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William or "Will" Byers (portrayed by Noah Schnapp), the younger brother of Jonathan Byers and the son of Joyce Byers, is a shy, kind, and often timid boy. In the group's *Dungeons and Dragons* party, Will is the cleric, but later occasionally plays the role of Dungeon Master; he is referred to as "Will the Wise". In November 1983, he vanishes somewhere near "Mirkwood" after encountering the monster that escaped through a rift to the "Upside Down", an alternate dimension discovered by the Hawkins Laboratory scientists. Schnapp was promoted to series regular for the second season, after recurring in the first. He is possessed by the Mind Flayer from the Upside Down in season two, until he gets freed from the Mind Flayer through the efforts of his mom, brother, and Nancy Wheeler. In season three, his friends' preoccupations with their girlfriends leads to Will feeling like the odd-man-out. His link to the Mind Flayer helps the group detect when it, or one of the Flayed, are active. At the end of the season he moves out of Hawkins with his mother, brother and Eleven.

Michael "Mike" Wheeler (portrayed by Finn Wolfhard) is the son of Karen and Ted, younger brother of Nancy and older brother of Holly, and is friends with Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson and his best friend, Will Byers. Mike is an intelligent and conscientious student who is committed to his friends. In their *Dungeons and Dragons* party, Mike is their paladin and usually plays the role of Dungeon Master. He seems to develop feelings for Eleven (or El, as Mike and his friends prefer to call her). However constantly lashing out on her and ignoring her. In Season Two, he begins to spend more time with Will Byers and seems to be getting a closer bond with him (holding hands, going “crazy together”). He is the first one Will reveals his apparent flashbacks to the Upside Down to and he accompanies Will, Joyce, and Bob to the lab when Will's health deteriorates. When Eleven reappears, he is grateful so that they don’t have to fight the battle without her, but angry at Hopper for keeping her hidden for the past year. A month later, the two attend the Snow Ball together and share a kiss. The next summer, the two are dating, but Hopper manages to separate them as he thinks they are spending too much time together. When Max tells her that she doesn’t need him, and explains more about how Mike has screwed her over, Eleven eventually breaks up with Mike, but the two later get back together. Mike has awkwardly said that he loves Eleven, and projects his feelings to her but struggles to find the right words. When Eleven moves away with the Byerses, Mike promises her to keep in contact and schedules visits at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Eleven then tells Mike that she loves him and the two share a kiss before she leaves Hawkins with the Byers family.

*Stranger Things* is an American science fiction horror web television series created for Netflix by the Duffer Brothers, set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s. The first season, set in November 1983, focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy named Will Byers amid supernatural events occurring around the town, including the appearance of a girl with telekinetic abilities who helps Will's friends in their own search. The second season, titled *Stranger Things 2*, is set a year after the first, and deals with attempts of the characters to return to normal and consequences that linger from the first season, as well as adding new characters such as Max Mayfield and her stepbrother Billy Hargrove, and Joyce's new love interest Bob. The third season, *Stranger Things 3*, is set in summer 1985, deals with the young friends growing out of their childhoods and facing new threats, and adds new characters such as Steve's coworker Robin. The first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016; the second season of nine episodes was released on October 27, 2017; and the third season of eight episodes was released on July 4, 2019.

The series features an ensemble cast including Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono and Matthew Modine. Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery had recurring roles in the first season before being promoted to the main cast for the second, with Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, and Paul Reiser also joining. Maya Hawke joined the cast in the third season, and Priah Ferguson was promoted to the main cast. Brett Gelman had recurring roles in the second and third seasons, before being promoted to the main cast in the fourth.

This list includes the series' main cast, all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series, and any other guest who is otherwise notable.

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1.will byers
2.mike wheeeler

3.noah schapp

4. finn wolfhard