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Caleb Reginald McLaughlin (born October 13, 2001) is an American actor. He is known for playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things for which he has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He has previously performed on the Broadway stage as Young Simba in the musical The Lion King. McLaughlin made his feature film debut in 2020 starring in Concrete Cowboy.

Early life
McLaughlin grew up in Carmel, New York. He attended Kent Primary School and later attended George Fischer Middle School for one year. He studied dance for a year at Happy Feet Dance School in Carmel, New York and then studies at The Harlem School of the Arts under Aubrey Lynch, former Lion King producer.

Career
== McLaughlin's first acting role as a child was in the opera Lost in the Stars in Cooperstown, New York at the Glimmerglass Opera House. McLaughlin's first starring role was as Young Simba on Broadway for two years from 2012-2014. He then went on to have guest starring roles in television series such as: Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Unforgettable, Forever, What Would You Do?, and Shades of Blue. In 2016, McLaughlin's breakthrough role came with his portrayal of Lucas Sinclair in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. In 2017, McLaughlin won the BET YoungStars Award, and in 2018 he won Outstanding Performance by a Youth at the NAACP Image Awards. In 2020, McLaughlin made his feature film debut in Concrete Cowboy, co-starring Idris Elba and Jharrel Jerome. The film had its official world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on September 15, 2020, generating acclaim and positive reviews. ==



Advocacy
McLaughlin has spearheaded the social media campaigns #EmbraceYourFace and #BeYourBiggestFan, promoting healthy body image, positivity and self-esteem. McLaughlin has stated: "Feeling good about yourself is healthy. It always starts with you first, before it goes to anyone else... You have to learn to love and appreciate yourself and take that time to do it." In 2020, McLaughlin also encouraged people to vote in the 2020 US Presidential Elections, posting a video on his official Instagram account with links to the non-profit organization Vote.org.