Caleb McLaughlin

Caleb Reginald McLaughlin[1] (born October 13, 2001)[2] is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things. McLaughlin began his career when he appeared in an opera called Lost in the Stars in Cooperstown, New York at the Glimmerglass Opera House. He then played on the Broadway stage as Young Simba in the musical The Lion King. In 2017, McLaughlin appeared in the BET miniseries The New Edition Story as young Ricky Bell.

Caleb McLaughlin
McLaughlin at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Caleb Reginald McLaughlin

(2001-10-13) October 13, 2001
Carmel, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Early life

McLaughlin grew up in Carmel, New York.[3] He attended Kent Primary School and later attended George Fischer Middle School for one year. He studied dance for a year at Happy Feet Dance School in Carmel, New York and then at The Harlem School of the Arts under Aubrey Lynch, former Lion King producer.[4][5] While his religious beliefs are unknown, during the COVID-19 pandemic McLaughlin stated, "Even though we aren’t together we can still pray together."[6] He is left handed.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes Noah Short film[8]
2019 High Flying Bird Darius
2020 Concrete Cowboys Cole Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kid Episode: "Born Psychopath"
Unforgettable Older Brother Episode: "New Hundred"
2014 Forever Alejandro Episode: "The Pugilist Break"
2015 What Would You Do? Caleb/Secret Actor Episode 2
2016 Shades of Blue Jay-Jay 3 episodes
2016–present Stranger Things Lucas Sinclair Main Character
2016 Blue Bloods Tony Lane Episode: "For the Community"
2017 The New Edition Story Ricky Bell (age 10-15) 3 episodes
Lip Sync Battle Caleb Episode: "The Cast of Stranger Things"
2018 Final Space Young Gary (voice) Episode: "Chapter 4"
Summer Camp Island Ghost (voice) Episode: "Ghost the Boy"

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Brawl with the Stars Himself Episode: "Brawl with the Stars (feat. Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin)"

Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2017 Jimmy Fallon's Golden Globes 2017 Opening Jimmy Fallon
Santa's Coming For Us Sia

Stage
Year Title Role Location
2012–14 The Lion King Young Simba Minskoff Theatre, Broadway[9][10]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor Stranger Things Nominated [11]
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [12]
2017 BET Awards YoungStars Award Nominated [13]
2018 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Won [14]
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [15]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best On-Screen Team (with Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp and Sadie Sink) Nominated [16]
2019 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Nominated [17]
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Actor Nominated [18]

References
  1. "Sean Hayes/Stranger Things Kids/Sheryl Crow". The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Season 15. Episode 37. 25 October 2017.
  2. Terry, Sarah (October 13, 2016). "The kids of "Stranger Things" wishing Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) a happy birthday is pure #friendshipgoals". HelloGiggles.
  3. "Caleb McLaughlin Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards". TV Guide. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  4. Silva, Tiffany (January 10, 2017). "CALEB MCLAUGHLIN IS HAVING A GREAT START TO 2017". bckonline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. Cabiles, Janroe (July 7, 2017). "Caleb McLaughlin: Stranger Stages". statusmagonline.com. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  6. "'Stranger Things' star offers fans encouragement and prayer during pandemic". 11Alive.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xViIj-vGQ. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Dunmore, Royce. "Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes (2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. Velez, Ali (August 2, 2016). "We Need To Talk About The Musical Talents Of The Kids From "Stranger Things"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  10. "Caleb McLaughlin". Playbill. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. "38th Annual Awards". Young Artist Association. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  12. Nolfi, Joely (14 December 2016). "SAG Awards nominations 2017: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly.
  13. "Youngstars Award". BET Awards 2017. June 25, 2017.
  14. "Early winners at the 49th NAACP Image Awards". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  15. Gonzalez, Sandra (17 January 2018). "The full list of the 2018 SAG Awards nominees". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  16. Nordyke, Kimberly (May 3, 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards: 'Black Panther,' 'Stranger Things' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  17. Howard, Annie (February 26, 2019). "Kids' Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Tops Nominees; DJ Khaled to Host". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  18. Swift, Andy (8 July 2019). "Teen Choice Awards: Stranger Things Leads Final Wave of 2019 Nominations". TVLine. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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