What Happened To Chrissy Metz After This Is Us?

Trigger warning: This article mentions substance use and addiction issues.

From 2012 until 2022, fans tuned in weekly to catch up with the Pearson family on the Emmy Award-winning drama series "This Is Us." Chrissy Metz starred as Kate Pearson and won the hearts of many with her honest and emotional portrayal. Her performance garnered many award nominations, including Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, and Teen Choice Awards.

When the show ended in May 2022, Metz kept going, working on everything from films to children's books to her fledgling music career. Her love life was thriving as well, and she and her then-boyfriend, Bradley Collins, collaborated on several projects together.

Like the rest of us, Metz misses "This Is Us" and has expressed gratitude for playing a part in such an iconic show. Read on to find out what Chrissy Metz has been up to since the end of "This Is Us," and if there could possibly be a reunion in the future.

After playing Kate Pearson for six seasons on "This Is Us," Chrissy Metz branched out into roles that were decidedly darker. In 2022, Metz starred in the indie film "Stay Awake" as a woman who struggles with substance issues while trying to raise two teenage sons. While the subject of addiction is a sensitive one, Metz brought empathy to the role. She has said that she could relate to her character's struggles based on her own experiences with food. "It was one of those things where I understand addiction from a food perspective because I have food issues, and I know people who suffer from several different types of addictions," Metz told People.

Metz also took on the horror genre with the film "A Creature Was Stirring," a Christmas horror movie that came out in December 2023. According to Deadline, it starred Metz as a nurse and mother of a teenage daughter with a mysterious illness. In the film, a break-in during a blizzard brings her and her daughter's disturbing secrets to light for a truly creepy Christmas thriller that was definitely a departure from Metz's other projects.

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Chrissy Metz is a triple threat: an actor, a singer, and a writer. She became a bestselling author in 2018 when she released her memoir, "This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today," and in 2023, Metz collaborated with her then-boyfriend, songwriter Bradley Collins, to pen the bestselling book "When I Talk To God, I Talk About You." The latter is an illustrated children's book that focuses on the power of prayer, something that both strongly believe in. 

Metz and Collins, who met on Bumble during the pandemic, found they had many shared beliefs when they first began chatting. "When [we] were starting to get to know each other, I just realized we had a lot in common," Collins told People. "And through those conversations, a lot of stuff came up for both of us." Both Metz and Collins experienced tough times that their faith saw them through, and prayer is a big part of both of their lives. 

"The book is a general introduction to prayer and a reminder that children can pray for anything that's on their heart and minds," Metz shared with People. "And hopefully this book will remind everyone who reads it that you don't have to pray just when something bad happens. You can pray when good things happen. It also talks about gratitude, and how being thankful is just as important as praying."

In 2023, Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins released an album of lullabies, "Prayed for This Day," to accompany the book they penned together. The then-couple originally planned to record just one song, but the creativity was flowing, and they found themselves with an entire album. "At first, we wanted to write a lullaby," Collins told People. "And then one song turned into three songs ... by the fourth day, we had 10 songs, all from the book and from the messages in the book."

Metz, who auditioned for "American Idol" in 2007, sang on "This Is Us" and performed at the 2019 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards (via People), brought her vocal chops to the album, and even invited her nieces and nephews to sing on two of the tracks. But Collins was more at home outside of the recording booth. "Bradley has been songwriting up a storm," Metz explained to People. She went on to speak about how she and her partner find inspiration in their daily lives and conversations. "It's so interesting because you can't really plan for creativity. It really just happens. I think it's sort of inevitable because, at the end of the day, we sit and talk about what we did that day. Our relationship has always been very collaborative in that way."

In November 2022, it was announced that Chrissy Metz was going to star in yet another sibling-centric drama series, NBC's "Help Me Rhonda." The show was based on the bestselling novel "2 Sisters Detective Agency" by James Patterson and Candice Fox. According to Deadline, Metz was set to star as Rhonda Bird, a public defender who, along with her teenage sister Barbra Ann "Baby" Bird, takes over her father's private detective agency after his death. In addition to starring in the project, Metz was also set to executive produce.

Metz took to Instagram to announce her involvement in the series, posting a pic of the Deadline article with the caption, "Can't wait to let these beautiful Birds fly! Excited to traverse this wild world and grateful to everyone involved who are making it possible." Metz followed in the footsteps of other "This Is Us" alums who have tried to helm their own shows. Mandy Moore was set to star in and executive produce the series "Twin Flames," while Milo Ventimiglia headlined the ABC series "The Company You Keep." However, both Metz and Moore's shows never made it to air, and Ventimiglia's was canceled after one season.

Fans are not the only ones who still miss "This Is Us." As Chrissy Metz told People, "I miss 'This Is Us' desperately ... not only was it life-changing for me, but the best people, the way that it touched people's lives and hearts and minds, it was really, really special." Fans can certainly attest to that!

Metz also spoke to Us Weekly about missing the show as well, emphasizing the close-knit cast as well as getting to embody the character of Kate Pearson. "I miss seeing, of course, all my friends who are my castmates. I miss the challenge of ... just working on the character," Metz said. "I just sort of miss developing who [Kate] is and who she was gonna become. ... Just sort of the everyday stuff I miss the most."

And while Metz has been steadily working since the show's end, she admitted the transition into new roles was a bit tough for her. It seems Metz felt very comfortable playing Kate, and after so many years, felt she'd really gotten to know her. "It's tricky when you've done something for six years because ... even though you're still discovering more about [the character], you have a grasp," she shared with People. 

