--- name: "Caleb McLaughlin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/caleb-mclaughlin" fi1m_id: "caleb-mclaughlin" imdb_id: "nm5160895" tmdb_id: 1474123 wikidata_id: "Q26926382" roles: ["Actor"] born: "13 October 2001" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 78 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-23T23:17:36.379125+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Caleb McLaughlin ## Identity Caleb McLaughlin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/caleb-mclaughlin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** caleb-mclaughlin - **IMDb ID:** nm5160895 - **TMDB ID:** 1474123 - **Wikidata ID:** Q26926382 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_McLaughlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26926382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5160895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1474123 Actor. Born 13 October 2001 in Carmel, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 13 October 2001, Carmel, New York, USA - **Active:** 2016–present - **Also known as:** Caleb Reginald McLaughlin, inwonderr - **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_McLaughlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26926382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5160895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1474123 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*High Flying Bird*](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md) (78), [*Stranger Things*](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Caleb McLaughlin is an American actor. He is known for portraying Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series *Stranger Things* (2016–2025). McLaughlin began his career playing young Simba in the Broadway musical *The Lion King* (2012–2014). He had guest roles in television series including *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *Shades of Blue* before his breakthrough. His film credits include Darius in *High Flying Bird* (2019) and the lead role in *Concrete Cowboy* (2020). He also appeared in the miniseries *The New Edition Story* (2017) and has voiced characters in animated series. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *High Flying Bird* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Darius — [page](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md) - *Stranger Things* (2016), Fi1m 77, as Lucas Sinclair — [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md) ## Complete filmography (22) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Stranger Things: Tales from '85* (2026), series, Thanks - *GOAT* (2026), as Will Harris (voice) - *The Deliverance* (2024), as Nate Jackson - *The Book of Clarence* (2024), as Zeke - *Shooting Stars* (2023), as Dru 'Lil Dru' Joyce III - *The Boys Presents: Diabolical* (2022), series, as Mo-Slo (voice) - *Ultra City Smiths* (2021), series, as Trevor Johnson (voice) - *Concrete Cowboy* (2020), as Cole - *Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices* (2020), series, Actor - *High Flying Bird* (2019), as Darius — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md) - *Summer Camp Island* (2018), series, as Ghost (voice) - *Final Space* (2018), series, as (voice) - *The New Edition Story* (2017), series, as Young Ricky Bell - *Stranger Things* (2016), series, as Lucas Sinclair — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/stranger-things.md) - *Shades of Blue* (2016), series, as Jay-Jay - *Forever* (2014), series, as Alejandro - *Noah Dreams of Origami Fortunes* (2014), as Noah - *Junior On The Job* (2012), series, as Theo - *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Older Brother - *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as ToneLane - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Boy - *2034*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Caleb McLaughlin](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-1408529f124f.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Caleb_McLaughlin_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Caleb_McLaughlin_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-853a4b6e57db.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820571320%29.jpg/1280px-Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820571320%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-bd843f9f3a31.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820571320%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820571320%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-296a4b32dc37.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820574810%29.jpg/1280px-Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820574810%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Caleb McLaughlin](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-a50324ebe48a.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin — Image via TMDB - ![Caleb McLaughlin](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-fdf7df1b9bef.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin — Image via TMDB - ![Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-dc216999846d.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820574810%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Caleb_McLaughlin_%2835820574810%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple](https://film.one/media/person/9317/gallery-c78d6f4494d8.jpg) Caleb McLaughlin speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Stranger Things", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ple — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Caleb_McLaughlin_%2836078743831%29.jpg/1280px-Caleb_McLaughlin_%2836078743831%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/caleb-mclaughlin