So is the real-life Steve Harrington on Team Steve? 'Everyone thinks they're the hero in their own story,' he says. But he worked with the brothers to create a character adept at towing the line between right and wrong. The character was so unlikeable, Keery assumed the character would be killed off.
Eventually Keery was called back for Steve, who he describes as being 'way more aggressive' in the first draft. When casting for 'Stranger Things' began, Keery auditioned for the role of Jonathan, the shy photographer brother of the boy who goes missing in the show.
