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    20 Iconic Child Actors Who Aren't Super Famous, So You Might Not Know They're Still Actors

    They're SO grown up now.

    We've all had those moments when you recognized an actor but you couldn't quite remember from where. Many former child stars are making a comeback and returning to their roots in Hollywood. Here's who grew up on screen and are still making a living acting to this very day:

    1. To start, Ashley Johnson played Chrissy Seaver in Growing Pains during the early '90s.

    Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson, Tracey Gold, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kirk Cameron in Growing Pains

    She recently appeared as Anna Williams in The Last of Us TV adaptation.

    Ashley Johnson on the red carpet

    2. Thora Birch played Dani in 1993's Halloween classic Hocus Pocus.

    Thora Birch in Hocus Pocus

    She recently appeared as Nichole Schmidt in The Gabby Petito Story.

    Thora Birch at the premiere of The Pale Blue Eye

    3. Danica McKellar played Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years during the late '80s and early '90s.

    Fred Savage and Danica McKellar in The Wonder Years

    She recently appeared as Sadie Walker in Christmas at the Drive-In.

    Danica McKellar at the '90s Con

    4. Tatyana Ali played Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air during the early '90s.

    Tatyana Ali in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    She recently played Mrs. Hughes in three episodes of Bel-Air.

    Tatyana Ali at the premiere of Bel-Air

    5. Joseph Mazzello played Tim in 1993's Jurassic Park.

    Joseph Mazzello in Jurassic Park

    He was recently seen as Paul Begala in American Crime Story.

    Joseph Mazzello at the screening of Unexpected

    6. Amber Tamblyn played Emily in General Hospital from 1995 to 2000.

    Amber Tamblyn in General Hospital

    She was recently seen as Carolyn in You Hurt My Feelings.

    Amber Tamblyn at The National Board of Review 2023 Awards Gala

    7. Lacey Chabert played Claudia Salinger in Party of Five for over 140 episodes between 1994 and 2000.

    Lacey Chabert in Party of Five

    She was recently seen as Tess Harper in The Crossword Mysteries.

    Lacey Chabert on the red carpet

    8. Christina Ricci played Wednesday in the '90s Addams Family movies.

    Christina Ricci in Addams Family Values

    She was recently seen as Ms. Thornhill in the Netflix series Wednesday and stars in Yellowjackets.

    Christina Ricci on the red carpet

    9. Haley Joel Osment played Cole Sear in 1999's The Sixth Sense.

    Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense

    He was recently seen as Jeremy in Somebody I Used to Know.

    Haley Joel Osment at the premiere of Somebody I Used to Know

    10. Kyle Massey played the lead character in Cory in the House, a spinoff of That's So Raven, from 2007 to 2008.

    Kyle Massey in Cory in the House

    He was recently seen as Omar Benson in the TV series Millennials.

    Kyle Massey walking around LA

    11. Daryl Sabara played Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids franchise during the early '00s.

    Daryl Sabara and Alex Vega in Spy Kids

    He was recently seen in Meghan Trainor's music video for "Made You Look."

    Daryl Sabara and Meghan Trainor on the red carpet

    12. AnnaSophia Robb played Leslie Burke in 2007's Bridge to Terabithia.

    AnnaSophia Robb in Bridge to Terabithia

    She was recently seen as Michelle Shughart in Dr. Death.

    AnnaSophia Robb on the red carpet

    13. Sara Paxton played Staci in 2004's Sleepover.

    Sara Paxton in Sleepover

    She was recently seen as Miss Flynn in the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde.

    Sara Paxton on the red carpet

    14. Alyson Stoner played Sarah Baker in the Cheaper by the Dozen films that were popular in the '00s.

    Alyson Stoner in Cheaper by the Dozen

    She was recently featured as a voice actor in the animated series Hamster & Gretel.

    Alyson Stoner at San Diego Comic Con 2022

    15. Fred Savage played Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993, starring in over 110 episodes.

    Fred Savage in The Wonder Years

    He was recently seen as Vaughn in The Afterparty.

    Fred Savage appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    16. Jaleel White played Steve Urkel in over 200 episodes of Family Matters between 1989 and 1998.

    Jaleel White in Family Matters

    He was recently seen as Max Jefferson in The Ms. Pat Show.

    Jaleel White on the red carpet

    17. Jonathan Lipnicki played George Little in the Stuart Little movies in 1999 and 2002.

    Jonathan Lipnicki in Stuart Little 2

    He was recently seen as Sean in Pooling to Paradise.

    Jonathan Lipnicki at an event

    18. Keshia Knight Pulliam played Rudy Huxtable in The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992.

    Keshia as Rudy in The Cosby Show

    She was recently seen as Bethany in The Hillsdale Adoption Scam.

    Keshia Knight Pulliam at The Big Homecoming Event

    19. Madeline Zima played Grace Sheffield in The Nanny from 1993 to 1999.

    Madeline Zima in The Nanny

    She was recently seen as Space Case in Doom Patrol.

    Madeline Zima at the premiere of The Patient

    20. Finally, Anna Chlumsky played Vada Sultenfuss in the '90s My Girl movies.

    Anna Chlumsky in My Girl

    She was recently seen as Molly in They/Them and starred in Netflix's Inventing Anna.

    Anna Chlumsky visiting Today

    Who's your favorite from this list? Share their name in the comments!