Chase Stokes says he 'absolutely effed up' his Steve Harrington audition for Stranger Things
'Outer Banks' star Chase Stokes revealed he 'absolutely effed up' his audition to play Steve Harrington on 'Stranger Things,' a role that later went to Joe Keery: 'I forgot all the lines.' https://t.co/exOUAeHKNE
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 22, 2023
'Outer Banks' star, who plays John B. Routledge on the hit Netflix series, revealed that he once tried out for the role of Steve Harrington in 'Stranger Things' but that things quickly took a turn for the worst during his audition.
"I forgot all the lines and absolutely effed up. I drove eight hours from Atlanta back to Orlando regretting every moment of my life on that."
the Duffer Brothers did end up casting Stokes as a character named Reed in the first season (ep6) of 'Stranger Things'. Although he has no lines.
Stokes wishes he could've said "at least two words" during his cameo, but he felt thankful to the Duffer Brothers for bringing him onboard when he was a just getting his start as an actor.
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