Born in Southern California, Lonnie Chavis knew that he wanted to be on screen and began going to auditions when he was six years old. His first screen appearance came in a supporting role on an episode of "Bella and the Bulldogs" (Nickelodeon, 2015-16) followed by a spot on "The Thundermans" (Nickelodeon, 2013-), and "Supergirl" (CBS, 2015-16; The CW, 2016-). In 2016, Chavis appeared in his first recurring role, playing a young Randall, on the breakout hit "This is Us" (NBC, 2016-). He landed a role in the Mark Waters directed "Magic Camp," and his first series regular role on the Showtime series "White Famous" (Showtime, 2017-) based on the experiences of a young Jamie Foxx.