List of American current child actors

This is a list of child actors from the United States. These actors must be aged 19 or under. When they turn 20, they legally become young adults and are no longer listed as child actors but will be moved to the list of American former child actors.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (born 2007)
  • Modern Family (2011–2020)

• Ever Anderson (born 2007)
  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
  • Black Widow (2021)
  • Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

• Iain Armitage (born 2008)
  • Big Little Lies (2017–19)
  • Young Sheldon (2017–2024)
  • Scoob! (2020)
  • PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)

• Ryan Kiera Armstrong (born 2010)
  • It Chapter Two (2019)
  • The Glorias (2020)
  • Black Widow (2021)
  • Firestarter (2022)
  • The Old Way (2023)

• Zackary Arthur (born 2006)
  • Transparent (2014–19)
  • The 5th Wave (2016)
  • Mom and Dad (2017)
  • Kidding (2018–20)

B

• Vivien Lyra Blair (born 2012)
  • Band Aid (2017)
  • Bird Box (2018)
  • Waco (2018)
  • Station 19 (1 episode, 2019)
  • Indebted (3 episodes, 2020)
  • We Can Be Heroes (2020)
  • Mr. Corman (2 episodes, 2021)
  • The Guilty (2021)
  • Dear Zoe (2022)
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
  • The First Lady (1 episode, 2022)
  • Fatal Attraction (3 episodes, 2023)
  • The Boogeyman (2023)
  • Heritage Day (2023)

• Asher Blinkoff (born 2008)
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
  • The Jungle Book (2016)
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

• Julia Butters (born 2009)
  • Criminal Minds (1 episode, 2014)
  • The Rusted (short film, 2015)
  • Best Friends Whenever (2 episodes, 2015-2016)
  • Transparent (8 episodes, 2015-2016)
  • 13 Hours (2016)
  • Term Life (2016)
  • A Family Man (2016)
  • The Kicks (1 episode, 2016)
  • Pals (2016)
  • American Housewife (90 episodes, 2016-2020)
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
  • Short Circuit (voice, 1 episode, 2020)
  • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (1 episode, 2021)
  • Adventure Time: Distant Lands (voice, 1 episode, 2021)
  • The Gray Man (2022)
  • The Fabelmans (2022)
  • Queen of Bones (2023)

C

• Darby Camp (born 2007)
  • The Leftovers (2015–17)
  • Big Little Lies (2017–19)
  • Benji (2018)
  • The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
  • Dreamland (2019)
  • The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

• Blue Ivy Carter (born 2012)
  • Mufasa: The Lion King (voice, 2024)

• Kyliegh Curran (born 2005)
  • Doctor Sleep (2019)

D

• Collin Dean (born 2005)
  • Over the Garden Wall (2014)
  • The Loud House (2016-2018)
• Jason Drucker (born 2005)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
  • Bumblebee (2018)

E

• Ella Anderson (born 2005)
  • Henry Danger (2014–20)
  • The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018)

• Scarlett Estevez (born 2007)
  • And Then There Was You (2013)
  • Redeeming Dave (1 episode, 2013)
  • The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery (2015)
  • Daddy's Home (2015)
  • Lucifer (2016-2021)
  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (voice, 18 episodes, 2017-2021)
  • Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
  • The Grinch (voice, 2018)
  • Bunk'd (2019-2021)
  • Raven's Home (1 episode, 2020)
  • Christmas...Again?! (2021)
  • Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (2023)
  • Dew Drop Diaries (2023)
  • Le Jeune Ahmed: La Francophonie Aux Etats-Unis (2023)

F

• Oakes Fegley (born 2004)
  • Pete's Dragon (2016)
  • Wonderstruck (2017)
  • The Goldfinch (2019)
  • The War with Grandpa (2020)

