The beloved heartthrob from The Cheetah Girls looks so different decades on from his Disney Days.
Kyle Schmid stole the hearts of millions of young girls when he portrayed Raven-Symoné’s love interest Derek in the popular Disney Channel movie.
His handsome looks and dazzling personality charmed Galleria and audiences alike.
The Disney movie, which premiered in 2003, was a huge staple in tons of people’s childhoods, and it’s safe to say that Kyle served as a first celebrity crush for many.
But what does he look like now? Well, Kyle, now 40, has certainly grown up over the last two decades – but he’s still got his good looks.
Kyle first started acting in 1999 at age 15 when he was cast in the Canadian children’s sci-fi comedy show I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!
His other early credits include the TV movie Alley Cats Strike and an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation.
But his breakout role was Derek in The Cheetah Girls, which transformed him into a massive sensation practically over night.
Kyle Schmid – the beloved heartthrob from The Cheetah Girls – looks so different decades on from his Disney Days
Kyle Schmid stole the hearts of millions of young girls when he portrayed Raven-Symoné’s love interest Derek in the popular Disney Channel movie
But what does he look like now? Well, Kyle, now 40, has certainly grown up over the last two decades – but he’s still got his good looks. He’s seen last month
The Disney movie, which premiered in 2003, was a huge staple in many people’s childhoods, and it’s safe to say that Kyle (seen in 2003) served as a first celebrity crush for many
The musical movie followed a girl group named The Cheetah Girls who face a furor of problems while trying to become superstars.
It was immensely popular – gaining more than 6.5 million views the night it premiered (a record at the time) and selling 800,000 copies of the DVD.
In addition to Raven and Kyle, it starred Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryan.
Kyle didn’t slow down after that, starring in the popular movie The Pacifier, action thriller A History of Violence in the years that followed.
He also acted in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants alongside Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel, as well as the comedy Zerophilia and horror flick The Covenant.
In 2007, he landed the lead role in the show Blood Ties, and in 2012 he started starring in the drama series Copper.
In more recent years, he acted in BBC’s Being Human, supernatural drama Lost Girl, the Netflix miniseries The I-Land, crime drama Big Sky, action thriller 10 Minutes Gone, and neo-western The Last Victim.
Most recently, he played Mike Franks in NCIS: Origins.
Kyle wed actress and dancer Caity Lotz in 2023, and they welcomed a baby girl together in September 2024
He’s acted in tons of roles in The Cheetah Girls; most recently, he played Mike Franks in NCIS: Origins
He started dating actress and dancer Caity Lotz in 2021, and they announced that they were engaged in May 2022.
They wed in 2023, and welcomed a baby girl together in September 2024.
He seems to be enjoying fatherhood as he recently took to Instagram to gush over his wife and daughter.
‘Living the best time of my life. Love you baby @CaityLotz this would never be possible without you,’ he captioned a sweet shot that showed his daughter sitting on his shoulders.
Before he wed Caity, he dated Australian actress and model Nicky Whelan in 2019.
