Niles Fitch

Niles Fitch
Niles Fitch
	Fitch in 2019
Born	July 12, 2001 (age 23); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Relatives	Rayshard Brooks (cousin)

Niles Fitch (born July 12, 2001) is an American actor who began his career as a child actor. He gained prominence through his role in the NBC series This Is Us (2016–2022). He received praise for his performance in the film The Fallout (2021).

Personal life

Fitch was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Frederick and Nakata Fitch, Niles currently lives in Los Angeles, California where he studies at the University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts. He has expressed a desire to be known as a separate entity from creative labels and hence, is dabbling in behind-the-camera work in addition to acting and related artistic endeavours. His father, Frederick, died from lupus when Niles was 12 years old.^[1] He has since collaborated with Lupus LA as an ambassador in spreading awareness- contributing to the lives of people who live with lupus. In 2024, Fitch graduated from the University of Southern California.^[2]

Fitch was the cousin of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old African American man fatally shot by the Atlanta Police Department on June 12, 2020.^[3]

Career

Fitch started print modeling when he was four years old. His first job was in a back-to-school ad for Parisian. He then made his stage debut in the 2012 North American tour of The Lion King as Young Simba's replacement. He also played Emmanuel in the 2014 Off-Broadway show, Our Lady of Kibeho.^[4]^[5]

He made his television debut with a guest appearance in Tyler Perry's House of Payne, followed by a recurring role in Season 7 of Army Wives. His early film credits include St. Vincent and Roman J. Israel, Esq.^[6]

Fitch was cast to play a young version of Randall Pearson in the NBC series This Is Us, a role that has won him an ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award. He, along with the rest of the teenage cast, was promoted to series regular from Season 2 onwards.^[7]

Fitch had roles in 2019 films If Not Now, When?^[8] and Miss Virginia.^[9] In May 2019, it was announced that Fitch would star as Prince Tuma in the 2020 Disney+ film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals.^[10] In August 2020 it was announced that Fitch had begun filming The Fallout.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	St. Vincent	Brooklyn
2017	Roman J. Israel, Esq.	Langston Bailey
2019	If Not Now, When?	Michael
2019	Miss Virginia	James
2020	Secret Society of Second-Born Royals	Prince Tuma	Disney+ film^[12]
2021	The Fallout	Quinton Hasland
2023	We Have a Ghost	Fulton Presley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Tommy Brooks	Episode: "Do the Fight Thing"
2013	Army Wives	Deuce	Recurring role (season 7), 9 episodes
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Keon Williams	Episode: "Transgender Bridge"
2016	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Tyler	Episode: "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!"
2016	Best Friends Whenever	Elliott	Episode: "Girl Code"
2016	Mistresses	Noel	4 episodes (season 4)
2016–22	This Is Us	16–21 Year Old Randall	Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–6)
2019	Drunk History	Michael Patrick	Episode: “Good Samaritans”
2019	Atypical	Lacrosse Sam	3 episodes
2020	Social Distance	Lee Graham	Episode: "everything is v depressing rn"
2021	Mixed-ish	Jay	Episode: "On My Own"
2024	That '90s Show	Cole Carson	3 episodes

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The Lion King	Young Simba (replacement)	North American tour
2014	Our Lady of Kibeho	Emmanuel	Pershing Square Signature Center, Off-Broadway

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2012	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Nominated
2012	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in Live Theater - Young Actor	The Lion King, North American Tour	Nominated
2019	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	This Is Us	Won	^[13]