Parker Bates

Parker was born on March 1, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. He began modeling at the age of two, but he discovered his passion for acting at the age of six, when he accompanied his older brother, Prestyn Bates to a commercial audition. He inadvertently wound up in the audition room himself and booked the job. He went on to secure roles in commercials, PSAs and short film productions in Dallas and Austin, before setting his sights on Hollywood. Once he secured representation with during his first trip to Los Angeles, he began auditioning regularly. During his first six months in Los Angeles, Parker scored a series regular role on NBC's hit show "This Is Us", playing 'Young Kevin Pearson', son of Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia). As a part of this award-winning ensemble, his role on "This Is Us" has opened up new and incredible opportunities such as; being the red carpet correspondent for this year's iHeartRadio Awards where he interviewed big name musicians like Bebe Rexha, Agn