• Priah Ferguson (born 2006)
  • Suga Water (short film, 2015)
  • Deus ex Machina (short film, 2016)
  • Coffee X Cream (2 episodes, 2016)
  • Atlanta (1 episode, 2016)
  • BB Brown & Friends (2 episodes, 2016)
  • Ends (short film, 2017)
  • La Vie Magnifique De Charlie (2017)
  • Mercy Street (1 episode, 2017)
  • Daytime Divas (1 episode, 2017)
  • Stranger Things (21 episodes, 2017-2022)
  • The Oath (2018)
  • Bluff City Law (1 episode, 2019)
  • Cast Black Talent Virtual Reading Series (1 episode, 2020)
  • Glitter Ain't Gold (short film, 2022)
  • The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
  • Hamster & Gretel (voice, 2022-present)
  • My Dad the Bounty Hunter (voice, 2023-present)

• Cailey Fleming (born 2007)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
  • The Book of Love (2016)
  • Armed Response (2017)
  • Better Things (4 episodes, 2017)
  • Peppermint (2018)
  • The Walking Dead (32 episodes, 2018-2022)
  • IF (2024)

• Abby Ryder Fortson (born 2008)
  • The Mindy Project (1 episode, 2013)
  • Transparent (2014)
  • Playing It Cool (2014)
  • The Whispers (2015)
  • Ant-Man (2015)
  • Togetherness (2015-2016)
  • Miles from Tomorrowland (voice, 1 episode, 2016)
  • Room 104 (1 episode, 2018)
  • Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (voice, 1 episode, 2018)
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
  • Forever My Girl (2018)
  • T.O.T.S. (voice, 1 episode, 2019)
  • A Dog's Journey (2019)
  • DuckTales (voice, 2 episodes, 2020)
  • Tales from the Loop (2 episodes, 2020)
  • Trolls: TrollsTopia (voice, 3 episodes, 2020-2021)
  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

G

• Pierce Gagnon (born 2005)
  • The Way Home (2010)
  • Extant (2014–15)
  • Rio 2 (2014)
  • The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–present)

• Mckenna Grace (born 2006)
  • Gifted (2017)
  • Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
  • The Bad Seed (2018)
  • Troop Zero (2019)
  • Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
  • Malignant (2021)

• Elle Graham (born 2009)
  • The Originals (2 episodes, 2014-2015)
  • Captive (2015)
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
  • Stinky Feet (short film, 2016)
  • Stranger Things (1 episode, 2016)
  • Mile 22 (2018)
  • Trial by Fire (2018)
  • Hell Fest (2018)
  • Champaign ILL (1 episode, 2018)
  • The Walking Dead (1 episode, 2019)
  • Swamp Thing (5 episodes, 2019)
  • (Future) Cult Classic (2019)
  • Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021-2023)
  • She Said (2022)
  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

• Ariana Greenblatt (born 2007)
  • Liv and Maddie (1 episode, 2015)
  • Legendary Dudas (1 episode, 2016)
  • Stuck in the Middle (2016-2018)
  • A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  • Scoob! (voice, 2020)
  • The One and Only Ivan (2020)
  • Love and Monsters (2020)
  • In the Heights (2021)
  • Awake (2021)
  • The Boss Baby: Family Business (voice, 2021)
  • The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (voice, 16 episodes, 2022-2023)
  • Ahsoka (1 episode, 2023)
  • 65 (2023)
  • Barbie (2023)
  • Borderlands (2024)

H

• Jalyn Hall (born 2006)
  • Star (1 episode, 2017)
  • The Quad (1 episode, 2017)
  • Tales (1 episode, 2017)
  • Black-ish (2 episodes, 2018)
  • Atlanta (1 episode, 2018)
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (1 episode, 2018)
  • Family Time (1 episode, 2018)
  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
  • All American (2018-present)
  • Shaft (2019)
  • Family Reunion (2 episodes, 2019-2020)
  • The App That Stole Christmas (2020)
  • All Day and a Night (2020)
  • John Henry (2020)
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
  • Sawyer Sharbino (1 episode, 2021)
  • Bruiser (2022)
  • Till (2022)
  • The Crossover (2023)

