Young actors are taking over Hollywood, and we’re here for it. Jeremy Maguire, who played Joe in “Modern Family,” is nearly unrecognizable now, while “Stranger Things'” Finn Wolfhard has had quite the transformation since playing Mike Wheeler on the sci-fi drama. But the cast of “Young Sheldon” takes the cake on an incredible evolution since Season 1. Raegan Revord, who played Missy Cooper on the CBS hit sitcom, is particularly growing up in warp speed.
Revord stole the hearts of millions through her quick wit while playing opposite her on-screen twin, Iain Armitage, who portrayed the titular role of Sheldon Cooper. Though Revord feels more introverted than her social butterfly character, the actor feels connected to Missy through her own pre-teen experiences. “Sometimes it feels like we are living parallel lives!” she told Cliché Magazine. “When I got the script where George teaches Missy how to drive, I freaked out because I have been doing that in real life with my own dad.”
Revord gave one heck of a performance on the “Big Bang Theory” spinoff show, bringing to life a character that really feels like everyone’s little sister. But to really know Hollywood’s up-and-coming star, take a look at the actor’s life outside of Medford, East Texas.
Raegan Revord’s first role was in ‘Modern Family’
At a very young age, Raegan Revord knew she had a knack for entertaining. She launched her acting career with a few commercials, but quickly made it to sitcoms. Revord was just six years old when she booked a recurring role on the hit ABC show “Modern Family.” The actor played Meghan — a friend of Mitch and Cam’s daughter, Lilly — who appeared in a couple of episodes throughout the series.
Revord explained how she was enamored at the sight of herself on television and craved more of the spotlight. “When I saw myself in the commercials on the TV, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wanna be in the movies, I wanna be on TV shows,'” she said in a 2018 interview with Sweety High. After hiring a talent manager and auditioning for other roles, Revord explained: “I finally worked my way up to ‘Modern Family.”
According to Revord, her stint on the hit series gave her an epiphany about her hopeful career trajectory. “I started going out for theatrical roles and landed a guest starring role on ‘Modern Family’ when I was 6,” she said in an interview with A Book Of. “That’s when I knew I wanted to be a series regular on a TV show. At the time I didn’t know it was even called a series regular. I left ‘Modern Family’ and wondered, ‘How do I get on a TV show where I can work every day but don’t have to audition for it every time?'” Well, her dreams certainly came true.
Raegan Revord was in a severe car accident
If you think acting is easy, think again. Raegan Revord remembers having to quickly return to work after a serious car accident left her traumatized. “Tonight’s episode was incredibly challenging for me to film, personally,” Revord wrote in a March 30, 2023 post on Instagram. “On the way to work my mom and I were t-boned by a driver driving under the influence. The irony here is I’m pretty much in a car for this entire episode, but you know what they say, ‘you gotta get back on the saddle.'”
The actor told People at the time that she could vividly remember every detail of the crash, including the sounds of the car metal colliding and the airbags deploying. “I still have panic attacks sometimes, having to get in the car or [when] someone else who’s driving hits their brakes quickly,” she said. “You feel your heart speed up and even though you’re fine physically, it just does stick with you.”
According to Revord, one positive thing came out of the crash: cutting her hair. She told Entertainment Tonight that for four years, she wasn’t allowed to change her hairstyle to maintain a consistent appearance for Missy on “Young Sheldon.” But after the crash, the producers allowed her to chop it off to make her feel more comfortable. “Now I have short hair and I’m so happy,” she said. “I got Van Leeuwen [ice cream] and I got a haircut. What more can you ask for?”
Raegan Revord runs a book club
The “Young Sheldon” star is quite the jack of all trades. Not only is Raegan Revord a prodigious young actor, but she’s an avid reader. So much so that her literary enthusiasm has led her to start a book club, focused on the young adult (YA) genre. Revord started the online book club “Read With Raegan” in 2019 with a mission to give young people, like herself, a platform to share their own passion for reading.
In a 2024 interview with People, Revord explained how reading is practically in her DNA. “We have a lot of teachers and readers in our family, and so we always had a surplus of books,” she said. “That’s kind of where I started my journey as a book reader.” Some of her picks for the club have included R.F. Kuang’s “Yellowface” and “Where Are You, Echo Blue,” by Haley Krischer, whom Revord interviewed to chat about the novel. “I try to find stories that are interesting from the get-go and stories that are diverse because I want people to feel seen and find someone in each story that they can relate to,” she explained to the outlet. Lately, however, Revord has been focusing on another medium.
