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This Is Us

2016

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

Juliana Sada

Cast · Known for Helluva Boss

Juliana Sada is known for This Is Us (2016), A Christmas in Royal Fashion (2018) and The Voices (2020).

Vera Herbert

Vera Herbert is known for This Is Us (2016), Don't Make Me Go (2022) and Awkward. (2011). Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 2 wins & 9 nominations total.

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman

Ca'Ron Jaden Coleman is known for This Is Us (2016), Paradise (2025) and The Residence (2025).

Hannah Zeile

Cast · Known for This Is Us

Hannah Zeile is an American television actress, known for Anger Management (2012) and This Is Us (2016).

Ami Park

Ami Park is a Korean-American actress best known for her recurring role as "Soo" in the award winning Drama television series This is Us (2018) along with The Middle (2017) and Fractured (2017). Park was born in Manhattan, New York and spent most of her childhood in the east coast pursuing acting where she attended the summer intensives at NYU Tisch School of the Arts (New Studio) and Stella Adler Conservatory. She graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Boston University in Theatre Arts, immediately moving to Los Angeles thereafter.

Sarah Boyd

Director · Editor · Known for For All Mankind, Lost, The Boys

Sarah Boyd is a director best known for her work on critically-acclaimed television shows, such as The Boys, This Is Us, 9-1-1, Apple TV's For All Mankind, and Marvel's Jessica Jones. Before becoming a director, Boyd was nominated for two Emmys and an ACE Eddie for editing the hit television show LOST. She attended Yale University and got her masters at USC School of Cinematic Arts. She began her career as a child actor, with the lead role in the feature film "Old Enough."

Carlin James

Carlin James is an actor, known for American Crime Story (2016), How to Get Away with Murder (2014) and This Is Us (2016).

Stefanie Black

Stefanie Black is an American stage and screen actress, writer, producer, and director. She known for her work on This Is Us (2016), Scandal (2012) and American Horror Story (2011).

Akira Akbar

Cast · Known for Captain Marvel

Akira Akbar is a actress, dancer, and model, known for NBC's This Is Us (2019) and Captain Marvel (2019).

Vien Hong

Vien Hong is a Chinese-Vietnamese American actor and former martial artist based in Los Angeles best known for his role in "Glory Daze" and "This is Us". Born in Vietnam, Vien and his family resettled in Southern California as refugees. Before he even graduated high school, Vien began his career when he booked a small part in "Gleaming the Cube" starring Christian Slater. From there, he decided to further pursue acting where he received a BFA and graduated magna cum laude at NYU. He would be best known for his role in "Glory Daze" as the college dropout Slosh, an onscreen friend of Ben Affleck's character. From there, he would land many co-stars and guest stars from "ER," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "The Shield," and more. He also studied martial arts in his youth, specializing specifically in Wushu and Wing Chun. In 2005, Vien took a 15 year hiatus from acting, but eventually made his acting comeback on season five of "This is Us" where he recurred as Hai Lang, a man with mysterious connect with Randall Pearson.

Parker Bates

Cast · Known for This Is Us

Parker Bates is an American film and television child actor, best known for playing young Kevin on the NBC series "This Is Us".

Jenny Tran

Jenny Tran is a Chinese, Vietnamese, American actor and comedian. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She is best known for This Is Us (2018), Dognapped (2022) and Interior Chinatown (2023). She has worked alongside Academy Award winners Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the dramatic series Gaslit. She has also improvised with Steve Carell, and worked with many other incredible talent. She has been quoted as being part of the "exceptional roster of next generation talent". You can see her work on multiple platforms including Netflix, NBC, YouTube, Hulu, Fox, Disney+ and FXX. Jenny co-founded Laughtivism and the Diversity program at iO West. Both helped amplify BIPOC producers, writers, actors and directors in the improv and comedy community. She prides herself in her work with domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Developing programs that encourage the healing process through performance and creativity.

