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

*Kristen Alderson (born 1991)
**"One Life to Live" (1998-)

*Tessa Allen (born 1996)
**"Providence" (2001-2002)
**"Enough" (2002)
**"General Hospital" (2004-2005)
**"Walls of Jericho" (2005)

*Allisyn Ashley Arm (born 1996)
**"Eulogy" (2004)
**"Man of the House" (2005)

*Taylor Atelian (born 1995)
**"According to Jim" (2001-)

*Tanveer K. Atwal (born 1994)
**"The Matrix Revolutions" (2003)
**"The Matrix Online" (2005)
*Moises Arias (born 1994)
**"Hannah Montana" (2006 - present)
**"Nacho Libre" (2006)Dadnapped (2008)Sister Sister (1994 - 1999)The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005 - 2008)One Missed Call (2008)

B

*Sosie Bacon (born 1992)
**"Loverboy" (2005)

*Jimmy Bennett (born 1996)
**"Daddy Day Care" (2003)
**"The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" (2004)
**"Hostage" (2005)
**"The Amityville Horror" (2005)
**"Firewall" (2006)
**"Poseidon" (2006)

*Jonah Bobo (born 1997)
**"The Backyardigans" (2004)
**"Around the Bend" (2004)
**"" (2005)
**"Strangers with Candy" (2006)
**"The Fox and the Hound 2" (2006)

*Philip Daniel Bolden (born 1995)
**"The King of Queens" (1999)
**"Little Nicky" (2000)
**"The Animal" (2001)
**"My Wife and Kids (2002)
**"According to Jim" (2003)
**"Johnson Family Vacation" (2004)
**"Are We There Yet?" (2005)
**"How to Eat Fried Worms" (2006)
**"Are We Done Yet?" (2007)
**"Fly Me to the Moon" (2008)

*Cayden Boyd (born 1994)
**"Mystic River" (2003)
**"" (2004)
**"The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" (2005)
**"Have Dreams, Will Travel" (2008)
**"Fireflies in the Garden" (2008)

*Steffani Brass (born 1992)
**"The Amanda Show" (1999, 2001)
**" (2001)
**"NYPD Blue" (2001)
**"Dawg" (2002)
**"Miracles" (2003)
**"Target" (2004)
**"Six Feet Under" (2004-2005)

*Abigail Breslin (born 1996)
**"Signs" (2002)
**"Raising Helen" (2004)
**"" (2004)
**"Keane (2004)
**"Chestnut: Hero of Central Park" (2005)
**"The Family Plan" (2005)
**"Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)
**"The Ultimate Gift" (2007)
**"No Reservations" (2007)
**"Definitely, Maybe (2008)
**"Nim's Island (2008)
**" (2008)

*Amy Bruckner (born 1991)
**"Phil of the Future" (2004 - 2006)
**"They Are Among Us" (2004)
**"Rebound" (2005)

*Billi Bruno (born 1997)
**"According to Jim" (2001-)

*Darcy Rose Byrnes (born 1998)
**"The Young and the Restless" (2003-)
**"Without a Trace" (2005)

C

*Madeline Carroll (born 1996)
**"Cold Case" (2003)
**"Night Stalker" (2005)
**"Wanted" (2005)
**"" (2006)
**"Lost" (2007)

*Raquel Castro (born 1994)
**"Third Watch" (2002)
**"Jersey Girl" (2004)
**"" (2005)
**"Little Fugitive" (2005)

*Kyle Chavarria (born 1995)
**"According to Jim" (2003) and (2004)
**"The Agency" (2004)
**"Little House on the Prairie" (2004)
**"Saving Shiloh" (2005)
**"Gilmore Girls" (2005 - 2006)

*Danielle Chuchran (born 1993)
**"Shot in the Heart" (2001)
**"Little Secrets" (2001)
**"Handcart" (2002)
**"The Cat in the Hat" (2003)
**"Little House on the Prairie" (2004)

