List of current child actors from the United States
This is a list of child actors from the United States. These actors are aged 17 and under. When they turn 18, they become adults and are no longer listed as child actors but will be moved to the list of former child actors from the United States.
A
- CJ Adams (born 2000)
- Dan in Real Life (2006)
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
- Against the Wild (2013)
- Isabella Acres (born 2001)
- Monk (2007)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- The Mentalist (2008)
- Hannah Montana (2008)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
- Phineas and Ferb (2009)
- Better Off Ted (2009)
- Tucker Albrizzi (born 2000)
- Big Time Rush (2009–2013)
- Zeke and Luther (2010)
- Good Luck Charlie (2010-2011)
B
- Cameron Boyce (born 1999)
- Mirrors (2008)
- Eagle Eye (2008)
- Grown Ups (2010)
- Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)
- Jessie (2011–present)
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2012–present)
- Camren Bicondova (born 1999)
- Battlefield America (2012)
- Gotham (2014)
- Kyle Harrison Breitkopf (born 2005)
- Parental Guidance (2012)
- Preston Bailey (born 2000)
- Strong Medicine (2005)
- Alpha Mom (2006)
- Criminal Minds (2006)
- Dexter (2007–2009)
- How I Met Your Mother (2007)
- Numb3rs (2007)
- Seven Year (2008)
- Nothing But the Truth (2008)
- Amusement (2008)
- Children of the Corn (2009)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas (2008)
- The Crazies (2010)
- Cold Case (2010)
- Adalyn (2010)
- Eagleheart (2010)
- Samantha Bailey (born 2001)
- The Chelsea Handler Show (2006)
- NCIS (2007)
- The Hottie and the Nottie (2008)
- Criminal Minds (2008)
- Pushing Daisies (2008)
- The Young and the Restless (2009-2012)
- Ghost Whisperer (2010)
- Weeds (2010)
- Mad Love (2011)
- Maggie Batson (born 2003)
- Killing Winston Jones (2013)
- Jonah Bobo (born 1997)
- The Backyardigans (2004)
- Around the Bend (2004)
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
- Strangers with Candy (2006)
- The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
- Karan Brar (born 1999)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
- Jessie (2011–present)
- Jackson Brundage (born 2001)
- Lime Salted Love (2006)
- One Tree Hill (2008–present)
- Billi Bruno (born 1997)
- According to Jim (2001–2009)
- Hayden Byerly (born 2000)
- 11/11/11 (2011)
- Parenthood (2012–present)
- The Fosters (2013–present)
- Darcy Rose Byrnes (born 1998)
- The Young and the Restless (2003–present)
- Without a Trace (2005)
- Rowan Blanchard (born 2001)
- Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011)
- Girl Meets World (2014-present)
C
- Francesca Capaldi (born 2004)
- Dog with a Blog (2012–present)
- Caitlin Carmichael (born 2004)
- In the Motherhood (2008)
- Sabrina Carpenter (born 1999)
- Gulliver Quinn (2012)
- The Unprofessional (2012)
- Noobz (2012)
- Horns (2013)
- Girl Meets World (2014-Present)
- Chandler Canterbury (born 1998)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)
- Powder Blue (2009)
- Knowing (2009)
- After.Life (2009)
- Repo Men (2010)
- Max Charles (born 2003)
- November Christmas (2010)
- The Three Stooges (2012)
- Least Among Saints (2012)
- The Neighbors (2012-2014)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) (voice)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- American Sniper (2015)
- Karley Scott Collins (born 1999)
- The Hottie and the Nottie (2008)
- Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)
- Pulse 3: Invasion (2008)
- Amusement (2008)
- The Collector (2009)
- Amish Grace (2010)
- Letters to God (2010)
- Open Season 3 (2011)
- Once Upon a Time (2012)
- Noah Cyrus (born 2000)
- Doc (2003–2004)
- Hannah Montana (2006-2010)
- Mostly Ghostly (2008)
- Ponyo (2009)
D
- Madison De La Garza (born 2001)
- Desperate Housewives (2008–2012)
- Sonny with a Chance (2009)
- Princess Protection Program (2009)
E
- Jackie Evancho (born 2000)
- The Company You Keep (2012)
F
- Benjamin Flores, Jr. (born 2002)
- Happy Feet Two (2011)
- The Haunted Hathaways (2013)
- Elle Fanning (born 1998)
- I Am Sam (2001)
- Daddy Day Care (2003)
- The Door in the Floor (2004)
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