Yael Ocasio

Cast · Known for The Accountant²

Yael Ocasio is a Puerto Rican actor, known for films like Rally Caps, That's Nuts, 115 Grains and Abuela short film. He also plays Young Miguel in "This is Us" in NBC. He is 12 years old and lives in Orlando, Florida. Yael loves playing baseball and enjoys Xtreme Sports. He was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Florida when he was 4 years old. He is in 7th grade at middle school Academy. Yael started acting at the age of 9. He is fully bilingual in Spanish and English.

Brett Pawlak

Cinematographer · Known for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, This Is Us

Brett Pawlak is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent and mainstream films. A frequent collaborator of director Destin Daniel Cretton, he gained recognition for his cinematography on Short Term 12 (2013), where he used handheld camerawork and natural lighting to create a realistic aesthetic. In 2016, he served as the cinematographer for the pilot episode of This Is Us, establishing the show's visual style. Pawlak later reunited with Cretton for Just Mercy (2019), which featured a character-driven cinematographic approach. In 2023, he was announced as the director of photography for Marvel Studios' Wonder Man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Pawlak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Shawana Carter

Shawana Carter is a SAG-AFTRA actress known for her compelling work across television, film, and digital media. She has delivered standout performances in major network and streaming projects, including Law & Order: SVU, This Is Us, Insecure, and AJ and the Queen.

Ashley Loren

Ashley Loren is known to theatre lovers as the longest running Satine in the Broadway hit Moulin Rouge: The Musical. ​Ashley also starred in For The Record's production of BAZ: Star Crossed Love, Ursula in Reprise 2.0’s inaugural production of Sweet Charity directed by Kathleen Marshall, the Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde (and it’s national tour), and played Extraordinary Girl in Green Day’s American Idiot in LA. She won Best Featured Actress Film Festival award for her work in the film Be The Light, and featured on Season 2 of NBC's This Is Us and Season 1 of HBO's And Just Like That. After appearing on Season 8 of American Idol, Ashley was signed to Universal Music Group/Island Def Jam and traveled the world singing with artists such as Bono/U2, Angelique Kidjo, Lupe Fiasco, Dev Hynes/Blood Orange, and Yoko Ono. She has sung back-up for Carly Rae Jepsen, Melissa Etheridge and Iggy Azalea on NPR Tiny Desk, Good Morning America, The Today Show, LIVE with Kelly & Michael, The View, MADE, America's Got Talent, Howard Stern (siriusXM), Saturday Night Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, James Corden and Ellen. Ashley has performed internationally with Broadway ROX, Spiegelworld's Empire, Nederlander Worldwide and with Amnesty International. ​Ashley has used the platform afforded to her to advocate for those with chronic and invisible illness, and increase awareness for Lyme Disease, a condition she was diagnosed with as young child. Her continued story of hope, resilience and strength while facing Lyme was brought to the world in a November 2022 profile in People Magazine, and during her keynote speech at the 2022 Global Lyme Alliance Gala in New York City, an event that raised $1.85 million for Lyme Disease research, education, awareness, and patient services.

Rachel Hilson

Cast · Known for Red, White & Royal Blue

Rachel Naomi Hilson (born 1995) is an American actress. She started her career in 2010 with a recurring role on the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Nisa Dalmar. In 2025, she co-led the Max crime thriller series Duster as FBI agent Nina Hayes. She has also had recurring roles on NBC's Rise and This Is Us, and a lead role on the Hulu teen drama Love, Victor.

Adlih Alvarado

Adlih Cristal Torres Alvarado is an American actress, writer and director, originally from Puerto Rico, who is also from in Orlando Florida and Madrid, Spain. Adlih moved to Los Angeles to purse acting, and studied at the New York Film Academy. Adlih is the first one of her family to pursue a career in Film/Television, booking her first role on the hit NBC show "THIS IS US" (2022) in the final season. She starred in the found footage thriller "Milk & Serial" (2024) directed by Curry Barker.

