jason and his crew of teenage athletes begin
investigating and deploying their own disturbing brand of vigilante justice. Jason's heart
might start off in the right place, but he gets sucked into a dangerous breed of fearmongering.
Actor Mason Dye already had an impressive resume of TV roles before landing the part
of Jason in "Stranger Things." You may know him as Tom Galligan in ""Bosch"," Damon from
"Finding Carter," or Garrett from Season 4 of the 2011 "Teen Wolf" reboot.
Dye has also been featured prominently in a couple
of web series, such as "Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader" and "Roommates."
What's Jonathan Byers to do after moving far away from his childhood home and girlfriend
to finish up high school in sunny California? Make a new stoner friend and start getting high,
of course. Jonathan's new predilection for cannabis is the source of some great comedic
moments in "Stranger Things 4," as is his new best friend Argyle. From his extra-long hair
and his love of recreational drugs to his job as a pizza delivery driver,
Argyle is the complete California stereotype hand-rolled into one chilled-out package.
"Why don't you just go the van and do your thing." "Purple palm tree delight?"
If you've seen 2019's "Booksmart," then you're already familiar with
Eduardo Franco's unique brand of comedy. In the Olivia Wilde-directed teen comedy,
Franco plays Theo — a character who bears a striking similarity to Argyle.
Franco is also featured in movies like "The Binge" and "Superintelligence" from 2020,
as well as 2021's "We Broke Up." Franco previously got major screen time on Netflix as Spencer Diaz
in "American Vandal," in addition to other TV appearances on "Adam Ruins Everything,"
"Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything," and "Gabby's Dollhouse," among others.
After entering the secret site of the Nina Project, Eleven takes a journey into
her memories — specifically, some of her most traumatic days as a test subject of Dr. Martin
Brenner. Within those memories, she reencounters Peter — an assistant to the good doctor who seems,
at first, to have her best interests at heart. But Peter contains multitudes — IMDb describes him
as "Friendly Orderly" and "Peter" even though it isn’t his original name. It isn't long before his
involvement in the greater story of the show comes rolling out in a series of wild twists and turns.
Jamie Campbell Bower does a phenomenal job blending the creepy and the calm in his
performance as Peter, aka One, aka Henry Creel, and aka Vecna. Bower is perhaps best known for
his career on the big screen, which includes the role of Caius [ in the "Twilight" films
and the role of Anthony in Tim Burton's 2007 adaptation of "Sweeney Todd." He's
also appeared in films like "RocknRolla," "London Boulevard," and "Fantastic Beasts:
The Crimes of Grindelwald," in which he played a young version of the title villain. On TV,
Bower has appeared in shows like "Camelot," "Will," and 2009's "The Prisoner."
The protagonists of "Stranger Things" face many different enemies in Season 4, from
the supernatural to the mundane. One of the bigger foes of the season is Lieutenant Colonel Sullivan,
a military man who believes that Eleven is a threat to U.S. national security and therefore
must be apprehended and possibly killed. Sullivan deploys some pretty reprehensible tactics to
accomplish his mission, proving himself to be more than capable as one of the show's main bad guys.
It's possible that you'd recognize actor Sherman Augustus from his brief career in the NFL,
but it's more likely that you know from one of his many,
many film and TV roles. A second-degree black belt in taekwondo,
Augustus starred in some major onscreen fights as Nathaniel Moon in AMC's "Into the Badlands."
His other projects include "What's Love Got to Do with It," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Mexican," and
"Zig Zag." In addition to "Stranger Things" and "Into the Badlands," Augustus's TV resume includes
similar roles like Marshal Pruitt in "Westworld" and the role of Benjamin Caffrey on "Dexter."
Much of the mystery of "Stranger Things 4" revolves around Victor Creel, the man
convicted of brutally murdering his family decades earlier. In the episode titled "Chapter Four:
Dear Billy," Nancy and Robin interview Victor
about his experience in the hopes of putting together a strategy against Vecna's attacks,
and they don't leave disappointed. Victor tells them the full story of what really happened to
him at his family's seemingly haunted home, setting the rest of the story in motion.
Given that "Stranger Things" Season 4 pulls heavily from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies,
it makes sense that the creators wanted to get a proper cameo from Freddy Krueger himself,
Robert Englund. In addition to playing one of cinema's most infamous slashers for decades,
Englund has also had prominent roles in a number of genre films and in TV series like
"Fear Clinic," "Downtown," and the original "V" miniseries from 1983.
He's also an accomplished voice actor, with credits that include Anti-Pops on "Regular Show,"
Vulture on "The Spectacular Spider-Man," and Aetherak in "Dota: Dragon's Blood."
After all she went through at the end of "Stranger Things" Season 3, Max Mayfield has more than a
little bit of trauma to work through. It's not every day that you see your stepbrother torn
to pieces by an otherworldly monster. Max ends up in sessions with Ms. Kelly, the counselor at
Hawkins High. Though she doesn't exactly play a central role in the story, Ms. Kelly appears
in a number of scenes and unwittingly gives Max and the crew the key to part of Vecna's mystery.
