The Pearson family just got a little bigger! During a For Your Emmy Consideration panel for This Is Us [1] on Monday, it was announced that Michael Angarano will be playing Jack's younger brother, Nicky [2], in season three. As fans will recall from last season, Jack and Nicky served in Vietnam together [3], but Nicky eventually died at war. The show's creator Dan Fogelman recently teased that the upcoming season will explore Jack's time in Vietnam [4], which means we are in for quite a few brotherly moments between the Pearson boys.

Shortly after the news was announced, Angarano shared his excitement on Twitter writing, "I am beyond grateful and very excited to be a part of this show - my grandmother even told her dentist." Angarano currently stars on Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, though he has plenty of acting credits under his belt. In fact, the 30-year-old has been acting since he was a little kid. He got his first big break playing the younger version of William Miller in Almost Famous in 2000, and has since starred in a variety of shows and movies including Sky High, The Art of Getting By, 24, The Knick, and Mom. He also had a recurring role on Will & Grace as Jack's son Elliott, which he reprised in the reboot last year.

i am beyond grateful and very excited to be a part of this show - my grandmother even told her dentist. https://t.co/WZaG3hFjVz [5]

— michael angarano (@MichaelAngarano) August 14, 2018 [6]

We can't wait to see him get into character as Nicky when the show returns on Sept. 25 [7].