*Holliston Coleman (born 1992)
**"Bless the Child" (2000)
**"Run for the Money" (2002)

*Miranda Cosgrove (born 1993)
**"School of Rock" (2003)
**"What's New, Scooby-Doo?" (2004)
**"Drake & Josh" (2004)
**"All That" (2005)
**"" (2005)
**"Yours, Mine and Ours" (2005)
**"Drake and Josh Go Hollywood" (2006)
**"Keeping Up with the Steins" (2006)
**"iCarly" (2007)
**"iCarly Saves TV" (2008)

*Miley Cyrus (born 1992)
**"Hannah Montana" (2006 - Present)
**"" (2008)
**"" (2009)

D

*Jason Dolley (born 1991)
**"Chasing Daylight" (2004)
**"Complete Savages" (2004-2005)
**"Enemies" (2006)
**"Saving Shiloh" (2006)
**"Read It and Weep" (2006)
**"The Air I Breathe" (2007)
**"Cory in the House" (2007-Present)
**"Minutemen" (2008)

*Taylor Dooley (born 1993)
**"The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl" (2005)
**"Whitepaddy" (2006)
**"Apology" (2006)
**"Monster Night" (2006)

E

*Ashley Edner (born 1990)
**"The Birth of Jesus" (1998)
**"Emma's Wish" (1998)
**"" (1998) (Voice)
**"Couple Days...A Period Piece" (2000)
**"It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown" (2000) (Voice)
**"Lost Souls" (2000)
**"Monsters, Inc." (2001) (voice)
**"Spider-Man" (2002)
**"Monster Makers" (2003)
**"" (2003) (Voice)
**"" (2003)
**"House of Sand and Fog" (2003)
**"Mummy an' the Armadillo" (2004)

F

*Dakota Fanning (born 1994)
**"I Am Sam" (2001)
**Steven Spielberg's "Taken" (2002)
**"Trapped" (2002)
**"Sweet Home Alabama" (2002)
**"Uptown Girls" (2003)
**"The Cat in the Hat" (2003)
**"Man on Fire" (2004)
**"In the Realms of the Unreal" (2004)
**"Hide and Seek" (2005)
**"War of the Worlds" (2005)
**"" (2005)
**"Charlotte's Web" (2006)
**"Hounddog" (2007)

*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)

*Eli Fucile (born 2001?) [Listed as one of the "Production Babies" of "Monsters, Inc."]
**"The Incredibles" (2004)
**"Jack-Jack Attack" (2005)

G

*Nathan Gamble (born 1998)
**"Babel" (2006)
**"Diggers" (2007)
**"The Mist" (2007)
**"The Dark Knight" (2008)

*Becca Gardner (born 1990)
**"An Unfinished Life" (2005), 13 at the time of filming

*Mary Gibbs (born 1996)
**"Monsters Inc." (2001)

*Juliette Goglia (born 1995)
**"Garfield" (2004)
**"That's So Raven" (2004)
**"Joan of Arcadia" (2003-2005)
**"" (2006)
**"Veronica Mars" (2007)

*Selena Gomez (born 1992)
**"Barney & Friends" (recurring)
**"Spy Kids 3D" (cameo)
**"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (one episode)
**"Hannah Montana (two episodes)
**"Wizards of Waverly Place (main role)

*Ariel Gade (born 1997)
**"Then Came Jones" (2003)
**"Envy" (2004)
**"Dark Water" (2005)
**"Invasion" (2005-2006)
**"" (2007)

*Harley Graham (born 2001)
**"The Bold and the Beautiful" (2006-)

*Allie Grant (born 1994)
**"That's So Raven" (2005)
**"Weeds" (2005-2006)
**"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2006-2007)

*Chloe Greenfield (born 1995)
**"8 Mile" (2002)
**"21 Carbs" (2005)
**"Project 313" (2006)
**"ER" (2006-2007)