Because many fans of "This Is Us" still miss it and would love to see the cast together again, has Chrissy Metz had any ideas for a reunion? "Maybe a 'This Is Us' movie," she told Us Weekly, getting fans' hopes way up. "I'm always up for working with all of the whole cast again. I mean, who knows how we would change as people and how that would, of course, change the acting and what the writing would be about. But I'm up for it."

As much as we'd love it, could a "This Is Us" movie really still hit the big or small screen? It's possible, as Metz told ET. "I think everybody wants to see it. Every single time I see someone they're like, 'We wish the show was still on.' I'm like, 'Me too.'" As for when the potential movie could happen, Metz had some thoughts on that as well. "I think, like, in 10 years and we're all, like, 50-ish, I think that will be cute, a little reunion."

In the meantime, die-hard "This Is Us" fans were happy to learn that Metz and her castmates stayed in touch after the show wrapped in May 2022. A year later, in May 2023, Chrissy Metz posted a super cute pic on Instagram with former co-stars Mandy Moore and Susan Kelechi Watson, captioned, "Sing it with me ... reunited and it feels so good! Love you Ladies!" We love to see it!

When not acting or writing, Chrissy Metz has also fostered a country music career. Fans of "This Is Us" will surely remember Metz's lovely singing voice, which she got to showcase throughout the show. But it was the country genre that was really calling her name. "I met Jason Halpert — who was Kelly Clarkson's musical director — and he said, 'I don't know how to say this to you but literally a voice is telling me to ask you about music.' I was like, 'Oh my gosh ... I want to sing country music,'" Metz explained to People. In the summer of 2022, Metz embarked on her City Winery Tour, during which she performed her original music at venues across the East Coast.

The multitalented performer once shared that she wasn't quite sure whether she'd focus more on music or acting after "This Is Us" wrapped. "It's so hard! I would love my music to be in TV shows and film," she told Us Weekly in 2021. "I could never give up acting."

At the time, Metz sounded conflicted, but it appears that she has been able to balance music, acting, and writing, along with her personal relationships. And Metz continues to be grateful for the show that jump-started her career, acknowledging how it has shaped the way she approaches her work. As she told People, "I just try to be really cognizant and intentional with the projects that I'm doing."

For a while, it seemed that Chrissy Metz and her co-author, Bradley Collins, were a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, however, the dynamic duo realized that their romantic future simply was not to be. In 2023, Metz and Collins announced their split, with the former telling the Daily Mail that the breakup was amicable. "We were friends first and we had a romantic relationship, and we get to be friends again, which is so important to me in my life, in the way that I want to walk through the world," the actor explained.

The news shocked many of Metz's fans. Of all the celebrity couples who split up in 2023, Metz and Collins arguably had the best chance of working out. Even Metz had to admit that she occasionally doubted the decision to end the relationship. As she also told the Daily Mail, "[W]hen you love somebody, you're like, 'Wait, well, then what didn't work?'"

That said, Metz and Collins knew that they didn't have a future together — at least not romantically. "I'm so grateful that Bradley and I could say, 'I love you. I love you so much. I want to continue to work with you. But I think the romantic relationship has run its course,'" Metz added in the same interview. Despite the former couple's decision to part ways, they remain good friends. They have continued to collaborate on their shared artistic endeavors.

Chrissy Metz's career continued to grow after "The Is Us" finally wrapped up. She and her ex-partner, Bradley Collins, published a book called "When I Talk to God, I Talk About Feelings" in 2025. This work came as the sequel to her previous book, "When I Talk to God, I Talk About You," which had been released in 2023. Apparently, during Metz's time reading her first book to young people across the country, she realized that her readers craved a deeper conversation about emotions. "Once we were going around different churches and schools and reading the book, inevitably, every single kid, whether they had a question or they had a comment, it was always about their feelings," Metz explained in a conversation with The Christian Post.

Ultimately, this phenomenon inspired Metz to write a book that would help kids open up about their emotions — especially in a religious context. As Metz further explained, "Most of the time, we all just want to be heard ... that is, I think, so life-changing. To just be able to say, 'You love me enough to hear me?'" Because her book is based on her Christian faith, Metz decided to encourage kids to speak to God about what they are feeling. "You really can talk to God about anything," she told the publication. 

Chrissy Metz's writing career is not the only thing that took off since the end of "This Is Us." She has also become a Broadway sensation. While Metz taught the world about intimacy and relationships in "This Is Us," she used her Broadway career to dig into one of the messiest literary romances of all time. In her role as Angélique in the show "& Juliet," Metz showed what would have happened to Juliet if she hadn't gotten caught up in what it really meant to be a star-crossed lover. The production explored the alternate universe in which Juliet had chosen life — and the show gave Metz a new life of her own.

Speaking about the impact of the show on her own self-esteem, Metz told Playbill that "& Juliet" changed her life. Originally, Metz said, she was too nervous to actually go for a part on Broadway. "I was too shy, afraid of my own shadow," she admitted. However, once Metz began believing in herself, things just started happening. "I'm a living testimony that you truly can have your heart's desires," the actor gushed.

The best part is that the production has received excellent reviews. Acclaimed as a show that Shakespeare buffs are bound to be obsessed with, "& Juliet" has been nominated for dozens of major awards. This is a good sign for Metz's Broadway career — we can't wait to see what project she takes on next!