• Sophia Hammons (born 2006)
  • Lemonade (short film, 2018)
  • Dirt (short film, 2018)
  • The Divisible (short film, 2019)
  • Rumor (short film, 2020)
  • The Social Dilemma (2020)
  • Under Wraps (2021)
  • Under Wraps 2 (2022)
  • Up Here (2023)
  • The Absence of Eden (2023)

J

• Leah Jeffries (born 2009)
  • Empire (6 episodes, 2015-2016)
  • Faith Under Fire (2018)
  • Rel (11 episodes, 2018-2019)
  • PawParazzi (2019)
  • Beast (2022)
  • Something from Tiffany's (2022)
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023-present)

• Joshua Caleb Johnson (born 2005)
  • The Good Lord Bird (2020)

K

• Alan Kim (born 2012)
  • Minari (2020)
  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (1 episode, 2021)
  • Little America (1 episode, 2022)
  • Theater Camp (2023)
  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (voice, 2023)
  • Mickey Mouse Funhouse (voice, 1 episode, 2023)
  • IF (2024)

• Ava Kolker (born 2006)
  • Scary Movie 5 (2013)
  • Sydney to the Max (2019–2021)

L

• Calah Lane (born 2009)
  • Please (short film, 2016)
  • Happy Jack's Treehouse (short film, 2016)
  • Shero (short film, 2016)
  • Mother's Day (short film, 2017)
  • All That Matters (short film, 2017)
  • Bad Things (short film, 2017)
  • One in Five (short film, 2018)
  • Kidding (3 episodes, 2018)
  • Seberg (2019)
  • The Day Shall Come (2019)
  • Junebug (short film, 2020)
  • Hollywood (1 episode, 2020)
  • This Is Us (1 episode, 2021)
  • Family Reunion (1 episode, 2021)
  • Firebuds (singing voice, 2 episodes, 2023)
  • Wonka (2023)

M

• Jeremy Maguire (born 2011)
  • Modern Family (2015-2020)
  • I'm Not Here (2017)
  • Turner & Hooch (2021)

• JD McCrary (born 2007)
  • Blunt Talk (1 episode, 2015)
  • K.C. Undercover (2 episodes, 2015-2016)
  • Teachers (1 episode, 2017)
  • Little Big Shots (cameo, 1 episode, 2017)
  • I'm Dying Up Here (1 episode, 2017)
  • The Paynes (2018)
  • American Soul (1 episode, 2019)
  • Little (2019)
  • The Lion King (voice, 2019)
  • 13: The Musical (2022)
  • Wish (voice, 2023)

• Madeleine McGraw (born 2008)
  • Bones (1 episode, 2014)
  • Selfie (1 episode, 2014)
  • American Sniper (2014)
  • Hide and Seek (short film, 2014)
  • The Firefly Catcher (short film, 2014)
  • Stars (short film, 2015)
  • Clarence (voice, 3 episodes, 2016)
  • Divorce: The Greatest Hits (short film, 2016)
  • Susie Sunshine (short film, 2016)
  • Lucy in My Eyes (short film, 2016)
  • Outcast (14 episodes, 2016-2017)
  • Cars 3 (voice, 2017)
  • Do Re Mi (music video, 2017)
  • Steps (2018)
  • Reverie (3 episodes, 2018)
  • Criminal Minds (1 episode, 2018)
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
  • Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
  • Toy Story 4 (voice, 2019)
  • A Christmas Wish (2019)
  • The Mandela Effect (2019)
  • The Black Phone (2021)
  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines (voice, 2021)
  • Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021-2023)
  • The Curse of Rosalie (2022)
  • Robbie Ain't Right No More (short film, 2023)
  • What If...? (voice, 1 episode, 2023)

• Violet McGraw (born 2011)
  • Doctor Sleep (2019)
  • Separation (2021)
  • Black Widow (2021)
  • M3GAN (2022)

