Lyric Ross is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deja Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us and Natalie Washington and N.A.T.A.L.I.E. in Ironheart (2025).
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 2025 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 +YearTitleRoleNotes2017Rogers ParkRuby 2018Canal StreetTameka 2022The ClassCasey2022Wendell & WildKat Elliot (voice)
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2015SirensLily1 episode2015Chicago FireGirl1 episode2016Untitled Lena Waithe ProjectAndreaTV movie2017–2022This Is UsDeja PearsonRecurring (season 2); main character (season 3–6)2025IronheartNatalie Washington and N.A.T.A.L.I.E.Miniseries
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryProjectResult2018Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Breakout StarThis Is Us 2019BET AwardsYoung Stars Award Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesImage Awards (NAACP)Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) 2020Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2021Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)2023Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, Motion Picture Wendell & Wild2026Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie) Ironheart
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