Millie Bobby Brown began her professional acting career in 2013 with a guest role as Young Alice in ABC’s fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. She quickly secured a starring role in the BBC America paranormal drama-thriller series Intruders in 2014, followed by guest appearances in notable network shows including CBS’s NCIS, ABC’s Modern Family, and ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Brown’s career trajectory accelerated significantly in 2016 when she was cast as Eleven in the acclaimed Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things. Her critically lauded performance earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2017, alongside a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with her co-stars the same year.
In 2022, she became an ambassador for Louis Vuitton. Further diversifying her creative endeavors, Brown released her debut novel, Nineteen Steps, in 2023. Her recent projects include starring in and executive producing the fantasy film Damsel, released in 2024, and she is set to appear in the highly anticipated film The Electric State in 2025, continuing to build a multifaceted career across acting, production, and various creative ventures.