• Lia McHugh (born 2005)
  • American Woman (2018)
  • The Lodge (2019)
  • Eternals (2021)

N

• Shiloh Nelson (born 2009)
  • A Walk in My Shoes (2010)
  • General Hospital (2 episodes, 2012)
  • Adopting Terror (2012)
  • Thomas & the Trainmaster (2013)
  • Two and a Half Men (1 episode, 2014)
  • About a Boy (1 episode, 2014)
  • Bambi Cottages (2014)
  • Moms' Night Out (2014)
  • Annabelle (2014)
  • CSI: Cyber (1 episode, 2015)
  • Tomorrowland (2015)
  • Another Period (2 episode, 2015-2016)
  • Grandfathered (1 episode, 2016)
  • How to Get Away with Murder (1 episode, 2016)
  • Whisker Haven (voice, 1 episode, 2017)
  • A Fairy's Game (2018)
  • Criminal Minds (1 episode, 2018)
  • Timeless (1 episode, 2018)
  • Puppy Dog Pals (voice, 2018-2023)
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (1 episode, 2019)
  • Feel the Beat (2020)
  • Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat (2021)
  • The Chicken Squad (voice, 1 episode, 2022)
  • Alice's Wonderland Bakery (voice, 1 episode, 2022)
  • Firebuds (voice, 1 episode, 2022)

P

• Brooklynn Prince (born 2010)
  • The Florida Project (2017)
  • The Turning (2020)
  • Home Before Dark (2020)
  • The One and Only Ivan (2020)

R

• Isabella Rice (born 2006)
  • True Blood (2014)
  • Pretty Little Liars (2014-15)
  • Jem and the Holograms (2015)
  • Unforgettable (2017)
  • Our Friend (2019)

S

• Walker Scobell (born 2009)
  • The Adam Project (2022)
  • Secret Headquarters (2022)
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023-present)

• Saniyya Sidney (born 2006)
  • The Babysitters (short film, 2012)
  • Roots (1 episode, 2016)
  • American Horror Story: Roanoke (4 episodes, 2016)
  • Hidden Figures (2016)
  • Fences (2016)
  • Fast Color (2018)
  • Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History (2019)
  • The Passage (2019)
  • King Richard (2021)
  • The First Lady (5 episodes, 2022)

• Sunny Suljic (born 2005)
  • 1915 (2015)
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
  • Mid90s (2018)
  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
  • The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)
  • North Hollywood (2021)

T

• Thalia Tran (born 2006)
  • Little (2019)
  • Council of Dads (2020)
  • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

W

• Izaac Wang (born 2007)
  • Teachers (1 episode, 2019)
  • Good Boys (2019)
  • Think Like a Dog (2020)
  • Infinity Train (1 episode, 2021)
  • Raya and the Last Dragon (voice, 2021)
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
  • White Now Please (short film, 2022)
  • The Santa Clauses (6 episodes, 2022-present)
  • Gremlins (2023–present)
  • Stillwater (voice, 1 episode, 2023)
  • Dìdi (2024)

• Keith L. Williams (born 2007)
  • Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas (2012)
  • Suburgatory (1 episode, 2014)
  • Selfie (4 episodes, 2014)
  • Tosh.0 (1 episode, 2015)
  • The Goldbergs (1 episode, 2015)
  • Cora (short film, 2016)
  • Teachers (4 episodes, 2016-2018)
  • Red Nose Day Actually (short film, 2017)
  • Lemon (2017)
  • The Bachelors (2017)
  • The Last Man on Earth (18 episodes, 2017-2018)
  • Moving On (short film, 2018)
  • Sadie (2018)
  • Kidding (1 episode, 2018)
  • Good Boys (2019)
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (1 episode, 2020)
  • The Astronauts (2020-2021)
  • Secret Headquarters (2022)

See also

• List of American former child actors

Notes

• For estimating the age at the time of shooting, note that above the years of release are given.
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