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Lyric Ross
Occupation Acctress
Known for Deja Pearson in This Is Us

Lyric Ross is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deja Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us.

Early life and career

Ross raised in Homewood, Illinois, is the daughter of Brandi Smith and Stephen Ross and granddaughter of Margaret Smith. She started acting when she was five years old, appearing in commercials and guest-starring in Chicago Fire and Sirens. In 2017, she performed in a recurring role as Deja Pearson on season 2 of This Is Us while in the eighth grade at James Hart School in Homewood, Illinois. On August 27, 2018, NBC announced that Ross had been promoted to a series regular onwards season 3. She and the rest of the show's cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2018.

She has been cast in the upcoming television series Ironheart.

In 2022 she dubbed in the stop motion film Wendell & Wild as Katherine "Kat" Koniqua Elliot.

Philanthropy

Ross serves as a celebrity ambassador for Orphan Myth.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Rogers Park Ruby
2018 Canal Street Tameka
2022 The Class Casey
2022 Wendell & Wild Kat Elliot (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Sirens Lily 1 episode
2015 Chicago Fire Girl 1 episode
2016 Untitled Lena Waithe Project Andrea TV movie
2017–2022 This Is Us Deja Pearson Recurring (season 2); main character (season 3–6)
2025 Ironheart Natalie Washington Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Project Result
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Star This Is Us Nominated
2019 BET Awards Young Stars Award Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Image Awards (NAACP) Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated
2020 Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2021 Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated
2023 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, Motion Picture Wendell & Wild Nominated

See also

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