Niles Fitch will be Disney’s first black live-action Prince in Secret Society of Second-Born Royals 

He rose to fame playing teenage Randall Pearson on NBC’s hit This Is Us. 

But now, Niles Fitch is making history after being cast as Disney’s first live-action black prince in the upcoming film, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. 

The 18-year-old will star as Prince Tuma alongside Skylar Astin and Peyton Elizabeth Lee in the film expected to drop on Disney+ this summer. 

‘Welcome Disney’s first Black prince @disneyplus,’ Fitch wrote on Instagram, Monday. 

Tuma is described as a ‘Secret Society hopeful with ‘super-human ability,’ that is ‘vital to the team’s success.’ 

Though ‘his self-centered nature needs a lesson in empathy.’ 

Tuma joins other second in-line royals with super powers at an academy to learn how to work together and save the world. 

Anna Mastro directs the film, that was filmed last summer, written by Alex Livak and Andrew Green. 

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals was produced alongside with Disney Channel and will be a Disney+ Exclusive film. 

Fitch began appearing on This is Us during its first season in 2016 and has had more prominent storylines in recent seasons. 

He plays the high-school and college aged version of Randall, who is played by Sterling K. Brown in adulthood. 

In scenes, Fitch has played the character experiencing the loss of his father Jack, played by Milo Ventimiglia and being a pillar of strength for his mom Rebecca, played by Mandy Moore. 

Fitch has also had recurring roles on Mistresses and Atypical.  

Brown won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the show.