Natalia Dyer shot to fame in 2016, for her portrayal of gutsy teen Nancy Wheeler in Netflix's hit show Stranger Things.

As is often the case, debut shows can set a precedent for typecasting young actors, leading to the landing of similar roles as they continue career.

And indeed, when in December 2017 she went public with her IRL relationship with on-screen love interest Jonathan Byers (played by 24-year-old actor Charlie Heaton), it did seem that life was mimicking art and making Dyer in some sense inseparable from her inaugural TV character.

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Happily for the 22-year-old actress, it seems she's given typecasting the heave-ho, by taking on a new sort of performance for her next Netflix job.

While Stranger Things season 3 has wrapped filming, due for a July 2019 release date, Dyer has had time to focus on her new character Coco, in the satirical horror piece Velvet Buzzsaw.

In Velvet Buzzsaw, Dyer stars alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Rene Russo and Zawe Ashton.

Based loosely in the art world, the story revolves around a mysterious painter, whose pieces appear steadily through the film even while he doesn't, leading many to theorise on where they came from, how they were created and who the mastermind behind the work could be.

Interviewed by Press Association, Dyer had this to say about her new movie:

As an actor you’re always trying to seek out new things and try different things. It was a very different role and it felt different and that’s exciting. Of course I love playing Nancy – but it’s fun, that’s the point is to explore different people.

But just because she might be venturing away from Stranger Things, doesn't mean she's leaving behind her Stranger Things alumni boyfriend - she and Heaton were pictured attending the Velvet Buzzsaw premiere in LA.

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Velvet Buzzsaw is due to hit Netflix on February 1.



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