Meet Joseph Quinn, Doja Cat’s rumoured boyfriend: the Stranger Things star is taking on Hollywood with new roles in Gladiator II and the MCU – but will his character Eddie Munson return in Season 5?

Aug 19, 2024

Joseph Quinn was recently seen cosying up with rapper Doja Cat in London. Photo: @josephquinn/Instagram

In 2022, Doja Cat called out Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp for revealing her crush on Quinn, which she’d DMed him about … 2 years later, Quinn and the rapper were spotted cosying up in London

Since his Netflix breakout role, Quinn has seen plenty of success and is set to play the Human Torch in 2025 – and then there was his awkward moment with Taylor Swift …

Rapper Doja Cat and Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn were recently seen packing on the PDA while seemingly on a date in London.

Remember that incident between the “Agora Hills” singer and another Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp in 2022? Schnapp publicly shared screenshots of private messages from Doja Cat, asking him to “tell Joseph to hmu [hit me up]”. Many netizens commented on the inappropriateness of Doja Cat sending such messages to Schnapp at the time, considering that he was just 17 then.

The unanticipated revelation of her crush may have come as a nasty shock to Doja Cat, 28, who called Schnapp, now 19, a “weasel s***” on her TikTok live in retaliation. However, she since apologised and, two years later, it seems to have all worked out for her as she cuddles her new man in public.

Joseph Quinn was recently spotted with Doja Cat. Photo: @josephquinn/Instagram

So what do we know about the 30-year-old Quinn – and will his beloved Stranger Things character Eddie Munson be making a comeback in the next season? Here’s what we know.

Joseph Quinn is originally from London

Joseph Quinn has a background in drama. Photo: @josephquinn/Instagram

According to L’Officiel, Quinn was raised in South London and attended a private school with a strong drama programme. Soon after, he pursued drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2015.

As the only child of separated parents, he says he had a pathological need for attention. “I was never a stage kid being taken to auditions from an early age, but I’d always been curious,” he told The Guardian. “It was the only thing I had any natural aptitude for.”

After graduating, he was cast in various smaller roles

According to L’Officiel, Quinn’s acting career took off when he landed a lead role in the 2015, BBC One series Dickensian, marking his professional debut.