Actor
Caleb McLaughlin
October 13, 2001 · Carmel, New York, USA
Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He gained international recognition playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He began his career playing young Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King, and then had small roles in television. After finding success in Stranger Things, he appeared in the drama films High Flying Bird (2019) and Concrete Cowboy (2020), the latter being his first lead role in a feature film. He was also in the miniseries The New Edition Story (2017) and has had several television voice-over roles.
Notable work
8.6Stranger Things (2016)
as Lucas Sinclair
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Boy
8.1GOAT (2026)
as Will Harris (voice)
7.8Blue Bloods (2010)
as ToneLane
8.4Final Space (2018)
as (voice)
7.8Forever (2014)
as Alejandro
6The Deliverance (2024)
as Nate Jackson
7.1The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
as Mo-Slo (voice)
7.2Unforgettable (2011)
as Older Brother
Often works with
David Harbour
2 titles together
Stranger Things, GOAT
Frank Anello
2 titles together
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Forever
Lorraine Toussaint
2 titles together
Forever, Concrete Cowboy
Bryant Bentley
2 titles together
The Deliverance, Shooting Stars
Wood Harris
2 titles together
Shooting Stars, The New Edition Story
Algee Smith
2 titles together
Shooting Stars, The New Edition Story
Full filmography · 19
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Mo-Slo (voice)
20227.1
Ultra City Smiths
as Trevor Johnson (voice)
20216.6
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
cast
2020
Summer Camp Island
as Ghost (voice)
20187.7
Final Space
as (voice)
20188.4
The New Edition Story
as Young Ricky Bell
20177.8
Stranger Things
as Lucas Sinclair
20168.6
Shades of Blue
as Jay-Jay
20167.2
Forever
as Alejandro
20147.8
Junior On The Job
as Theo
2012
Unforgettable
as Older Brother
20117.2
Blue Bloods
as ToneLane
20107.8