In a recent interview, Noah Schnapp revealed the accident he caused during the filming of ‘Stranger Things 5‘, sharing with fans the true personality of his costar Jake Connelly.
Amid the promotions of the fifth and last season of the Netflix series, the actor made an appearance at ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon‘, where he recalled an accident while filming a scene in which he accidentally hurt Dipshit (Delightful) Derek.
Noah Schnapp accidentally hurt his costar Jake Connelly
“When I was going to tackle Derek, I ran and accidentally pinned him to the ground. His whole leg was scraped and bleeding. And I was like ‘Oh my God, I hurt him'”, said Noah Schnapp, showing an evident worry about his young partner.
He continued talking, “But he rises out of the hay and goes, ‘It is okay, Mr. Noah. I feel like Tom Cruise doing my own stunts'”, he said with a cute voice, followed by a moved gesture, and ended by assuring that this kid is the cutest.
Jake Connelly AKA "Dipshit (Delightful) Derek" told Noah Schnapp: “It’s okay… I feel like @TomCruise doing my own stunts!” after Noah accidentally tackled him while shooting a @Stranger_Things scene 😭 #FallonTonight #StrangerThings #StrangerThingsOnFallon pic.twitter.com/Pf3SRa4kaH
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) December 4, 2025
On social networks, fans shared their reaction to this accident: “Mr. Noah 😭 Derek kid is so respectful and polite 🥺”, “everything i hear about this child makes me cry he’s the sweetest boy in the world”, “no way this kid is SO CUTE”, “Holy shit. Noah is the reason why Derek got 2 stunt doubles!”.
