TW Meets Stranger Things’ Vecna himself, Jamie Campbell Bower

By and copyright of Owen Quinn

So, the 9th August 2025 will be marked as the day I met my very first Stranger Things actor. When a show is in full flight, it’s rare to get the actors due to commitments and scheduling.

By the time you read this, the final season of Stranger Things will have just started and I was delighted and lucky enough to meet Vecna himself, actor Jamie Campbell Bower in Dublin.

So, when Dublin Comic Con announced that they had gotten actor Jamie Campbell Bower, I was ecstatic. Jamie plays the big bad, Vecna who created such a storm in season four. He is due to return for the fifth and final season for the big bad final showdown. Everything is top secret so he was giving away no secrets when we met; believe me, I asked!

Jamie was in Dublin for one day only so tickets for autopgraph and photoshoots were preordered and thankfully, Dublin Comic Con offer a payment plan given it was the middle of the month and people can’t pay out £100 quid in the middle of the month. It didn’t matter in the end because people were able to pay on the day. But I liked to have things arranged as much as possible beforehand.

So, the day arrived and like my mother used to say, you could hear him before you see him. If you’ve seen any of his videos with Stranger Things’ co-star Joe Quinn or being interviewed you’ll know what I mean.

All I can say is Jamie Campbell Bower is nothing but a complete gentleman who has time for everyone. You know when talking to someone if they are interested in the conversation especially a celebrity at a convention. Jamie is certainly that and more.

We discussed Stranger Things of course and my condition. When I had my leg amputated, I was stuck in an upstairs room for 144 days. Watching movies and tv shows helped get me through that. I told him just how important work as good as Stranger Things is to people in situations like that and to never forget they have a positive impact even when gthe actor leaves set exhausted.

At the photoshoot, he remembered me and I joked I was too underdressed to get my photo taken with him. He was so stylish and I was like a lovechild between Primark and Matalan. As you can see above, the photo turned out really well.

He signed my Stranger Things No. 1 for me and I left Dublin that day a very happy man. Jamie Campbell Bower is not only an exceptional performer but an exceptional person. I am delighted I ticked him off my bucket list.