Paddy Bever interview: inside Henry Creel’s journey from boy to monster in Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Paddy Bever took over as Henry Creel in Stranger Things: The First Shadow in June 2026 in his professional stage debut, and the role that will close the West End production this December. He talks about submerging himself in a character built on darkness, and what it means to be the one who closes the show.

Paddy Bever stepped into the role of Henry Creel, the part that carries the entire mythology of the Stranger Things mythology on its shoulders. Previously best known as Max Turner in Coronation Street, a role that won him the Rising Star prize at the National Television Awards in 2022, we spoke to him about submerging himself in a character built on darkness, the question of whether monsters are born or made, and what it feels like to be the actor who closes the show.

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