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Milo Ventimiglia plays Jack Pearson from his 20s to his 50s.
Milo Ventimiglia in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Darren Barnet plays a teenage Jack on Season 1.
Darren Barnet in "This Is Us."
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Joaquin Obradors plays young Jack Pearson from about eight years old to his pre-teens.
Joaquin Obradors.
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Mandy Moore plays Jack Pearson's wife Rebecca Pearson from her 20s to about her 70s.
Mandy Moore in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Ava Castro played "Young Rebecca" from 2016 to 2019.
Ava Castro on "This Is Us."
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Kya Kruse plays young Rebecca from season 3 to season 6.
Kya Kruse on "This Is Us."
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Justin Hartley plays Kevin Pearson from his 20s to old age.
Justin Hartley in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Logan Shoyer plays Kevin as a teenager and in his young 20s.
Logan Shoyer.
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Parker Bates plays Kevin from about eight years old to his preteens.
Parker Bates as young Kevin.
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Kaz Womack plays Kevin from about age three to age five.
Kaz Womack on "This Is Us."
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Chrissy Metz plays Kate Pearson from about her late 20s on.
Chrissy Metz in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Hannah Zeile plays Kate in her teens and early 20s.
Hannah Zeile on "This Is Us."
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Mackenzie Hancsicsak plays Kate throughout her childhood.
Mackenzie Hancsicsak as young Kate.
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Isabella Rose Landau plays Kate from about age three to age five.
Isabella Rose Landau on "This Is Us."
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Sterling K. Brown plays Randall Pearson from adulthood to old age.
Brown in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Niles Fitch plays Randall in his teens and young 20s.
Niles Fitch on "This Is Us."
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Lonnie Chavis plays Randall as a child.
Lonnie Chavis.
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Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman plays Randall from about age three to age five.
Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman on "This Is Us."
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Susan Kelechi Watson plays Randall's wife Beth Pearson.
Susan Kelechi Watson on the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Rachel Hilson plays Beth Clarke as a teenager and a college student.
Rachel Hilson.
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Akira Akbar plays Beth as a child.
Akira Akbar on "This Is Us."
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Iantha Richardson plays Tess as an adult.
Iantha Richardson on "This Is Us."
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Eris Baker plays Beth and Randall's daughter Tess Pearson from eight years old to her teenage years.
Baker in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Iyana Halley plays Annie Pearson all grown up.
Iyana Halley on "This Is Us."
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Faithe Herman plays Beth and Randall's daughter Annie Pearson from about age six.
Herman in the "This Is Us" pilot.
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Mackenzie Lee-Foster is young Déjà.
Mackenzie Lee-Foster.
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Lyric Ross plays Randall and Beth's adopted daughter Déjà as a teenager.
Lyric Ross.
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La Trice Harper plays adult Déjà.
La Trice Harper on "This Is Us."
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Ron Cephas Jones plays Randall's biological father, William Hill, in old age.
Ron Cephas Jones on "This Is Us."
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Jermel Nakia plays William as a younger adult.
Jermel Nakia on "This Is Us."
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Angela Gibbs plays Randall's birth mother Laurel in old age.
Angela Gibbs.
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Jennifer C. Holmes plays Laurel as a young adult. She meets William Hill at this point in her life.
Jennifer C. Holmes plays Randall Pearson's birth mother.
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Calah Lane plays Laurel as a child of about 12 years old.
Calah Lane on "This Is Us."
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Griffin Dunne plays Jack's younger brother Nicky as an older man. Jack told his wife and kids Nicky had died in the Vietnam War.
Griffin Dunne as Uncle Nicky.
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Michael Angarano plays Nicky as a young adult.
Michael Angarano.
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Donnie Masihi plays Uncle Nicky as a child beginning on season two.
Donnie Masihi on season two of "This Is Us."
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Alexandra Breckenridge plays Kevin's childhood sweetheart and ex-wife Sophie as an adult.
Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie.
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Amanda Leighton plays Sophie as a young adult. She married Kevin when they were college-aged.
Amanda Leighton in "This Is Us."
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Sophia Coto plays young Sophie.
Sophia Coto.
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Chris Sullivan plays Kate's boyfriend and eventual husband Toby Damon as an adult.
Chris Sullivan as Toby.
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Luke Clark plays Toby as a teen.
Luke Clark.
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Dylan Gage is young Toby.
Dylan Gage on "This Is Us."
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Caitlin Thompson plays Madison as an adult. She's Kevin's ex fiancée and the mother of his twins.
Caitlin Thompson as Madison.
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Catherine Curry plays Madison as a teenager.
Catherine Curry.
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Lexie Lovering plays Madison as a child.
Young Madison on "This Is Us."
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Blake Stadnik plays Kate and Toby's son Jack Damon as an adult.
Blake Stadnik as Jack.
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Karl Seitz plays young Jack Jr.
Karl Seitz.
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Johnny Kincaid plays Jack Damon at his youngest.
Johnny Kincaid on "This Is Us."
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Adelaide Kane plays Kate and Toby's adopted daughter Hailey Damon as an adult.
Adelaide Kane on "This Is Us."
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Sophia Sawaya plays young Hailey.
Sophia Sawaya as young Hailey.
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Oliver Preston plays Kevin and Madison's twin son Nick in the future.
Oliver Preston.
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Kellan Tetlow is young Nicky.
Kellan Tetlow.
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Jasper McPherson plays Kevin and Madison's twin daughter Frannie in the future.
Jasper McPherson on "This Is Us."
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Callie Carlin Ogden plays young Frannie.
Callie Carlin Ogden.
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Jon Huertas plays Miguel as an adult.
Jon Huertas.
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Yael Ocasio is young Miguel.
Yael Ocasio.
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