For years, Richard Gere worked hard to keep one particularly important part of his life away from Hollywood’s glare: his son, Homer.
Homer James Jigme Gere was born on February 6, 2000, to Richard and actress Carey Lowell. Today, that baby is 26 — and he’s no longer simply accompanying his famous father to events.
He’s becoming an actor himself.
And when photographs spanning more than two decades are placed side by side, the transformation is remarkable. (People.com)
2000: Richard Gere with baby Homer
One of Homer’s earliest public photographs was taken when he was only months old.
Richard was photographed carrying his baby son at the Watermill Center’s annual summer benefit in New York on August 19, 2000.
It’s difficult to reconcile that tiny baby with the 26-year-old appearing on television today.
At the time, Richard was already one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Pretty Woman had made him internationally recognizable a decade earlier.
But fatherhood quickly became one of his priorities.
2001: Little Homer begins appearing beside his dad
The following year brought another adorable glimpse.
On April 29, 2001, Richard arrived with Homer at the Kids for Kids Carnival in Central Park.
Homer was barely a year old.
Getty’s archive preserves photographs of Richard arriving with his little boy — images that now look particularly nostalgic given where Homer’s life eventually took him. (Getty Images)
Richard later spoke warmly about his little boy, describing him as one of the great joys of his life.
And despite being the son of two actors, Homer didn’t spend his childhood being pushed toward Hollywood.
For a long time, he was simply allowed to grow up.
2012: A 12-year-old Homer at a Knicks game
By 2012, Homer was suddenly recognizable as a young version of the man fans know today.
Richard took his 12-year-old son to Madison Square Garden for a New York Knicks game against the Chicago Bulls.
The father and son were photographed together in the stands.
It was a wonderfully ordinary moment for two people living an anything-but-ordinary life.
And sports outings would become something of a tradition for them. PEOPLE’s retrospective of their relationship includes several photographs of the pair attending games together over the years. (People.com)
2014: Homer is a teenager — and already changing quickly
Two years later, Richard brought Homer with him to Italy.
They attended the Giffoni Film Festival on July 22, 2014, when Homer was 14.
And the photographs show just how quickly he’d grown.
Gone was the little boy Richard carried in his arms.
Homer was now a teenager standing nearly shoulder-to-shoulder with his father.
Interestingly, Hollywood still didn’t seem to be the plan.
Homer remained relatively private during his teenage years and early adulthood.
That makes what happened next much more surprising.
2024: Suddenly everyone noticed Richard Gere’s grown-up son
Fast-forward ten years.
Richard arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 for the premiere of Oh, Canada.
Beside him was Homer.
Except now Homer was 24 years old.
Father and son wore matching black tuxedos and bow ties.
The photographs quickly traveled around the world.
People who remembered seeing Homer as a child were suddenly looking at a tall, curly-haired young man standing beside Richard on one of cinema’s most famous red carpets.
And the resemblance became a conversation of its own.
Some thought Homer had Richard’s smile and expressions.
Others saw more of his mother, Carey Lowell.
Either way, one thing was obvious:
Richard Gere’s little boy wasn’t little anymore.
September 2024: Another father-son red carpet
Only months later, Homer joined Richard again — this time at the Venice International Film Festival.
The appearances weren’t just giving fans new photographs of Homer.
Something was changing professionally as well.
Richard revealed around this period that his son had developed an interest in filmmaking and acting.
Homer had reportedly begun writing and directing short films.
Suddenly father and son had something entirely new to talk about.
November 2024: Their bond steals the show
At the New York premiere of Richard’s series The Agency in November 2024, photographers captured another wonderful moment.
Homer embraced his father on the carpet.
The polished celebrity photographs couldn’t completely hide what was happening.
Homer was laughing.
Richard was smiling.
They simply looked like a father and his grown-up son having fun together.
By this point, Homer was increasingly comfortable in front of cameras.
Soon there would be a reason.
2025: Homer begins stepping out on his own
In April 2025, Homer joined Richard and Richard’s wife, Alejandra Silva, at the City Harvest Gala in New York.
But by then, attention surrounding Homer was beginning to shift.
He wasn’t merely being photographed because he happened to be Richard Gere’s son.
He was pursuing acting.
Richard was apparently delighted.
The veteran actor has spoken proudly about Homer’s growing interest in the craft.
But rather than simply teaching his son how to imitate him, Richard gave Homer a different kind of advice:
don’t allow acting to become your entire identity.
Homer later explained that his father’s guidance focused heavily on how to navigate the profession and build a sustainable life around it. (British Vogue)
2026: At 26, Homer Gere becomes an actor
And then came the biggest transformation yet.
In 2026, Homer began appearing publicly not as someone’s celebrity child —
but as Homer Gere, actor.
He landed roles connected to two major television projects, Euphoria and Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ The Shards. (British Vogue)
In The Shards, Homer plays the mysterious Robert Mallory.
It’s a striking career choice.
For most of his childhood, Richard appeared determined to give Homer a life outside the Hollywood bubble.
Twenty-six years later, Homer has chosen to enter that world himself.
But this time, he’s doing it as an adult and on his own terms.
July 2026: Homer walks the premiere for HIS show
Perhaps the clearest sign of how much things have changed arrived on July 27, 2026.
Homer attended the world premiere of The Shards at the SVA Theatre in New York.
This wasn’t his father’s premiere.
It was his.
Homer posed alongside co-stars including Kaia Gerber.
Editorial photo archives now contain hundreds of images of him from premieres and promotional appearances — an extraordinary change for someone who spent so much of his life relatively removed from celebrity culture. (Getty Images)
August 2026: His newest photographs
And Homer’s public profile has only grown during the past few weeks.
Late last month, he and Kaia Gerber appeared together at the U.S. Open in New York.
They also visited the legendary Casa Magazines in the West Village to sign copies of Vogue’s September issue, in which they appear together. (Vogue)
Think about that transformation for a moment.
In 2000, photographers captured Richard Gere carrying Homer as a baby.
In 2001, he was a toddler arriving at a children’s charity event.
In 2012, he was sitting beside Dad at a basketball game.
In 2014, he was an awkward teenager accompanying Richard to a film festival.
Ten years later, they walked Cannes together.
And now?
Homer is starring in a major television series, attending events with his own co-stars and appearing in Vogue.
From Richard Gere’s little boy to a leading man of his own
Richard turned 77 on August 31, 2026.
His eldest son is now 26.
And there’s something wonderfully full-circle about where they’ve ended up.
Richard spent Homer’s childhood trying to make sure Hollywood didn’t consume his son’s life.
Now Homer has chosen Hollywood anyway.
But he entered it carrying some unusually useful advice from a man who has survived more than five decades inside it.
Richard Gere’s little boy has grown up.
The newest photographs make that transformation impossible to miss.
But perhaps the biggest change isn’t Homer’s hair, height or resemblance to his famous father.
It’s the name underneath his photographs.
For years it effectively read:
“Richard Gere and son.”
Now, increasingly, it simply reads:
Homer Gere. (People.com)
For more on Homer Gere’s journey, check out Richard Gere’s Son Is 26 and Stepping Into the Spotlight – See Homer Gere’s Remarkable Transformation in Photos, or read about other stars like Dolly Parton and the story behind her signature long sleeves.
