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Natalia Dyer

Natalia Dyer

Actor · Born January 13, 1995 (31) · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Natalia Danielle Dyer (born January 13, 1995) is an American actress known primarily for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things. Her career began around the age of twelve in 2009, in the family comedic drama Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) starring Miley Cyrus. It was not until her late teens, did she land her breakthrough role on Netflix's horror drama series Stranger Things (2016-2025). On January 29, 2017 at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards show, Dyer and the cast of "Stranger Things" became co-winners for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series". Fans can see her upcoming features including After Darkness (2017) and Mountain Rest (2018).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 13, 1995 (31)
From
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Natalia Dyer's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
20%
Survival
18%
Morality
12%
Ideas
8%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Warm
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Natalia Dyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Natalia Dyer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stranger Things: Tales from '85(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Chestnut(2023)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • All Fun and Games(2023)

    as Billie

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Based on a True Story(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chloe Lake

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Things Heard & Seen(2021)

    as Willis

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Reality Winner(2021)

    as Reality Winner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Yes, God, Yes(2019)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tuscaloosa(2019)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Nearest Human Being (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Monique

  • Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)

    as Coco

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • After Darkness(2014)

    as Clara Beaty

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mountain Rest(2018)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • After Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hailey

  • The Postman Dreams 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Yes, God, Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alice

  • Stranger Things(2016)

    Show 42 episodes · as Nancy Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Long Nights Short Mornings(2016)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • I Believe in Unicorns(2014)

    as Davina

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Till Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lucy

  • The City at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Adeline

  • Don't Let Me Go(2013)

    as Banshee

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Blue Like Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Grace

  • The Greening of Whitney Brown(2011)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Too Sunny for Santa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Janie Ferguson

  • Hannah Montana: The Movie(2009)

    as Clarissa Granger

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lacy

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

All Fun and Games (2023)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Stranger Things (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20092026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 26: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thOther crew1 of 26: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 10 roles
0919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 3 major nominations, 2017–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Natalia Dyer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Don't Let Me Go (2013)

95th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stranger Things (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Natalia Dyer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles19–77 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles28–63 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles42–67 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles28–43 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles32–78 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Natalia Dyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Natalia Dyer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ella Rae Peck shares the most, 2.

Actors