Famous actors whose parents also starred in movies, TV (2024)

Maya Hawke's parents are Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. Though she made her acting debut in 2017's "Little Women," she's most well known for her role in Netflix's "Stranger Things."

Like John David Washington, Jaden Smith also made his film debut alongside his father. A young Jaden Smith starred alongside Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness" and has gone on to secure parts in "The Karate Kid" and "After Earth."

Emilio Estevez is the son of actors Janet and Martin Sheen and has been in the industry since the '70s. He's starred in "Repo Man," "The Mighty Ducks," "Mission: Impossible" and "The Breakfast Club."

Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan's son, Jack Quaid, has landed some bigtime roles from "Hunger Games" to the rom-com "Plus One." He takes comparisons to his parents gamely. “People think I’m a solid half and half I think,” he told USA TODAY in 2019. “Some people see Mom, some people see Dad. It’s kind of like an optical illusion.”

Emma Roberts, daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of the illustrious Julia Roberts, has made quite the wave in Hollywood. She's starred in "Scream Queens," "Nancy Drew" and "Valentine's Day," to name a few.

Though a household name in her own right, Kate Hudson followed the footsteps of her famous mother Goldie Hawn.

Dakota Johnson is most well known for her role in the "Fifty Shades" series and is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.

Zoë Kravitz is the daughter of the iconic Lisa Bonet and rockstar Lenny Kravitz. She's made a splash in Hollywood, landing roles in "X-Men," the "Divergent" series, "Big Little Lies" and "The Batman." She also was the lead in the Hulu series "High Fidelity."

Grace Gummer is the daughter of the iconic Meryl Streep and has starred in "Mr. Robot" asDominique DiPierro.

Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd starred in "Booksmart" and alongside fellow celebrity kid, Emma Roberts, in "Scream Queens."

O'Shea Jackson, Jr. starred as none other than his father, Ice Cube, in "Straight Outta Compton." He's also starred in "Den of Thieves" and "Just Mercy."

Colin Hanks, son of Tom Hanks, has quite the resume. He's starred in "Dexter," "Jumanji," "King Kong," "The Guilt Trip" and "Elvis and Nixon."

Damon Wayans Jr. is the son of none other than Damon Wayans and starred in many well known TV shows and films like "My Wife and Kids," "New Girl," "Let's Be Cops" and "How to be Single."

Daughter of legendary music executive Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, Rashida Jones has starred in "The Office" and "I Love You, Man" and had appearances in "The Social Network" and "Black-ish."

Just one of the famous Skarsgard siblings, Alexander Skarsgard is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard. Though he has a long list of acting credits, Alexander is known for "True Blood" and "Big Little Lies."

Bill Skarsgard, Alexander Skarsgard's younger brother and Stellan Skarsgard's son, has been in the "Divergent" series, "Atomic Blonde" and "Deadpool 2" but his most memorable role was perhaps as Pennywise the clown in "It."

Daughter of actress and music superstar Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross has carved her own path in Hollywood. Tracee Ellis Ross is best known for "Girlfriends" and Kenya Barris' "Black-ish," "Mixed-ish" and "Grown-ish."

Mariska Hargitay, the face of "Law & Order: SVU" comes from Hollywood royalty. Her mother was Jayne Mansfield and her father was Mickey Hargitay.

Academy Award winning actress, Laura Dern's parents are actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.

Gwyneth Paltrow has built a Goop empire and is a well-known name in Hollywood having starred in "The Politician," "Iron Man" and "Shakespeare in Love," but she also comes from an entertainment family. Her mother is actressBlythe Danner andproducer-director BrucePaltrow.

The Douglas family has created some Hollywood elites. Michael Douglas, who's starred in many films and projects from "The Kominsky Method" to "Fatal Attraction" is the son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas.

Josh Brolin known for "Sicario," "No Country for Old Men" and "Milk" is the son of actor James Brolin.

"Leftovers" starMargaret Qualley is the daughter of Andie MacDowell.Qualley has also starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Allison Williams has starred in "Girls" and rose to prominence for playing a sinister Rose in Jordan Peele's "Get Out." She's also the daughter of journalist and "30 Rock" star Brian Williams.

Actor Ron Howard is the father of "Jurassic World," "The Village" and "The Help" actress Bryce Dallas Howard.

Scott Eastwood is, you guessed it: Clint Eastwood's son. Scott has played in "The Outpost," "Suicide Squad" and "Pacific Rim: Uprising."

Angelina Jolie has been a prominent figure on her own in Hollywood having taken on multiple characters from Disney's"Maleficent" to a spy in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Her father is Academy Award winning actorJon Voight.

Ben Stiller followed in his father Jerry Stiller's footsteps, having made it big both as a comedian and actor.

It's no wonder Judy Garland would give birth to another star: Liza Minnelli. Minnelli is best known for her role in "Cabaret" but she's gone on to give us many notable performances from "New York, New York" to "Victor/Victoria."