Stranger Things Star Shares with Fans He and His Character are Gay

Noah Schnapp, who stars on the Netflix hit series Stranger Things, has come out as gay.

Schnapp has revealed that his character is also gay.

Schnapp revealed all this in 8-second TikTok video on Thursday.

The 18-year-old actor, who plays closeted gay teenager Will Byers in the hit Netflix series, wrote on-screen, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared and in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know.'”

In the video, Schnapp was also lip-syncing along with an audio clip popular on TikTok of someone saying, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.”

@noahschnappI guess I’m more similar to will than I thought♬ original sound – princessazula0

“I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” Schnapp captioned his video, referring to his Stranger Things character.