Jamie Campbell Bower made a surprise appearance in the Broadway show “Stranger Things: First Shadow” Friday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Jamie Campbell Bower — who plays villain Vecna on the Netflix series Stranger Things — made a surprise appearance in the Broadway show, Stranger Things: First Shadow, on Friday night.
Talk about a jump scare. Jamie Campbell Bower surprises fans at Stranger Things: The First Shadow by playing Henry Creel in the final scene of the play.
: Evan Zimmerman pic.twitter.com/zYMAwPJKzz— Stranger Things on Broadway (@STonBroadway) December 20, 2025
“Talk about a jump scare. Jamie Campbell Bower surprises fans at Stranger Things: The First Shadow by playing Henry Creel in the final scene of the play,” the play’s official X account said.
“Sup NY x,” Bower posted on X, alongside a media story and video about him unexpectedly joining the cast on stage.
The show is set in 1950s Hawkins, Ind. and serves as a prequel to the TV show.
The second half of Season 5 of the TV show is to premiere on Christmas Day.
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Star Finn Wolfhard arrives on the red carpet at the “Stranger Things” final season celebration at the Paley Museum in New York City on December 18, 2025. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
