If the name Carys Zeta Douglas sounds familiar, chances are you’ve heard of her parents – so who exactly is this star?
The 23-year-old is the youngest daughter of Oscar winners Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, making headlines this week over her grand acting debut.
But she’s not the only child of Hollywood royalty to make their debut recently.
Like Carys Douglas, these kids share their parents’ famous last names – and their agents it seems – as they join the family business of acting and performing.
Meet the new wave of Hollywood offspring taking over our stages and screens.
Carys Zeta Douglas
The youngest of two, Carys graduated from Brown University last year and has now moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
READ MORE: The Hollywood stars you didn’t realise were nepo babies
READ MORE: Kelly Clarkson breaks into tears after tragedy ends talk show
READ MORE: A-lister speaks out following co-star Tom Hardy firing reports
Carys, 23, also holds a bachelor in International Relations from Brown University. Â Getty
There, she will be making her big stage debut, paying the lead role of Nina in Anton Chekhov’s play The Seagull. Prior to that, she’s had experience in short films.
Graduating with a degree in film and international studies, mum Zeta-Jones posted on social media at the time: “We are both such proud parents right now!! It’s only just begun!!”
Dylan Douglas
Oldest son Dylan, 25, made his acting debut last year, filming both thriller and dark comedy short films coming soon.
Dylan (left) also dabbled in voice acting with Disney at 11 years old. Â Getty
Ella Bleu Travolta
All eyes were on Ella Bleu Travolta as she walked the red carpet for the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival this month.
An equal amount of eyes were on her dad John Travolta’s latest fascination with berets.
John Travolta made an emotional return to the spotlight with daughter Ella at Cannes 2026. Â Getty
The 26-year-old is the middle daughter of Golden Globe winner Travolta, 72, and late wife, actress Kelly Preston.
At age seven, she shared the screen with her parents in 2009 Disney comedy Old Dogs, and this time returns for Travolta’s directorial debut, playing a flight attendant in new drama Propeller One-Way Night Coach.
“I had this plan of introducing Ella to the world as an adult in this very Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly kind of way,” Travolta told Today.
“So I did everything I could to really set the scene… I’m so proud of her,” he beamed.
Fans say Ella is a splitting image of her late mum, Preston. Â Getty
Homer Gere
This rising star didn’t just inherit his dad’s luscious locks, he shares his love for acting.
The 26-year-old is the son of Law & Order alum Carey Lowell and Pretty Woman heartthrob Richard Gere, and you just might recognise him on screens.
Homer and dad Richard Gere remain close despite Richard living in Spain with second wife Alejandra Silva. Â Getty
The star kicked off his acting career with a bang, appearing in the latest episode of Euphoria for an eyebrow-raising love scene.
Homer made his silver screen debut in episode seven of the hit series with scene partner Sydney Sweeney.
The oldest of three sons, Homer is described by his dad as someone who “loves music” and is a “very fast runner, very smart, very funny”.
Yes, this Richard Gere, pictured with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, 1990. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Homer, who keeps a relatively low profile on social media, attends the Euphoria season final premiere. Â Getty Images for HBO
As Homer took his first steps onto the world stage, dad Richard revealed in 2024 that he “didn’t understand” the true extent of his in-built fame, adding Homer’s only “suddenly become interested” in acting.
This year, the actor is set to have a starring role in upcoming erotic thriller series The Shards, created by American Horror Story producer Ryan Murphy.
Apple Martin
Apple Martin (left) is also a law, history, and society major and a model, pictured with mum Gwyneth Paltrow. WireImage
She’s the apple of Gwyneth Paltrow’s eye and the successor to her career.
Apple Martin, daughter of Paltrow and singer Chris Martin, is making her film debut in a major movie – alongside her mum’s former co-stars.
The 22-year-old has scored a coveted role in an upcoming Nancy Meyers-directed comedy, starring opposite Jude Law and Owen Wilson among others.
Sharing the exciting news to Instagram, Apple wrote, “Dreams come true!!! Thank you @nmeyers for taking a chance on me.”
That’s on top of Apple’s busy modelling career!
Rowan Henchy
Brooke Shields and Rowan Francis Henchy attend the 2024 Glamour Women Of The Year at Times Square EDITION Hotel on October 08, 2024 in New York City. Â Michael Loccisano/Getty
Brooke Shields may have started acting at age nine, but she seems less certain about seeing her own daughter in the spotlight.
The Golden Globe nominee’s oldest daughter Rowan, 23, is making a screen debut of a different kind, reality TV.
“Oh, I was sick to my stomach!” Shields confessed on TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, after learning her daughter will be appearing in Bravo reality series Next Gen NYC.
Shields shares two daughters with her husband of 25 years, Chris Henchy.
The reality series will follow rising Gen-Z New Yorkers including Rowan who is a also a booking producer at Good Morning America.
Speaking on the morning program, Shields shared the industry advice she gave her eldest daughter.
“I said, ‘Look, don’t be a f–k up. Don’t! Be the voice of reason. You’re going to be fine,” recalled the mum-of-two.
Shields told her daughter to look at the opportunity as a “business choice” as Rowan’s true passion lies in broadcast journalism.
