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Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer on her ‘exciting’ role in Velvet Buzzsaw

She attended the film’s premiere with boyfriend Charlie Heaton.
She attended the film’s premiere with boyfriend Charlie Heaton. She attended the film’s premiere with boyfriend Charlie Heaton.

Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer said it was “exciting” to take on a different type of role in satirical horror film Velvet Buzzsaw.

Dyer, 22, is best known as teenager Nancy Wheeler in Netflix’s sci-fi drama Stranger Things.

However the US actress’ latest role is in Velvet Buzzsaw, also a Netflix offering, which is a gory horror set in the rarefied world of high-end art.

Natalia Dyer
Natalia Dyer Natalia Dyer’s latest role is in Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw (Matt Crossick/PA Wire)

Dyer said an exciting part of being an actor is trying different roles.

She told the Press Association: “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.”

Dyer attended the Velvet Buzzsaw premiere in Los Angeles with Stranger Things co-star and boyfriend Charlie Heaton.

The pair were pictured together a day earlier at the movie’s Sundance Film Festival premiere.

Stranger Things season three is due to arrive on Netflix on July 4 while Velvet Buzzsaw will hit the streaming service on February 1.