Josh Odsess-Rubin

Josh Odsess-Rubin is an actor, writer, director, and improviser who has performed at acclaimed theaters across the country, including the Tony-Award-Winning South Coast Repertory, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Yale Repertory Theatre, and appeared in a diverse array of roles on TV: including on HBO Max, Apple TV+, Lifetime, Science Channel, Netflix, and as Oliver on the final season of NBC's "This is Us." After studying theatre, film, politics, English, and history at Yale, Josh moved to New York, where he performed at the likes of Playwrights Horizons, Ars Nova, HERE, Culture Project, Dixon Place and the New York Fringe Festival, often developing new work. Josh went on to graduate Upright Citizens Brigade and earn his Masters in Fine Arts in Acting at UC Irvine's nationally renown, highly selective, graduate training program. Now based out of LA, Josh splits his time between stage and screen, including recent appearances at A Noise Within, Marin Theatre Company and Portland Stage, scenes opposite Jean Smart on "Hacks" and Rose Byrne on "Physical," and commercials for everything from Lactaid to Men's Wearhouse. Accolades include Best Actor nominations from FirstGlance Film Festival and the Theatre Tampa Bay Awards, as well as winning Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actor from StageSceneLA. Josh has also served as an Ovations award voter and on the leadership committee of LA's Theatre of NOTE.

Niles Fitch

Cast · Known for This Is Us

Niles Fitch (born July 12, 2001) is an American actor who began his career as a child actor. He gained prominence through his role in the NBC series This Is Us. He received praise for his role as Quinton in the drama film The Fallout (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Niles Fitch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chrissy Metz

Cast · Known for This Is Us

Chrissy Metz (born September 29, 1980) is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series This Is Us (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She has also appeared in films such as Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), Breakthrough (2019) and Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chrissy Metz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jan Jeffcoat

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jan Jeffcoat is a five time Emmy-award-winning television personality. She’s made brief appearances on several television shows including NBC’s This Is Us, Netflix’s “What If”, FOX’s “911”, “Family Time” as well as “Truth Be Told” on Apple TV. She also has appeared as an actress on Lifetime Movie “My Daughter was Stolen”. In November 2019, she appeared in films “In the Line of Duty” and “Mainstream” with director Gia Coppola (granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola). Previously, Jan was a morning and evening TV news anchor for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.. Jeffcoat was the co-host for The List, a national news/entertainment magazine show. She was also a morning and afternoon news anchor at WFLD-TV in Chicago until 2012. Jeffcoat started anchoring in Chicago in June 2007. She hosted WFLD-TV's Good Day Chicago for three years which won an Illinois AP award for Best Newscast in 2008. While in Chicago, she won an Edward R. Murrow Award for a documentary she hosted. It’s included extensive content from her time covering the devastation in Haiti following the earthquake in 2010. She also garnered two local Emmy awards for separate reports. Before joining Fox Chicago, Jeffcoat was a morning anchor at KRIV in Houston, TX. She worked at KRIV from November 2004 to June 2007. During her time at KRIV, the morning show became Houston's fastest growing morning news. Before heading to Houston, Jeffcoat worked as a morning and noon news anchor for two shows at WBTV in Charlotte, N.C., and WCSC-TV in Charleston, S.C. Jeffcoat has claimed she was once the only Texas television personality to anchor four hours of news each day. She was named "Top Houston Professional who's on the fast track" by H-Texas Magazine. During her first month in Houston she covered a collision on the Sam Houston Tollway. Her coverage on the aftermath of that wreck led to a nomination for a Regional Emmy. She also received an Emmy nomination for Best Anchor in Texas in 2006 and 2007 as well as two AP awards for anchoring, which she ultimately did not win. In 2005 and 2006, Jeffcoat was nominated for, but also did not win, a Star Award by the American Women of Radio and Television for Best On-Air Personality in Houston. She was also named 2010 Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year by her alma mater USC.

Austin Abrams

Cast · Known for Resident Evil, Whalefall, Weapons

Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996) is an American actor. After making his film debut in Gangster Squad (2013), he appeared in films including The Kings of Summer (2013), Paper Towns (2015), Brad’s Status (2017), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), Chemical Hearts (2020), Do Revenge (2022), The Starling Girl (2023), Wolfs (2024), and Weapons (2025), before starring in Resident Evil (2026). On television, he is known for his roles as Ron Anderson in The Walking Dead, Ethan Daley in Euphoria, young Marc McKeon in This Is Us, and Dash in Dash & Lily.