Could anyone else play the hilarious, nuanced Hawkins babysitter with killer hair? Negative. Joe Keery (Free Guy) truly is the Steve Harrington of our dreams, but he originally auditioned to play Jonathan Byers — who's played by Charlie Heaton (As You Are). No, just no. Joe Keery isn't a quiet, timid Jonathan, he's a loud-mouthed jerk face-turned-fan-favorite Steve. He talked about his audition in an interview with Vulture.

"It’s kind of funny. I sent a tape in, didn’t really hear anything for a while, and then two months later they were like, 'They want you to tape for this other role,'" Joe explained "I taped for Jonathan originally and then taped for Steve and then Skyped the brothers and then waited two weeks and then found out that I got it. I was waiting tables at the time and then found out that I got it and had to go back inside and wait more tables. So it was pretty bizarre, pretty cool. Definitely a life-changing moment."

When Joe wound up auditioning for Steve, something clicked, as he felt he "had a pretty good understanding of what they wanted the character to be." Also, he knew how to make Steve his own. We can't imagine anyone else playing the swoon-worthy Steve Harrington.

Seasons 1 through 4 of Stranger Things are currently streaming on Netflix.