H

*Josh Hutcherson (born 1992)
**"Little Manhattan" (2005)
**"" (2005)
**"RV" (2006)
**"Bridge to Terabithia" (2007)
**"Firehouse Dog" (2007)
**"Journey to the center of the earth" (2008)

J

*Lily Jackson (born 1998)
**"Back to You" (2007-present)

*JoJo (born 1990)
**"Developing Sheldon" (2002)
**"Aquamarine" (2006)
**"R.V." (2006)

*Angus T. Jones (born 1993)
**"Two and a Half Men" (2003-present)

*Victoria Justice (born 1993)
**"The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody (2005)
**"The Garden" (2005)
**"Mary" (2005)
**"When Do We Eat?" (2005)
**"Silver Bells" (2005)
**"Unknown" (2006)
**"Zoey 101" (2005-2007)

K

*Malcolm David Kelley (born 1992)
**"Lost" (2004-)
**"You Got Served" (2004)
**"Antwone Fisher" (2002)
**"My Name Is Earl" (2006)

*Marny Kennedy (born 1994)
**"Mortified (TV series)"(2006-2007)
**"The Saddle Club (TV series)" (2007-)

*Paige and Ryanne Kettner (born 1991)
**"Days of Our Lives" (1996-2002)
**"Beverly Hills 90210" (1994-1995)
**"How to Make An American Quilt" (1994)
**"A Case for Life" (1994)

*Christina Kirkman (born 1993)
**"The Cat in the Hat" (2003)
**"All That" (2005)

*Nathan Kress (born 1992)
**"House M.D." (2005)
**"Shuriken School" (2005)
**"Notes from the Underbelly" (2006)
**"Standoff" (2006)
**"Without a Trace" (2007)
**"Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2007)
**"iCarly" (2007-)

L

*Taylor Lautner (born 1992)
**"The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" (2005)

*Marlene Lawston (born 1998)
**"Flightplan" (2005)
**"Hannah Lay Finding a Good Man (2008)

*Logan Lerman (born 1992)
**"The Patriot" (2000)
**"What Women Want" (2000)
**"Riding in Cars with Boys" (2001)
**"A Painted House" (2003)
**"The Butterfly Effect" (2004)
**"Jack & Bobby" (2004-2005)
**"Hoot" (2006)
**"The Number 23" (2007)
**"" (2007)
**"Bill" (2007)

*Emma Lockhart (born 1994)
**"Eve's Dropping In" (2003)
**"Special Ed" (2005)
**"Batman Begins" (2005)
**"Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" (2005)
**"Canvas" (2006)

*Mary Lou (born 1992)
**"Unfabulous" (2004-2007)

*Demi Lovato (born 1992)
**"Barney and Friends" (1999)
**"As The Bell Rings" (2007)
**"Camp Rock" (2008)
**"Sonny With A Chance" (2009)

M

*Bailee Madison (born 1999)
**"Lonely Hearts" (2006)
**"Bridge to Terabithia" (2007)

*Julianna Rose Mauriello (born 1991)
**"Oklahoma! The Musical" (2002–2003)
**""
**"Hip Hop Kids: Hip Hop Homeroom Math" (2006)
**"Lazytown" (2004-2006)

*Abigail Mavity (born 1993)
**"The Fighting Fitzgeralds" (2001)
**"The Jennie Project" (2001)
**"When Billie Beat Bobby" (2001)
**"Coastlines" (2002)
**"100 Mile Rule" (2002)

*Tatum McCann (1999)
**"Neo Ned" (2005)
**"Click" (2006)

*Amanda Michalka (born 1991)
**"Passions" (2002)
**"Birds of Prey" (2002-2003)
**"The Guardian" (2002-2004)
**"Oliver Beene" (2003-2004)
**"General Hospital" (2004)
**"Six Feet Under" (2004)
**"Kitty's Dish" (2005)

*Drew Mikuska (born 1994)
**"Scary Movie 3" (2003)
**"Scary Movie 4" (2006)

