Lonnie Chavis

Lonnie Chavis Jr. (born November 23, 2007) is an American actor and activist. He gained recognition for his role as young Randall Pearson on NBC's drama, This Is Us. Chavis has received several award nominations and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with his This Is Us castmates. He also appeared in Showtime's sitcom White Famous and starred in his first feature film, The Water Man, in 2020. Chavis was born in Downey, California and is the son of Najah and Lonnie Chavis. He has three younger brothers. In 2016, Chavis made headlines for escaping an attempted abduction near his home in Long Beach, California. As of 2017, he is homeschooled.