Ms. Kelly is played by Regina Ting Chen, a prolific actor in the TV space. In addition
to a variety of small TV roles, her biggest credits include the role of Chandler Tong in
"Black Lightning," Catherine Nakai in "Queen of the South," and Dr. Julia Cho in "Woke."
To put it mildly, Jim Hopper has a bad time in "Stranger Things" Season 4. He's captured by
Soviet soldiers, brutally tortured, and stuck on an icy chain gang with no clear means of escape.
Fortunately, he ends up making an ally in Dmitri — a guard who agrees to help Hopper get away in
the hopes of a major payday. Things don't exactly go as planned, and Hopper and Dmitri are forced
to get to know each other and work together in a number of dangerous situations. Their
dynamic is fun to watch throughout, and Dmitri provides a nice counter to Hopper's grim persona.
If you're a fan of "Game of Thrones" then you'll probably recognize actor Tom Wlaschiha
as the mystical assassin Jaqen H'ghar on HBO's blockbuster fantasy series. Well,
at least he plays the most memorable version of Jaqen, a shape-shifter who repeatedly changes
faces over the course of the story. You may also remember him as Sebastian Berger from
the crime drama series "Crossing Lines," or as Max Schenkel in "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan."
In order to get to Russia and help break Hopper free,
Joyce and Murray employ the skills of a smuggler named Yuri. Jovial and silly at first,
Yuri quickly reveals himself to be a tricky man with a lot of hidden intentions up his sleeve.
Equally wacky and deceptive in nature, Yuri is a bit of a loose cannon, and he
brings a frenetic energy to "Stranger Things" Season 4's Soviet plotline.
"Oh, I'm sorry, poor bird. Did I make your coffee too strong?"
Serbian actor Nikola Djuricko brings Yuri to life in "Stranger Things," and his acting resume
is quite a long one. Much of his work prior to appearing in the Netflix series is on various
Serbian TV shows such as "Open Doors," "Frozen Stiff," and "The Storks Will Return." American
audiences may know him as Darko in Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey,"
Tamir on the TNT show "Legends," and Lorik Gramos on the BBC miniseries "Informer."
Djuricko has also appeared in projects like "World War Z" and "For All Mankind."
The first episode of "Stranger Things 4" focuses largely on Chrissy Cunningham,
a new character and member of the Hawkins High Cheerleading Squad.
Chrissy is the first target of Vecna, who subjects her to a series of horrifying nightmare visions
that drive her to buy drugs from Eddie Munson. Unfortunately, she doesn't even get an attempt
at respite before Vecna returns in full ghastly force, setting up the major events of the season.
Chrissy is played by Grace Van Dien,
who Netflix viewers might recognize as Brooke Osmond from the teen drama series "Greenhouse
Academy." She also had a major role as Katie Campbell on NBC's "The Village." Additionally,
she's had sizable roles in movies like "Riding Faith" and "The Binge." Van Dien has appeared
on a number of other TV series, including "The Rookie," "Immoral Compass," and "White Famous."
When Jason Carver begins his vigilante quest to hunt down Eddie Munson,
he brings a whole crew of his friends and Hawkins High teammates with him.
Most of these characters don't get much in the way of lines or screentime;
the one exception being Patrick, who ends up a little more important to the show than the rest
of the pack. Sadly, Patrick gets targeted by Vecna later in the season, leading to a brutal
lake confrontation. Patrick might not get a lot in the way of character development, but
he does play an important role in one of the most memorable scenes of "Stranger Things 4."
Though he's still quite young, actor Myles Truitt already has a number of
major credits to his name in addition to his role as Patrick in "Stranger Things."
You may recognize him as B-Mickie from the Starz series "BMF," as
Ant on Ava DuVernay's "Queen Sugar," or as Issa Williams on "Black Lightning." Truitt has also
appeared in shows like "Superstition" and movies like "Dragged Across Concrete."
One of Vecna's many teenage targets in "Stranger Things 4" is Fred, Nancy's second-in-command
at the Hawkins High School newspaper. Fred investigates the murder of Chrissy Cunningham
with Nancy, hoping to uncover something that the town's adult media outlets might have missed.
Unfortunately for him, he gets distracted by a series of visions sent straight from the Upside
Down that conjure up memories of a traumatic car accident from his past. With no prior experience
with the supernatural, Fred is understandably unable to fend off Vecna's psychic assault.
"I want you to join me."
The actor behind Fred is Logan Riley Bruner,
who you might know as Lance from "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Bruner's other credits include
a part in Natalie Portman's "Vox Lux" and the Netflix film "Alex Strangelove." He's
also contributed brief turns on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and "Orange Is the New Black."
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