*Sloane Momsen (born 1996)
**"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)
**"We Were Soldiers" (2002)
**"" (2004)

*Taylor Momsen (born 1993)
**"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)
**"We Were Soldiers" (2002)
**"" (2002)
**"Hansel & Gretel" (2002)
**"Saving Shiloh" (2005)

*Chloe Moretz (born 1997)
**"Heart of the Beholder" (2005)
**"The Family Plan" (2005)
**"The Amityville Horror" (2005)
**"Today You Die" (2005)
**"Big Momma's House 2" (2006)

*Liliana Mumy (born 1994)
**"Houhokekyo tonari no Yamada-kun" (1999)
**"The Santa Clause 2" (2002)
**"Stitch! The Movie" (2003)
**"Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003)
**"Hauru no ugoku shiro" (2004)
**"Mulan II" (2004)
**"" (2005)
**"Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2005)

*Mitchel Musso (born 1991)
**"Secondhand Lions" (2003)
**"Life Is Ruff" (2005)
**"Hannah Montana" (2005-)
**"Monster House" (2006]

N

*Hailey Anne Nelson (born 1994)
**"Big Fish" (2003)
**"17-Inch Cobras" (2004)
**"Walk the Line" (2005)
**"Wild Tigers I Have Known" (2006)

*Diandra Newlin (born 1991)
**"Loving Jezebel" (1999)
**"The Guiding Light" (2000)
**"Passions" (2003)
**"Dreamkiller" (2006)

*Ryan Newman (born 1998)
**"Zoom (2006)
**"Monster House" (2006)
**"Hannah Montana" (2007)

*Alexa Nikolas (born 1992)
**"Zoolander" (2001)
**"Ted Bundy" (2002)
**"Tiptoes" (2003)
**"Motocross Kids" (2004)
**"Revelations" (2005)
**"Zoey 101" (2005-2006)

O

*Drew Osborne (born 1991)
**"Stop That Cycle" (2004)
**"Piggybanks" (2004)
**"UnderCover Kids" (2004)
**"Hannah Montana" (2006)
**"Vicious Circle" (2008)

*Emily Osment (born 1992)
**"The Secret Life of Girls" (1998)
**"" (1998)
**"Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big" (2000)
**"" (2002)
**"" (2003)
**"" (2005)
**"Hannah Montana" (2006-)
**"Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen" (2006)
**"Dadnapped"(2008)
*Tony Oller (born 1991)
**"As the Bell Rings (2007-)

P

*Amanda & Rachel Pace (born 2000)
**"The Young and the Restless" (2003)
**"The Bold and the Beautiful" (2004-)

*Ridge Perkett
**"The Bold and the Beautiful" (2007-)
**"Cold Case" (2008)

*Madison Pettis (born 1998)
**"Cory in the house" (2007-)
**"The Game Plan" (2008)

*Hannah Pilkes (born 1997)
**"The Woodsman" (2004)

*Marissa Poer (born 2000)
**"The Young and the Restless" (2001-2002)
**"Yes, Dear" (2003-2005)
**"Monster-in-Law" (2005)

R

*Naelee Rae (born 1994)
**"Loverboy" (2005)
**"The Notorious Bettie Page" (2005)

*Haley Ramm (born 1992)
**"Yours, Mine and Ours" (2005)
**"Flightplan" (2005)
**"" (2006)
**"Mr. Blue Sky" (2007)

*AnnaSophia Robb (born 1993)
**"" (2004)
**"Because of Winn-Dixie" (2005)
**"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005)
**"Bridge to Terabithia" (2007)
**"The Reaping" (2007)

*Emma Roberts (born 1991)
**"Blow" (2001)
**"bigLove" (2001)
**"Grand Champion" (2002)
**"Spymate" (2003)
**"Unfabulous" (2004)
**"Aquamarine" (2006)
**"" (2006)
**"Nancy Drew" (2007)
**"WildChild" (2008)

