Stefanie Butler

Stefanie Butler is an actor known for USS Christmas (2020), The Legend of 5 Mile Cave (2019), Guest of Honor (2019), Stranger Things (2016), Car Dogs (2016), Zula the Infinite (2016), Followed (2015), I Remember You (2015), Mob City (2013), Rizzoli & Isles (2012), & Billy the Early Years (2008). Stefanie is a storyteller in every sense of the word. She is a film and television actor, a stage actor, a proud member of SAG-AFTRA & AEA, a screenwriter, a children's book author, a director and a blogger. Stefanie cares about telling stories that deeply matter, with people that matter deeply and she loves collaborating with like-minded artists. Stefanie was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised all over the country.

Her most recent film work includes the independent films Car Dogs, starring George Lopez and Octavia Spencer, Same (which she wrote, co-directed, and starred in) and which won 2nd place for best short film at the Christian Worldview Film Festival, and Zula the Infinite, which was an official selection of the LA Shorts Fest and received the Award of Excellence at Indiefest Film Awards this past year (2018). Stefanie can next be seen in the upcoming pilot, Nisei, the short films Plus One, Deirfiúracha, Guest of Honor (which is entirely in German) and Long Roads. As well as the feature films, I'm Going to Graceland and The Legend of Five Mile Cave. In addition to Butler's acting credits, she is a writer, director and filmmaker. The past few years she has written a number of short films, many features, currently has a pilot in the works, and is taking a crack at a stage play. Stefanie also hopes to publish a children's book series, "The Adventures of Tabby Abby", due sometime next year. Her favorite genre is any period piece, with an accent, and a strong female protagonist, which means she would die to be on/write for Outlander, Vikings, or The Crown.

In 2016, Stefanie was thrilled to join the cast of the much anticipated Netflix series, Stranger Things, as Cynthia, the bubble gum chewing, ball-busting girlfriend of Lonnie, played by Ross Partridge. She has also guest starred on CSI:NY, Shark, Rizzoli & Isles and Frank Darabont's Mob City. Stefanie's commercial work is extensive and includes over forty national campaigns.

She graduated from Pepperdine University in 2006, with a BA in Theater with an emphasis in acting. Immediately upon graduating, she began her film and television career. Her film debut was opposite Armie Hammer, Kristoffer Polaha and Martin Landau in the Billy Graham biopic, Billy: The Early Years, starring as Ruth Graham.

Her father is retired Major League Baseball player, Brett Butler. He played for 5 teams over his 17 year career including, the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants, the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1980-1997).