You might not be aware, but Charlie Heaton is actually a young father!

The 31-year-old actor, best known for playing Jonathan Byers on Stranger Things , is opening up about welcoming his first child into the world when he was just 20.

Charlie shares a now-11-year-old son with his ex and former Comanechi bandmate, Akiko Matsuura .

In an interview with Wonderland magazine , Charlie said, “Being a young father, you have to grow up very fast. You have to also learn ethical priorities, too, and you’ve got to look after somebody. That’s a big thing. You want to give them good experiences and a lot of love and the hard part obviously is distance. But that’s part of the sacrifice.”

Charlie has been in a relationship with his Stranger Things co-star Natalia Dyer for nearly

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