- Babel (2006)
- The Nines (2007)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
- Somewhere (2010)
- Super 8 (2011)
- Twixt (2011)
- We Bought a Zoo (2011)
- Ginger & Rosa (2011)
- Maleficent (2014)
- Alina Foley (born 2003)
- In the Motherhood (2007)
- Days of Our Lives (2008)
- Outnumbered (2009)
- The League (2009–present)
- The Spy Next Door (2010)
- Mackenzie Foy (born 2000)
- Strong Medicine (2004)
- Charmed (2006)
- 'Til Death (2009)
- FlashForward (2010)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
- R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2012)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) as Renesmee Carlie Cullen
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) as Renesmee Carlie Cullen
- The Conjuring (2013)
- Wish You Well (2013)
- Plastic Jesus (2013)
- Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997)
- Hounddog (2007)
- Ghost Whisperer (2008)
- Orphan (2009)
- Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage (2010) (voice)
- Salvation Boulevard (2011)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
G
- Ariel Gade (born 1997)
- Then Came Jones (2003)
- Envy (2004)
- Dark Water (2005)
- Invasion (2005–2006)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
- Call of the Wild (2009)
- Pierce Gagnon (born 2005)
- One Tree Hill (2012) (Recurring)
- Looper (2012)
- Extant (2014–present)
- Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
- Rio 2 (2014) (voice)
- Wish I Was Here (2014)
- Nathan Gamble (born 1998)
- Babel (2006)
- Diggers (2007)
- The Mist (2007)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Marley & Me (2008)
- The Hole (2009)
- Dolphin Tale (2011) - as Sawyer Nelson
- Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) - as Sawyer Nelson
- Jared S. Gilmore (born 2000)
- Mad Men (2007–present)
- Once Upon a Time (2011–present)
- Zachary Gordon (born 1998)
- Desperate Housewives (2007)
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series) (2010-)
- Nolan Gould (born 1998)
- Space Buddies (2009)
- Modern Family (2009–Present)
H
- G. Hannelius (born 1998)
- Leo Little's Big Show (2009)
- Sonny with a Chance (2009)
- Den Brother (2010)
- Good Luck Charlie (2011)
- Spooky Buddies (2011)
- Dog With a Blog (2012–present)
- Treasure Buddies (2012)
- Nikki Hahn (born 2002)
- Matchmaker Santa (2012)
- The Jimmy Kimmel Show (2011)
- The Fosters
- Pretty Little Liars
- Jonathan Morgan Heit (born 2000)
- Close to Home (2006)
- General Hospital (2006)
- ER (2007)
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2007)
- Bedtime Stories (2008)
- Monk (2009)
- How I Met Your Mother (2009)
- Santa Buddies (2009) (voice)
- Valentine's Day (2010)
- Date Night (2010)
- Olivia Holt (born 1997)
- Kickin' It (2011)
- Girl vs. Monster (2012)
- I Didn't Do It (2014-Present)
- Leo Howard (born 1997)
- Shorts (2009)
- Leo Little's Big Show (2009)
- Logan (2010)
- Kickin' It (2011)
J
- Leeah D. Jackson (born 1998)
- Back to You (2007–present)
- Frankie Jonas (born 2000)
- Jonas L.A. (2009-2010)
- Ponyo (2009)
- Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)
K
- Joey King (born 1999)
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2006)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008)
- Medium (2008)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Quarantine (2008)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- Ramona and Beezus (2010)
- Ghost Whisperer (2010)
- Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Aramis Knight (born 1999)
- Rendition (2007)
- Crossing Over (2009)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Ender's Game (2013)
- Maxim Knight (born 1999)
- Falling Skies (2011–present)
L
- Alyvia Alyn Lind (born 2007)
- Blended (2014)
- The Young and the Restless (2014)
- Your Right Mind (2015)
- Emily Alyn Lind (born 2002)
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
- Enter the Void (2009)
- The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
- Dear Dumb Diary (2013)
- Morgan Lily (born 2000)
- Henry Poole is Here (2008)
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
- 2012 (2009)
- Flipped (2010)
