Dacre Montgomery
Birthdate: Nov 22, 1994
Birthplace: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dacre Montgomery (birthname: Dacre Kayd Montgomery-Harvey) is best known for his recurring role as Billy in Netflix’s hit series, Stranger Things (2016-2025), and made his feature acting debut in director/co-writer Chris Peckover’s U.S./Australia teen horror comedy, Better Watch Out (2016), with Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Aleks Mikic, Patrick Warburton, and Virginia Madsen. Montgomery had his first co-lead role in the Australian comedy A Few Less Men (2017), alongside Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, and Kevin Bishop, under the direction of Mark Lamprell, and released by StudioCanal.
Montgomery starred in his first franchise movie, Power Rangers (2017), the third installment of the Power Rangers movie franchise, co-starring Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G. Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks under Dean Israelite’s direction, produced by creator Haim Saban and released to disappointing ($142.5 million gross) box office by distributor/producer Lionsgate Films. Montgomery co-starred with Geraldine Viswanathan in director/writer Natalie Krinsky’s Canadian American rom com, The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020), with Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo and Bernadette Peters, produced by TriStar Pictures/Stage 6 Films/Telefilm Canada and released to poor returns during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sony Pictures Releasing (International)/Elevation Pictures (Canada).
Dacre Montgomery joined the cast of director/co-writer/producer Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic, Elvis (2022), starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Luke Bracey, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival and released by Warner Bros. Pictures (U.S., Australia)/Universal Pictures (Australia) to a robust gross of $288.7 million. Montgomery co-starred with Vicky Krieps in director/co-writer Samuel Van Grinsven’s psychological drama, Went Up the Hill (2024), with Sarah Peirse, which launched at the Toronto Film Festival and was released in a limited pattern by Greenwich Entertainment.
Montgomery played a supporting role in director/writer/producer Dan Kay’s drama, What We Hide (2025), starring McKenna Grace, Jojo Regina, Jesse Williams, and Forrest Goodluck, and released by Gravitas Ventures. Montgomery joined American filmmaker Gus Van Sant for his true-crime drama, Dead Man’s Wire (2025), in which he played opposite lead Bill Skarsgard, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino, produced by Elevated Films/Pressman Film/District 9 Productions/Sobini Films/RNA Pictures/Pinstripes and distributed by Row K Entertainment after premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
Dacre Montgomery co-starred in director/co-writer Daniel Goldhaber’s horror remake of the 1978 movie, Faces of Death (date to be announced), with Barbie Ferreira, Josie Totah, Charli XC, X, and Jermaine Fowler, and produced by Legendary Entertainment/Divide/Conquer/Angry Films. Montgomery made his debut as a feature director/producer, as well as the lead of the drama The Engagement Party (date to be announced), starring Abbey Lee, Lily Sullivan, Charlotte Best, and Arlo Green. The film, written by Jory Anast, was produced by Blue-Tongue Films/GoodThing Productions.
Montgomery co-starred with Diane Lane in the Brad Anderson-directed thriller, Moral Capacity (date to be announced), co-starring Tim Robbins and Sofia Boutella, writtenby Peter Moore Smith and produced by Mark Amin, Jamee Natella, and Cami Winikoff.
Personal life
Dacre Montgomery was born and raised in Perth, Australia, by his New Zealand-born father Scott and Canadian-born mother Judith (both professionals in the Australian film industry). Montgomery attended Bayswater Primary School and Mount Lawley Senior High School, where he ironically failed his exams in drama class. Montgomery studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University, where he graduated in 2015. Montgomery is engaged to model Liv Pollock. Montgomery’s height is 5’ 10”. Montgomery’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Known For
Dacre Montgomery Movies
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Previous (8)
- 2026 |
Dead Man’s Wire
asRichard 'Dick' Hall
On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.
- 2025 |
Went Up the Hill
asJack
Jack ventures to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother and meets her widow Jill. But his mother's spirit returns to inhabit each of their bodies, instigating a life-threatening three-way nocturnal dance.
- 2022 |
- 2020 |
The Broken Hearts Gallery
asNick
After a break-up, a young woman decides to start a gallery where people can leave trinkets from past relationships.
- 2017 | A Few Less Menas Mike
- 2017 | Red Christmas: Making 'Better Watch Out'
- 2017 |
Better Watch Out
asJeremy
On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.
- 2017 |
Power Rangers
asJason (Red Ranger)
When Earth is on the verge of an alien invasion, five teenagers, who are infused with superhuman abilities, must harness their newfound powers to battle this threat - as the Power Rangers.
Facts About Dacre Montgomery
Acting Family: Dacre Montgomery has three cousins who are actors—Olivia Wilde, Portia Leslie, and Rose Leslie.
No TV For You: Montgomery’s mother didn’t allow young Dacre to watch television for the first four years of his life.
What’s in a Name?: Dacre Montgomery’s first is pronounced “day-ker.”
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