Millie Bobby Brown’s Age in Stranger Things Season 1: Everything You Need to Know

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In August 2018, Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown showed off her feet in Louboutin’s transparent Barbaclara sandals at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

Millie Bobby Brown in a bralette top and matching high waisted scallop pants from Rosie Assoulin's Fall 2018 CollectionMillie Bobby Brown in a bralette top and matching high-waisted scallop pants from Rosie Assoulin’s Fall 2018 Collection (Credit: WENN / Ian Wilson / Apega / Patricia Schlein)

The young actress styled her shoes with a bralette top and matching high-waisted scallop pants from Rosie Assoulin’s Fall 2018 Collection.

How old was Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things Season 1?

Two years earlier, she had her career breakthrough as Eleven in the first season of the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things.

Millie Bobby Brown gained notability for her role as Eleven in the first season of Netflix science fiction series Stranger ThingsMillie Bobby Brown gained notability for her role as Eleven in the first season of the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (Credit: Netflix)

In August 2015, it was announced that she’d been cast in the supernatural period drama series written and directed by young genre filmmakers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer.

The filming of the first season began in November 2015 when Millie was 11 years old. Born on February 19, 2004, at HC Marbella International Hospital in Marbella, Spain, she turned 12 the following year on February 19, 2016.

During an NPR interview, the Duffer brothers (Matt and Ross) praised Millie Bobby Brown’s acting skills, calling her a precociously gifted actor who can adjust her performance to different lens or camera positions in ways that most child actors are unable to do.

However, they also acknowledged that there were moments on set when they were reminded that Brown was just a child. Ross Duffer shared an example of Brown showing up covered in glitter, stating that she didn’t know where it came from, causing a delay in shooting for 45 minutes. The brothers joked that they did not face similar issues with their adult actors, such as David Harbour.

Millie Bobby Brown was 11 years old when filming the first season of Stranger Things in Atlanta, GeorgiaMillie Bobby Brown was 11 years old when filming the first season of Stranger Things in Atlanta, Georgia (Credit: Netflix)

The first season of Stranger Things was released on July 15, 2016. Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, the filming was extensively done in Atlanta, Georgia.

How old was Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things?

Millie’s co-star, Finn Wolfhard, was born in Vancouver, Canada on December 23, 2002. Playing the role of Mike Wheeler, he was 12 when the first season started filming in November 2015 and turned 13 on December 23, 2015.

Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper ("El") in Stranger ThingsFinn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper (“El”) in Stranger Things (Credit: Netflix)

“It really came out of the blue, to be honest,” Brown told IndieWire in July 2016 about her casting for Season 1 of Stranger Things.

“I was in England, and I didn’t get a lot of auditions there. So I did the first audition — a very emotional audition — and they said, ‘Come back for a callback.’ And I was like, ‘Okay!’”

Caleb McLaughlin was 14 years old, Finn Wolfhard was 13 years old, Millie Bobby Brown was 12 years old, and Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years old when Stranger Things season 1 premiered on Netflix in July 2016.

Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Gaten Matarazzo in the science fiction horror mystery-thriller streaming television series Stranger ThingsCaleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, and Gaten Matarazzo in the science fiction horror mystery-thriller streaming television series Stranger Things (Credit: Netflix)

At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, British actress and model Millie Bobby Brown, who had recently turned 14 on February 19, 2018, added a touch of elegance to her ensemble with Alison Lou jewelry.

Millie Bobby Brown was happy and smiling at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 20, 2018Millie Bobby Brown was happy and smiling at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 20, 2018 (Credit: WENN / Ian Wilson / Apega / Patricia Schlein)

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Millie Bobby Brown shows off her feet in Barbaclara sandalsMillie Bobby Brown shows off her feet in Barbaclara sandals (Credit: WENN / Ian Wilson / Apega / Patricia Schlein)

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