S

*Daryl Sabara (born 1992)
**"Spy Kids" (2001)
**"" (2002)
**"" (2003)
**"Keeping Up with the Steins" (2006)
**"Normal Adolescent Behavior" (2006)
**"Halloween" (2007)
**"Wizards of Waverly Place" (2008)

*Erin Sanders (born 1991)
**"Art of Love" (2001)
**"Apple Valley Knights" (2002)
**"Never Never" (2002)
**"Slightly Thicker Than Water" (2004)
**"Zoey 101" (2005-2007)

*Jaden Smith (born 1998)
**"All of Us" (2003-2004)
**"The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006)
**"The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008)

*Willow Smith (born 2000)
**"I Am Legend" (2007)
**"" (2008)

*Gabby Soleil (born 1995)
**"The Hughleys" (2001-2002)
**"Johnson Family Vacation" (2004)
**"Half & Half" (2002-2006)

*Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991)
**"Crossroads" (2002)
**"All That" (2003-2004)
**"Zoey 101" (2004-present)

*Dylan and Cole Sprouse (born 1992)
**"Big Daddy" (1999)
**"The Astronaut's Wife" (1999)
**"Friends" (2000-2002, Cole Only)
**"The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" (2004)
**"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2005-2008)
**"The Suite Life on Deck" (2008-)
*Tarra Steele (born 1990)
**"Mockingbird Don't Sing"

*Alyson Stoner (born 1993)
**"Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003)
**"Garfield" (2004) (voice)
**"The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody" (2005)
**"Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2006)
**"Step Up" (2006)
**Camp Rock" (2008)
**Camp Rock 2" (2009)

*Chloe Suazo (born 1991)
**"Freddie" (2005-2006)
**"" (2006)

*Erik Per Sullivan (born 1991)
**"The Cider House Rules" (1999)
**"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000-2006)
**"Joe Dirt" (2001)
**"Unfaithful" (2002)
**"Christmas with the Kranks" (2004)

T

*Adair Tishler (born 1996)
**"Six and the City" (2003)
**"Paper Doll" (2003)
**"Ms. Goldman" (2004)
**"Popstar" (2006)
**"A Dead Calling" (2006)
**"Heroes" (2006-2007)
**"Within" (2007)

V

*Sofia Vassilieva (born 1992)
**"The Agency (TV series) (2001-2003): "Deadline" (2001)
**"The Brady Bunch in the White House" (2002)
**"Inhabited" (2003)
**"Eloise at the Plaza" (2003)
**"Eloise at Christmastime" (2003)
**"Medium" (2005-??)
**"Day Zero" (2007)

*Makenzie Vega (born 1994)
**"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie" (1999)
**"The Family Man" (2000)
**"The Geena Davis Show" (2000)
**"Made" (2001)
**"Saw" (2004)
**"Chestnut, Hero of Central Park" (2005)
**"Sin City" (2005)

W

*Alex Wolff (born 1997)
**""
**"Naked Brothers Band"

*Aria Wallace (born 1996)
**"The Perfect Man" (2005)

*Devon Werkheiser (born 1991)
**"We Were Soldiers" (2002)
**"Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (2004-2007)
**"Shredderman Rules" (2007)

*Tyler James Williams (born 1992)
**"" (2005)
**"Unaccompanied Minors" (2006)
**"Everybody Hates Chris" (2005-)

*Hunter Ansley Wryn (born 1994)
**"Serenity" (2005)

*Rhiannon Leigh Wryn (born 2000)
**"The Last Mimzy" (2007)

Y

*Morgan York (born 1993)
**"Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003)
**"The Pacifier" (2005)
**"Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2005)
**"Hannah Montana" (2006 - 2007)

Notes

*For estimating the age at the time of shooting, note that above the years of release are given.
*If a person doesn't have an article on Wikipedia please make a reference to a reliable source.

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