Noah Schnapp

Actor Noah Schnapp, who is best-known for playing Will Byers on the Netflix show Stranger Things, has come out as gay through a TikTok video.

[pic.twitter.com/65uOnLRok9] [January 5, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/A7G6J2zkIp] [January 5, 2023] The video shared by Schnapp was captioned: 'I think I am more similar to Will than I thought'.

The actor shared the news by posting a video on his TikTok account. In the video, Schnapp, 18, can be seen lip-syncing to an audio clip saying, "You know what ...

10 mins read That serious. The actor shared the news by posting a video on his TikTok account.

Actor Noah Schnapp joked he's more like his "Stranger Things" character Will Byers than he thought after posting a TikTok sharing he is gay.

In the fourth season, Will feels left out when Mike visits Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and primarily focuses on his romantic relationship with her. Will's sexuality has been a topic of discussion with fans since "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016. They are writing this real character and this real journey and real struggle and they’re doing it so well," Schnapp said. Speaking to Variety in an interview published last July, Schnapp said that producers Matt and Ross Duffers have implied that Will is gay since the first season. That is exactly who I was when I was a kid.' That just made me so happy to hear. "Oh my God," he yells while clutching the sides of his head in fake shock.

Actor Noah Schnapp just came out as gay in a TikTok, saying he has more in common with his "Stranger Things" character than he previously thought.

[Stranger Things](https://www.glamour.com/about/stranger-things) star mouths along to the words “You know what it never was? Of course, fans of Stranger Things loved Noah Schnapp's caption on his TikTok comparing himself to Will. [Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/noah-schnapp-comes-out-as-gay). But before, it was a slow arc.” Before that confirmation, Schnapp had been vague about Will's sexuality, but told Variety that is seemed clear from the beginning. In comments on his TikTok, fans were quick to support the actor, cheering him on and telling him they're happy for and proud of him. [TikTok](https://www.glamour.com/about/tiktok).

Popularly known as Will Byers from the science fiction drama series 'Stranger Things', Noah has recently posted an audio clip on his Tik Tok disclosing that ...

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Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers on Netflix's Stranger Things, came out as gay in a TikTok post.

[Will’s sexuality](https://www.avclub.com/noah-schnapp-will-byers-sexuality-stranger-things-1849185178) on Stranger Things leading up to the second part of the fourth season. That is exactly who I was when I was a kid.’ That just made me so happy to hear. They are writing this real character and this real journey and real struggle and they’re doing it so well.” Schnapp pointed out as much in his social media coming out post, writing in the caption, “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.” It was never that serious. Schnapp’s experience echoes that of his famous character, as it became clear in the most recent season that Will had feelings for his best friend, Mike (Finn Wolfhard).

I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned a recent TikTok.

[currently a freshman](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/08/noah-schnapp-lifeguard-summer-job-grounded-flaunt-magazine-universtiy-of-pennsylvania-business-degree) studying business at the University of Pennsylvania, [addressed his character’s sexuality](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/07/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-confirms-will-is-100-gay-and-does-love-mike) for the first time over the summer. “It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?” Schnapp said of Will’s [lack of romantic story line](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/stranger-things-lets-talk-about-will-vol-2) to [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-will-byers-gay-doja-cat-1235317378/). [26 Most Anticipated Movies](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/most-anticipated-2023-movies?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-010323)of 2023 [Billy McFarland Is Sorry](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/billy-mcfarland-is-sorry-really?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-010323)—Really. “Even in season one, they hinted at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline. It was never that serious. That serious.