Yes. Noah Schnapp has publicly come out as gay.

What Noah Schnapp Has Said

  • In January 2023, he shared a TikTok where he wrote that when he finally told his friends and family he was gay, they responded, “we know.”
  • The video and later interviews confirmed that he identifies as gay and that he had been scared to come out for years.

Connection to Stranger Things

  • Schnapp has said that playing Will Byers, whose storyline involves coming to terms with being gay, helped him understand and accept his own sexuality.
  • He has also talked about how earlier in his career, journalists would pry and ask him “Are you gay?” when he was only 12–13, which made him very scared to talk about it.

Latest News & Discussion

  • Recent coverage and fan forums still reference his 2023 coming out as the key moment confirming “Noah Schnapp is gay,” and discuss how positive the public response has been.
  • Newer interviews in 2025 focus less on speculation and more on media ethics, child-actor privacy, and how he now feels more confident working as an openly gay actor.

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