1. Iain Armitage on Young Sheldon in 2017 at age 9:
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Iain Armitage now at age 15:
Iain is now 15 years old and still stars as (slightly less young) Sheldon on the hit show. He is also known for his role as Ziggy on Big Little Lies and more recently provided voice work for Scoob! and PAW Patrol: The Movie .
Jose Perez / GC Images 2. Raegan Revord on Young Sheldon in 2017 at age 9:
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Raegan Revord now at age 16:
Raegan (who got her start booking the recurring role of Megan on Modern Family ) still stars as Missy Cooper on Young Sheldon .
Brian Stukes / Getty Images 3. Lonnie Chavis on This Is Us in 2016 at age 9:
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Lonnie Chavis now at age 15:
Lonnie's breakout role was playing Young Randall on This Is Us until last year. He now has a recurring role on the Paramount+ western Lawmen: Bass Reeves.
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Mackenzie Hancsicsak now at age 16:
After This Is Us ended last year, it seems Mackenzie has taken a break from acting to be a regular teen. As her Instagram bio says , "Played Katie girl on This Is Us for six years. Now playing a lot of volleyball."
Paul Archuleta / Getty Images 5. Parker Bates on This Is Us in 2017 at age 10:
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Parker Bates now at age 16:
And, just for fun, here's a picture of all three of them when they started on This Is Us vs. when the show aired its series finale:
6. Aniela Gumbs on Grey's Anatomy at age 6 in 2015:
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Aniela Gumbs now at age 14:
Aniela took over the role of Zola Grey Shepherd starting on Season 11 of the show when she was only 4 years old, and she's still playing her to this day.
Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images for Duplexity 7. Mckenna Grace on Young Sheldon in 2018 at age 12:
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Mckenna Grace now at age 17:
Beyond playing fellow kid genius Paige on Young Sheldon , Mckenna has played the "young" version of so many adult characters for nearly a decade. Some examples? The Vampire Diaries as young Caroline, I, Tonya as young Tonya, Captain Marvel as young Carol Danvers, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as young Sabrina — truly just to name a few. She also appeared on The Handmaid's Tale .
Jeff Spicer / Getty Images 8. Marsai Martin on Black-ish in 2014 at age 10:
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Marsai Martin now at age 19:
Marsai played Diane Johnson on the show until it ended in 2022. She produced and starred in the 2019 film Little, making her the youngest producer in history at age 14. She will also appear in the upcoming, highly-anticipated Good Burger 2 .
Paras Griffin / Getty Images for Beautycon 9. Miles Brown on Black-ish in 2014 at age 9:
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Miles Brown now at age 18:
Miles played the role of Jack Johnson on the show until it ended last year. He also competed on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and appeared in the 2021 movie Free Guy .
Rodin Eckenroth / FilmMagic 10. Jared S. Gilmore on Once Upon a Time in 2011 at age 11:
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Jared S. Gilmore now at age 23:
11. Bailee Madison on Once Upon a Time in 2012 at age 13:
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Bailee Madison now at age 24:
Since Once Upon a Time , Bailee has had some bigger TV roles on shows like The Fosters and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin .
Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images 12. Julia Butters on American Housewife at age 7 in 2016:
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Julia Butters now at age 14:
After Julia left the show to pursue bigger opportunities, she had big roles in massive films like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Fabelmans .
Phillip Faraone / Getty Images 13. Ryan Buggle on Law & Order: SVU in 2017 at age 7:
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Ryan Buggle now at age 13:
Ryan still plays Olivia's son Noah on the show. Last year, his character had a huge moment when Noah came out to Olivia as bisexual.
Bennett Raglin / Getty Images for Rookie USA 14. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons on Modern Family in 2011 at age 4:
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Aubrey Anderson-Emmons now at age 16:
Aubrey played the role of Lily from when she joined the show in Season 3 until the finale in 2020. More recently, she has had a large TikTok presence , and just last week, she reunited with her onscreen dad Jesse Tyler Ferguson at her school play.
Gregg Deguire / Getty Images 15. Nolan Gould on Modern Family in 2009 at age 11:
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Nolan Gould now at age 25:
Nolan played Luke until the show's finale in 2020. More recently, he appeared on an episode of Grey's Anatomy and will star in the upcoming film The Nana Project . He also periodically reunites with his Modern Family cast.
Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images for SBIFF 16. Ariel Winter on Modern Family in 2009 at age 11:
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Ariel Winter now at age 25:
Ariel played Alex until the show's finale in 2020, and during her time on the show, she voiced Princess Sofia on Sofia the First . More recently, she competed on the show Stars on Mars (hence, her outfit in the photo above).
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Rico Rodriguez now at age 25:
Rico has not acted much since playing Manny on the show until 2020, but he also periodically reunites with his costars.
Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images 18. Jeremy Maguire on Modern Family in 2015 at age 4:
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Jeremy Maguire now at age 12:
After playing Joe on Modern Family , Jeremy starred on the Disney+ series Turner & Hooch . He also appeared on an episode of S.W.A.T .
Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images 19. Finally, Atticus Shaffer on The Middle in 2009 at age 11:
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Atticus Shaffer now at age 25:
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