Is Malik from This Is Us a boy?

One of the show’s main characters, Malik, is a transgender man. In the show, Malik is played by actor Asante Blackk. Malik’s story is one of the many stories that This Is Us tells about the Pearson family. The show has been praised for its honest and realistic portrayal of Malik’s experience as a transgender man.

Who played Malik in This Is Us finale?

There’s a moment in the final season of This Is Us that encapsulates the Pearson sisters’ relationship perfectly. Seventeen-year-old Déjà (Lyric Ross) has gotten caught sneaking off to see her boyfriend Malik (Asante Blackk) at Harvard, and Malik has offered to make the family dinner as a sort of peace offering.

How old Is Malik on This Is Us in real life?

If you’ve been watching This Is Us season five, then you’ve definitely noticed that there are new series regulars. Chances are one of them, Deja’s (Lyric Ross) new boyfriend Malik (Asante Blackk), looks pretty familiar, though. Here, four reasons why you might recognize the 19-year-old actor.

Who plays grown up Malik on This Is Us?

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Whose baby is Deja pregnant with?

Deja texts the father to tell him the news, but he isn’t revealed until later in the episode—when he rushes into Deja’s room in the middle of the night. It’s Malik, all grown up and very successful. He tells Deja that he’s loved her since he was 16 years old and wants this baby with her.

Is Malik the father of Deja’s baby on This Is Us?

But it’s eventually revealed that, no, Malik thankfully is the father to Deja’s baby – and that this family’s connection is that they were in the hospital the same night that Jack died.