17 Young Actors Who Followed in Their Parents’ Footsteps

We often hear actors, singers, directors, and other people in show business say that they wouldn’t want their children to follow in their footsteps. But life is unpredictable, and many of these children, who probably didn’t think they were interested in being famous actors, are becoming big stars today. Today’s compilation is about such children.

Sheppard Denton

You probably remember the plumber Mike Delfino from Desperate Housewives. Almost 20 years later, the actor has adult kids, and one of them, son Sheppard Denton, is also an actor. Recently, he appeared in Perfect Harmony with his father.

Grace Kaufman

Grace Kaufman is the daughter of David Kaufman, who plays roles and does voice over for movies and animations. The girl also decided to become an actress, and she’s been in Bad Teacher, The Last Ship, The Sky Is Everywhere, Resurrection, and other projects. Like her dad, she also does voice over.

Sam Levinson

Barry Levinson and his son Sam are both actors and movie directors. But they mostly prefer directing. Barry worked on such films as Diner, The Natural, Good Morning, Vietnam, Wag the Dog, and several dozens of other movies.

Sam started his career not too long ago, but he’s already worked on the series Euphoria, and movies Malcolm & Marie, Pieces of a Woman, and Deep Water.

Abby Elliott

Abby Elliot is an actress and daughter of famous actor and comedian Chris Elliott, who you might remember from How I Met Your Mother, Schitt’s Creek, and other movies and series. Abby is now 35, and since 2006, when her acting career started, she’d been in more than 40 projects. Fun fact: her grandfather Bob Elliot was also an actor, and quite a successful one!

Destry Allyn

Destry is the daughter of famous director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw. She is 25 years old, and she has been in 6 projects as an actress, including I Know This Much Is True and Licorice Pizza. She also tried her hand at directing.

Eden Brolin

Eden hasn’t been acting for a long time, and she got her most successful roles in 2017. First, she appeared in Beyond, and then in Yellowstone. She inherited her acting talent from her dad, Josh Brolin, who has played more than 70 roles and taken part in numerous shows.

Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan is an actress that has been connected with the world of cinema for a long time. Her parents are Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, both scriptwriters, and her grandparents are director Elia Kazan and playwright Molly Kazan. Zoe has played over 50 roles. She also creates movies, such as Ruby Sparks and Wildlife, which she worked on together with her boyfriend Paul Dano. She’s also collaborated with Netflix and appeared in Clickbait.

Miles Robbins

Miles’s parents are Oscar-winning actors Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. He hasn’t had any huge roles, mostly playing supporting characters. But he’s only 30 years old, so his biggest achievements are probably still in the future.

Daisy Bevan

Daisy is the daughter of British actress Joely Richardson and movie producer Tim Bevan. She hasn’t had a long career just yet, but this is partly because her parents didn’t let her dive into the world of acting before she finished her studies. She started her acting career in 2014, and she has played very different roles.

Alfie and Lily Allen

Alfie Allen is an actor that became famous for the role of Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones. His father, Keith Allen, has almost 150 roles in movies, and Alfie already has almost 50 roles. Also, Alfie has a sister, Lily, but she became a singer.

Alex and Nat Wolff

Alex and Nat are actress Polly Draper and musician Michael Woulfe’s children. They became actors when they were cast as young boys in a show created by their mother. Now, Alex is 24 and Nat is 27. Each of them has played a little over 30 roles.

Emily Alyn Lind

You may know Barbara Alyn Woods from One Tree Hill and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. When she became a mother, her child decided to choose the same career as her. Emily Alyn Lind is her middle daughter, and she started her career at a very early age in the series Revenge. Now, the girl is 20 years old, and she plays Audrey Hope in HBO’s Gossip Girl.

Nico Parker

Parker is the daughter of director Ol Parker and actress Thandiwe Newton. Her mother Thandiwe’s work includes Mission: Impossible II, Crash, The Pursuit of Happyness, and series Westworld. The film that made Nico famous is Dumbo. The actress is only 17 now, and in 2023, a series and a movie with her are going to be released.

Bessie Carter

Bessie Carter is the daughter of actor Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton, who is famous for her roles in Harry Potter and The Crown.

Bessie is an actress, too. She was in Les Misérables, The Good Liar, Howards End, and Bridgerton. However, her original training and exposure to performance was in theatre. As her mother has said, her daughter literally grew up in the theater because of her parents’ jobs.

Ben Attal

Ben Attal was born into a family of performers. His parents are Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal, and his grandmother is singer Jane Birkin. Ben himself is very versatile; he is not only an actor, but also trained as a chef and worked at a restaurant. Now, he is 25 years old, and he has had 7 roles, one of them in his father’s movie.

Do you know any actors that unexpectedly turned out to be the children of famous people?