Priah Ferguson
Priah Nicole Ferguson is an American actress from Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her role as Erica Sinclair on the Netflix series Stranger Things. Ferguson began acting at a young age and her career spans TV and film.
Early life and education
Ferguson was born on October 1, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a younger sister.Ferguson is a 2025 graduate of Fayette County High School in Fayetteville, Georgia, where she was a member of the dance team.
Career
Ferguson was motivated to start acting after watching the films Crooklyn and Daddy's Little Girls. In 2015, she began acting in locally-produced short and independent films. In 2016, she made her television debut on the FX Networks show Atlanta and the Civil War drama Mercy Street.In 2017, Ferguson was cast in season 2 of the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things as Erica Sinclair, the younger sister of Lucas Sinclair, portrayed by Caleb McLaughlin. She was promoted from recurring to series regular in season 3, appearing through the series' fifth and final season in 2025.
In 2018, she appeared in the film The Oath. She appeared in the 2022 Halloween comedy The Curse of Bridge Hollow alongside Marlon Wayans. In 2023, Ferguson voiced the character Lisa in My Dad the Bounty Hunter.