‘This Is Us’ Babies: Get to Know the Cast’s Children in Photos

Life imitates art! This Is Us is known for its emotional dramatics as the Pearson family navigates life’s highs and lows while raising their expanding brood — which has impacted many of the stars’ own lives and parenting journeys.

“[Playing a mom has] shown me that maybe I am not as patient as I thought I was,” Mandy Moore, who portrays matriarch Rebecca Pearson, told Us Weekly in February 2019 at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour, noting that she learned how to change a diaper during the show’s first season. “But maybe it will be different when it’s your own children.”

The A Walk to Remember actress went on to welcome her first child, son August, with husband Taylor Goldsmith in February 2021. Moore announced in June 2022 that she is expecting her second son with Goldsmith, revealing her due date was that fall.

“Once that initial wave of new-parent euphoria sort of wore off, when the chaos of those early weeks started to wane and the extra support we had in the beginning started tapering off, the reality of being Mom was suddenly front and center. It was scary,” Moore told Parents magazine in November 2021. “Like, ‘Oh, wow. Now the onus is on me. Do I know what I’m doing?’ And I watched my husband effortlessly step into it.”

She welcomed son Oscar (nicknamed Ozzie) in October 2022.

The Because I Said So star is not the only This Is Us star to embrace parenthood on screen and in real life. Sterling K. Brown, who plays Randall Pearson on the six-season series, shares sons Andrew and Amaré —  born in 2014 and 2017, respectively — with wife Ryan Michelle Bathe.

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“Each [This Is Us baby] has been such a blessing,” the Black Panther actor exclusively told Us in May 2021. “It’s nice to know that other people are joining the club because [when the show started] it was just Justin [Hartley] and I who were the parents. Now everybody else is starting to get in on the action too.”

The Missouri native added: “It’s been such a wonderful sort of camaraderie-building experience to be able to share my story of fatherhood and parenthood with all of them.”

Chris Sullivan, for his part, joined the This Is Us parenting club in July 2020 when he welcomed son Bear with his wife, Rachel Sullivan. The twosome announced in May 2022 that they are expecting baby No. 2.

“We have wrapped my final scenes for #thisisus. What an incredible 6 years these have been,” the Guardians of the Galaxy actor — who plays Toby Damon on the NBC series — captioned an Instagram video at the time. “With every end, there is a new beginning…so here is a trailer of what’s to come.”

In the clip, Bear wore a “big brother” shirt and held a sonogram photo up to the camera. Chris then exclaimed, “It’s a … girl!!! Arriving Nov 1 … ish.”

Their baby girl, Aoife Bea, arrived three weeks early in October 2022.

Keep scrolling to meet the children of the This Is Us actors:

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Ron Cephas Jones, who plays Randall’s biological father, William Hill, became a real-life dad in July 1989, welcoming the Blindspotting star with Kim Lesley.

The Bad Moms Christmas actor and Lindsay Korman welcomed Isabella in July 2004 before their 2012 divorce.

“They can’t watch [This Is Us],” Brown exclusively told Us about his sons in January 2020. “It’s nine o’clock. They’re both in bed, but [filming also] keeps me from them a lot. They’re like, ‘Are you going off to do This is Us again?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m sorry guys, Daddy will be back as soon as possible.’ They’re like, ‘OK.’ Anytime something takes dad away, it’s not cool.”

Alexandra Breckenridge, who plays Sophie Inman, welcomed her first child in September 2016 with guitarist Casey Hooper.

The Virgin River star’s little girl was born in December 2017.

Caitlin Thompson (Madison Simons) welcomed her son with her husband and show creator, Dan Fogelman, in May 2020.

“HE HAS ARRIVED!” the Stranger Things alum gushed via Instagram in July 2020. “8lbs of beautiful baby boy. Witnessing @therealrachelsullivan bring our first son into this world, after 20 hours of labor, was one of the great honors of my life. It was primal and intentional and I have never been more in love with this powerful woman. She and baby are resting and recovering well. Everyone is healthy and exhausted.”

Moore frequently shares snapshots of Gus’ milestones via social media.

Moore and her husband announced his birth in October 2022, writing via Instagram: "Every adage is true: our hearts have doubled in size and the immediacy of the love is astounding. He is beyond words and we are so grateful for our family of four! 💓💓💓💓."