Natalia Dyer

Natalia Danielle Dyer (born January 13, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). She has also appeared in the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story (2023) and the films Yes, God, Yes (2019), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019), and Things Heard & Seen (2021).

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Natalia Dyer
Dyer in 2025
Natalia Danielle Dyer (1995-01-13) January 13, 1995Nashville, Tennessee, US
Actress
2004–present
Charlie Heaton(2016–present)

Natalia Danielle Dyer (born January 13, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). She has also appeared in the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story (2023) and the films Yes, God, Yes (2019), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019), and Things Heard & Seen (2021).

Natalia Danielle Dyer was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 13, 1995. She has two sisters and an older brother. She started acting in community theater as a child. She graduated from the Nashville School of the Arts, then moved to New York City and enrolled at New York University, studying at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

Dyer began her professional career during her early teenage years, taking part in projects produced in and around her hometown in Tennessee; her first screen role was as Clarissa Granger in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). During this time, she had also taken small roles in the films The Greening of Whitney Brown and Blue Like Jazz before starring in the small independent films Don't Let Me Go and After Darkness; both films were released the following years. At age 16, she starred in I Believe in Unicorns, which was her first major role. The film premiered three years later at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival.

Dyer's breakthrough role was as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things. Dyer has also starred in independent films, most notably the dramedy film Yes, God, Yes (2019) in which she stars as Alice, a Catholic school girl exploring sexuality. Among her more notable credits are supporting roles in the horror films Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and Things Heard & Seen (2021). She starred in the 2023 horror film All Fun and Games opposite Asa Butterfield.

Since 2016, Dyer has been in a relationship with her Stranger Things co-star Charlie Heaton.

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Dyer in 2017

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Hannah Montana: The MovieClarissa Granger
2010Too Sunny for SantaJanieShort film
2011The Greening of Whitney BrownLily
2012Blue Like JazzGrace
2013Don't Let Me GoBanshee
2014After DarknessClara Beaty
I Believe in UnicornsDavina
The City at NightAdelineShort film
2015Till DarkLucyShort film
2016Long Nights Short MorningsMarie
2017Yes, God, YesAliceShort film
2018Mountain RestClara
After HerHaileyShort film
2019Velvet BuzzsawCoco
Yes, God, YesAlice
The Nearest Human BeingMonique
TuscaloosaVirginia
2021United States vs. Reality WinnerReality Winner (voice)
Things Heard & SeenWillis Howell
2023ChestnutAnnie
All Fun and GamesBillie Fletcher
TBAGoodbye Girl †TBA
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2025Stranger ThingsNancy WheelerMain role
2023Based on a True StoryChloe LakeMain role (season 1)
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017The Postman's Dreams 2HerselfEpisode: "The Elevator"
2020Acting for a CauseJane EyreEpisode: "Jane Eyre"
YearTitleArtistRef.
2018"Wild Love"James Bay
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2019; 2026Dead by DaylightNancy WheelerLikeness

Selected credits

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2004To Kill a MockingbirdScoutTennessee Performing Arts Center
2009TitanicStewardess / Third Class PassengerLooby Theater
2016The Intriguing Engagements of Frances and Meg Cheatham, Ladies Of SocietyMegTeatro La Tea (FringeNYC)
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2017Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film — Teen ActressStranger ThingsNominated
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon
2018Nominated
2020Nominated

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