- Love's Everlasting Courage (2011)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Peyton List (born 1998)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 27 Dresses (2008)
- Cashmere Mafia (2008)
- Bereavement (2010)
- Remember Me (2010)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
- Something Borrowed (2011)
- Jessie (2011–present)
- Emma Rayne Lyle (born 2003)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012)
- Predisposed (2012)
- I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
- Return (2011)
- House Hunting (2011)
M
- Bailee Madison (born 1999)
- Lonely Hearts (2006)
- Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
- Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
- Brothers (2009)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010)
- Letters to God (2010)
- R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010-2011)
- Wizards of Waverly Place (2011)
- Just Go With It (2011)
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)
- Once Upon A Time (2012)
- Parental Guidance (2012)
- Kaitlyn Maher (born 2004)
- Santa Buddies (2009)
- David Mazouz (born 2001)
- Amish Grace (2010)
- Touch (2012-2013)
- Sanitarium (2013)
- Incarnate (2014)
- Gotham (2014–present)
- 6 Miranda Drive (2014)
- Gavin MacIntosh (born 1999)
- The Fosters (2013–present)
- China Anne McClain (born 1998)
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
- A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014)
- Jonas L.A. (2010)
- Hurricane Season (2010)
- Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006-2011)
- Wizards of Waverly Place (2011)
- Sierra McCormick (born 1997)
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007-2008)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2007-2009)
- Supernatural (2008)
- The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009)
- Romantically Challenged (2010)
- Ramona and Beezus (2010)
- Spooky Buddies (2011)
- A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014)
- Jessie (2011)
- Chloë Grace Moretz (born 1997)
- Heart of the Beholder (2005)
- The Amityville Horror (2005)
- Today You Die (2005)
- Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
- Room 6 (2006)
- Wicked Little Things (2006)
- The Third Nail (2007)
- The Eye (2008)
- Bolt (2008) (voice)
- Dirty Sexy Money (2008)
- 500 Days of Summer (2009)
- Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009) (voice)
- Not Forgotten (2009)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (2010)
- Kick-Ass (2010)
- Diary of A Wimpy Kid (2010)
- Let Me In (2010)
- Hugo (2011)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
- Carrie (2013)
- If I Stay (2014)
N
- Ryan Newman (born 1998)
- Zoom (2006)
- Monster House (2006)
- Hannah Montana (2007)
- Lower Learning (2008)
- Zeke & Luther (2009–2012)
- See Dad Run (2012–present)
O
- Raymond Ochoa (born 2001)
- 10 Items or Less (2006–2009)
- American Family (2007)
- Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
- Einstein Pals (2009)
- Lank (2009–present)
- House Under Siege (2009)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Chloe O'Malley (born 2001)
- North Pole (2014)
- The Strain (2014-present)
P
- Bradley Steven Perry (born 1998)
- Good Luck Charlie (2010–2014)
- Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011)
- Madison Pettis (born 1998)
- Jericho (2006)
- Hannah Montana (2007)
- The 4400 (2007)
- Cory in the house (2007)
- The Game Plan (2007)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) (voice)
- Seven Pounds (2008)
- Life With Boys (2011–present)
- Fátima Ptacek (born 2000)
- Dora the Explorer (2011–present)
- Curfew (2012)
R
- Terrell Ransom, Jr. (born 2003)
- Days of Our Lives (2008–present)
- Childrens' Hospital (2010)
- Courage (2010)
- The Chicago 8 (2011)
- Max Records (born 1997)
- Brothers Bloom (2009)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Chandler Riggs (born 1999)
- Get Low (2009)
- The Walking Dead (2010–present)
- Rico Rodriguez II (born 1998)
- Modern Family (2009)
- Good Luck Charlie (2011)
S
- Sadie Sandler (born 2006)
- Bedtime Stories (2008)
- Grown Ups (2010)
- Just Go with It (2011)
- Jack and Jill (2011)
- That's My Boy (2012)
- Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- Grown Ups 2 (2013)
- Dylan Riley Snyder (born 1997)
