This Is Us is a show that expertly juggles the lives of the Pearson family across generations, because who does not love a good family saga? It digs into relationships, reveals secrets and shows how family shapes us. The series hops through time, mixing heartwarming moments with gut-wrenching tragedies. It captures the essence of resilience while making you question your own life choices. With its rich characters and emotional storytelling, This Is Us hooks viewers and leaves them wondering why they are still crying over fictional people.

Meet the mentors from This Is Us

Jack Pearson

Jack is the heart-on-his-sleeve, barbecue-sweater, get-in-the-boat kind of dad — you know the one. He’s endlessly practical and goofy but also has this intense, all-in devotion to family that feels both steady and dramatic (he would probably wallpaper the house with inspirational quotes, no joke). He fixes things with duct tape and pep talks and somehow makes big sacrifices look like the natural thing to do, which is both noble and maddening. He’s messy-lovable, stubbornly optimistic, and probably hummed bad jingles under his breath while building a fort. Also he cries at commercials, which is not a weakness but a superpower.

Randall Pearson

Randall is the kind of person who plans three contingency plans and still manages to surprise you with an emotional outpouring at brunch. Hyper-organized, brilliant, and relentlessly kind — but also kind of intense and slightly terrifying in his commitment to improvement (in a good way? maybe terrifying is dramatic). He’s a family glue, a community leader, and someone who will memorize your birthday and also interrogate you about your feelings until you confess everything. Loves spreadsheets and candles, genuinely, which makes me laugh every time I remember that odd little domestic side. He cares so hard it can be exhausting, but it’s real and uncompromising.

William Hill

William is slow-burn warmth personified — soft, world-weary, endlessly wise in a way that feels earned, not performed. He tells the best stories, smokes maybe too much (or is that my memory?) and has this calm, steady mentorship vibe that sneaks up on you. There’s grit and tenderness in him, like someone who’s lived a lot and still finds tiny joys (music, weird snacks, whatever). He’s quietly proud, sometimes stubbornly private, and visits with a smile that changes the whole room.

Beth Pearson

Beth is fierce energy wrapped in immaculate planning and a face that can both judge and hearten you at the same time. She’s exacting, brilliant, hilarious, and deeply loyal — like a drill sergeant who also brings cupcakes and a motivational speech. She hates being underestimated and will absolutely run a meeting while also running the PTA and secretly being emotional about a squirrel (random true/false?). There’s an artistry to her — she choreographs lives as if they were pieces of a dance — and yet she’s real, messy, and protective in ways that feel totally lived-in. Also she’s probably the only person who can be both intimidating and the most dependable hug in town.

Rebecca Pearson

Rebecca is equal parts showbiz sparkle and heck-I’m-just-trying-to-keep-everyone-alive exhaustion, and it’s gloriously complicated. She’s a performer — literally — with flare, sequins, and a voice that wants to fix everything with a song, while also being a mother who makes messy choices for perfectly human reasons. Ambitious, magnetic, occasionally self-involved (she’ll admit it later, probably), and full of contradictions like ‘I need applause’ and ‘I need bedtime.’ She loves drama and dances in the kitchen and also cries in the car at 2 a.m., which I find devastating and beautiful. Honestly, she’s the kind of mentor who will push you to be massively theatrical and then make you rehearse your apology.

Kate Pearson

Kate is soft but volcanic, the person who will quietly keep her cool and then explode into a thousand feelings when the music hits. She’s brave in really slow, stubborn ways — dealing with body stuff, love stuff, voice stuff — and has this fierce loyalty that makes her both safe and unpredictable. She loves music (singing, yes) and probably hoards T-shirts and snacks in really comforting piles, which is both adorable and slightly gross. She’s painfully relatable, self-deprecating, yet stubbornly hopeful even when she’s convinced she’s not. Also she’s terrible at home repairs but will 100% pretend she’s absolutely fine doing it, which is a whole vibe.

Kevin Pearson

Kevin is the golden-haired, charming disaster you keep watching because he’s so entertaining but also because you secretly ache for his soft bits. He’s an actor, a goof, a person who can sell a joke and then ruin the mood with an unscripted honesty that hits you in the throat. Deeply insecure beneath that celebrity smirk, he makes impulsive choices and weirdly romantic gestures (some brilliant, some catastrophically bad) and I love him for it. He cares about being liked and being seen, but he’s also capable of this quiet, surprising tenderness when he’s not performing. And he has an inexplicable obsession with his hair — like key character trait, not optional.

Toby Damon

Toby is the giant-hearted goof who gifts you a stomach ache from laughing and also brings a casserole when you need it most. He’s loyal to the point of heroic, emotionally earnest in that very awkward, very human way, and somehow both clumsy and deliberate at the same time. He loves food (pasta, always), wears silly shirts, and also will sit through your meltdown with a baffled face and unwavering patience. He’s low-key therapist energy but also will make a joke at exactly the wrong moment and then apologize profusely — like, so lovable. Also I’m pretty sure he hides snacks in pockets and cries during romcoms, which makes him peak Toby.