Natalia Dyer

Natalia Danielle Dyer is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things. She has also appeared in the Peacock comedy thriller series Based on a True Story and the films Yes, God, Yes, Velvet Buzzsaw, and Things Heard & Seen.

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Early life

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.

Career

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. 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 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 and Things Heard & Seen. She starred in the 2023 horror film All Fun and Games opposite Asa Butterfield.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Clarissa Granger
2010	Too Sunny for Santa	Janie	Short film
2011	The Greening of Whitney Brown	Lily
2012	Blue Like Jazz	Grace
2013	Don't Let Me Go	Banshee
2014	After Darkness	Clara Beaty
2014	I Believe in Unicorns	Davina
2014	The City at Night	Adeline	Short film
2015	Till Dark	Lucy	Short film
2016	Long Nights Short Mornings	Marie
2017	Yes, God, Yes	Alice	Short film
2018	Mountain Rest	Clara
2018	After Her	Hailey	Short film
2019	Velvet Buzzsaw	Coco
2019	Yes, God, Yes	Alice
2019	The Nearest Human Being	Monique
2019	Tuscaloosa	Virginia
2021	United States vs. Reality Winner	Reality Winner
2021	Things Heard & Seen	Willis Howell
2023	Chestnut	Annie
2023	All Fun and Games	Billie Fletcher

Theater

Selected credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2004	To Kill a Mockingbird	Scout	Tennessee Performing Arts Center
2009	Titanic	Stewardess / Third Class Passenger	Looby Theater
2016	The Intriguing Engagements of Frances and Meg Cheatham, Ladies Of Society	Meg	Teatro La Tea