- Life During Wartime (2011)
- Jeremy Shada (born 1997)
- Adventure Time (2010–present)
- Kickin' It (2011)
- Johnny Sequoyah (born 2002)
- Family Game Night (2011)
- Ass Backwards (2013)
- Wind Walkers (2013)
- I Believe in Unicorns (2014)
- Believe (2014)
- Among Ravens (2014)
- Black Eyed Dog (2014)
- Will Shadley (born 1999)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2007) (voice)
- Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2008)
- Chowder (2007–2009) (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) (voice)
- The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (voice)
- Opposite Day (2009)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) (voice)
- RoboDoc (2009)
- The Spy Next Door (2010)
- Ghost Whisperer (2010)
- Atticus Shaffer (born 1998)
- My Name is Earl (2009)
- The Unborn (2009)
- The Middle (2009–present)
- Fish Hooks (2010–present) (voice)
- Frankenweenie (2012) (voice)
- Uriah Shelton (born March 10, 1997 in Dallas, Texas)
- Lower Learning (2008)
- Ring of Death (2008)
- The Nanny Express (2008)
- Opposite Day (2009)
- Alabama Moon (2010)
- Lifted (2011)
- Willow Shields (born 2000)
- In Plain Sight (2009)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- R.L. Stine's TheHaunting Hour (2012)
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Ty Simpkins (born 2001)
- War of the Worlds (2005), Minor role
- Little Children (2006), Aaron Adamson
- Gardens of the Night (2008), Dylan Whitehead
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008), Tyler Waldrip
- Pride and Glory (2008), Matthew Egan
- Private Practice (2008), Brandon Tisch
- Revolutionary Road (2008), Michael Wheeler
- Abracadabra (2009), Tucker
- Revolutionary Road (2008), Michael Wheeler
- The Next Three Days (2010), Luke
- Insidious (2011), Dalton Lambert
- Arcadia (2012), Nat
- Iron Man 3 (2013), Harley
- Extracted (2013), Young Anthony
- Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Dalton Lambert
- Conversations With Andy (2014), Ben
- Jurassic World (2015), TBA
- Kiernan Shipka (born 1999)
- Mad Men (2007-), Sally Draper
- Jason and Kristopher Simmons (born 2002)
- Charmed (2003-2006)
- Pushing Daisies (2008)
- Jaden Smith (born 1998)
- All of Us (2003–2004)
- The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2008)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
- The Karate Kid (2010)
- Amulet (2010)
- Willow Smith (born 2000)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (voice)
- True Jackson, VP (2009)
- Merry Madagascar (2009) (voice)
- Amulet (2010)
- Amandla Stenberg (born 1998)
- Colombiana (2011)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- Benjamin Stockham (born 2000)
- Sons of Tucson (2010)
- 1600 Penn (2013)
- About a Boy (TV series) (2014–present)
- B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations (2015) (voice)
T
- Mia Talerico (born 2008)
- Good Luck Charlie (2010–2014)
- Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011)
- Bella Thorne (born 1997)
- Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2008)
- My Own Worst Enemy (2008)
- In the Motherhood (2009)
- Wizards of Waverly Place (2010)
- Shake It Up (2010–2013)
- Frenemies (2012)
- Blended(2014)
- [The Duff]](2015)
- Ella Bleu Travolta (born 2000)
- Old Dogs (2009)
W
- Quvenzhané Wallis (born 2003)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
- Boneshaker (2013)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Ariel Winter (born 1998)
- One Missed Call (2008)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Speed Racer (2008)
- ER (2009)
- Modern Family (2009–Present)
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
- Alex Wolff (born 1997)
- The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005)
- The Naked Brothers Band (2007–2009)
- Rhiannon Leigh Wryn (born 2000)
- Hulk (2003)
- The King of Queens (2005)
- The Last Mimzy (2007)
- Monster Mutt (2011)
Z
- Cozi Zuehlsdorff (born 1998)
- Dolphin Tale (2011) - as Hazel Haskett
- Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) - as Hazel Haskett
Notes
- For estimating the age at the time of shooting, note that above the years of release are given.
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