See Where the 'How I Met Your Mother Cast' Is Now (2024)

When it comes toHow I Met Your Mother, one word spurs to mind: legendary!

From September 2005 to March 2014, the beloved CBS sitcom whisked viewers away toMacLaren's Puband helped skyrocket the careers ofJosh Radnor,Cobie Smulders,Neil Patrick Harris,Alyson HanniganandJason Segelacross nine seasons. Narrated by the lateBob Saget as Future Ted, this 10-timeEmmy-winning series saw Ted Mosby (Radnor) recount the story to his two children of how he met their mother — hence the title — through flashbacks of his life in New York City with his close-knit friends.

Following the show's success, a spinoff titledHow I Met Your Father— starringHilary Duffandfeaturing cameos from the original cast—ran for two seasonsfrom 2022 to 2023 before being canceled by Hulu.

In 2023,How I Met Your Mothercelebrated its 18th anniversary, prompting Radnor toshare a nostalgic throwback photoof the cast.

"I am immensely grateful to have been part of a show that continues to mean so much to so many people," Radnor wrote in his caption. "It's hard to fully appreciate something like that in the moment but all these years later I got nothing but love for that show and the people I made it with."

So grab your yellow umbrella and catch up to what the stars ofHow I Met Your Motherhave been up to sincethe controversial series finale.

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Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby

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Radnor played Ted Mosby, an architect living in N.Y.C. with his best friends. Throughout the series, fans rooted for the show's most relatable character, who remained determined to find true love in the big city.

Though he played Mosby on-screen, Full House's Saget voiced Mosby as the show's narrator. After a nine-season run on the show, Radnor went on to play Dr. Jedediah Foster on the TV dramaMercy Street,Adam Epstein in the FX miniseriesFleishman Is in Trouble and Lonny Flash on the mystery-crime seriesHunters —in addition to some theater work and releasing several studio albums.

In November 2023, the actor and singerrevealed his engagementto then-unnamed Jordana Jacobs, a clinical psychologist he had met at his friend's "psychedelic" event. The couple latertied the knotin a snow-covered ceremony in January 2024.

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Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky

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Smulders played badass TV journalist and proud Canadian Robin Scherbatsky. Fun fact: Scherbatsky was once a child pop star who went by the name of Robin Sparkles, which totally blew the gang's minds (and ours).

The actress went on tokick more ass as Maria Hillin various projects of theMarvel Cinematic Universe— beginning withThe Avengers(2012) — joined another crew of friends as Lisa Turner on the TV seriesFriends from Collegeand earned other TV credits forImpeachment: American Crime Story,How I Met Your FatherandHigh School.

Since 2012, the actress has been married to formerSaturday Night Livecast memberTaran Killam, with whom she shares two daughters,Shaelyn and Janita.

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Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson

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Need a wingman? Barney Stinson — played by Harris — was your guy. The ladies' man always wore a suit and lived his life by the bro code (Article 1: Bros before Hoes).

The Emmy winner went on to play Count Olaf on Netflix'sA Series of Unfortunate Events,joined the fourth installmentof theMatrixfranchise and landed the lead on the comedy seriesUncoupled, among other projects. In 2014, he took on the titular role inHedwig and the Angry Inchon Broadway, earning him theTony Awardfor best leading actor in a musical.

Since 2004, Harris has been in arelationship with actor and chef David Burtka, with whom heshares twins Gideon and Harper; the twomarried in Italyafter a decade of dating.

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Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin

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After appearing in theAmerican Piefilm series, Hannigan portrayed one-half of the show's fan-favorite couple, Lily Aldrin — a kindergarten teacher–turned–art consultant to the Captain. Lily was married to Marshall "Marshmallow" Eriksen (Segel), and the two eventually welcomed son Marvin and daughter Daisy. (Spoiler alert: On the final episode, Aldrin reveals she's expecting a third.)

FollowingHIMYM, Hannigan voiced Claire Clancy on the animated seriesFancy Nancy,played Dr. Ann Possible in the2019Kim Possiblelive-action reboot filmandcompeted on season 32ofDancing with the Starsin 2023,finishing in fifth place.

She married herBuffy the Vampire Slayercostar,Alexis Denisof, in 2003, andthey share two daughters.

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Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen

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Marshall loved his Lilypad.

The other half of the show's treasured pair, played by Segel, was also roommates with Ted when they were college students at Wesleyan University. Introduced as a corporate lawyer in N.Y.C., Eriksen later became a New York State Supreme Court judge.

Segel later starred as Dane Faucheux in the 2019 filmOur Friendand Paul Westhead on HBO'sWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The actor earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his performance onApple TV+'sShrinking, which he co-created withBill LawrenceandBrett Goldstein.

Following hissplit with photographer Alexis Mixterin 2021 after eight years of dating, Segel started a new relationship withSo You Think You Can DancealumKayla Radomski.

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Cristin Milioti as Tracy McConnell

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After seasons and seasons of suspense, Tracy McConnell — played byCristin Milioti— was revealed to be Ted's wife and mother to their two children. Fans eventually found out that McConnell died from an unnamed illness, which prompted Mosby to share with his kids the story of how he met their mother. (And also kicked off one ofthe most controversial series finales...ever.)

Milioti expanded her TV résumé with roles onFargo,The Mindy Project,Made for LoveandThe Resort, and co-starred alongsideAndy Sambergin the 2020 Hulu rom-comPalm Springs.According to Deadline, the actress is also set to star oppositeColin Farrellas Sofia Falcone on Max'sThe Batmanlimited spinoff series,The Penguin.

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Lyndsy Fonseca as Penny Mosby

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After playing Ted and Tracy's daughter, Penny, Lyndsy Fonseca later appeared onAgent Carter,RePlayand9-1-1: Lone Star.

In October 2016, the actressmarried herNikitacostar, Noah Bean. The couple welcomed two daughters:Gretain 2018 andEvelynin 2022.

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David Henrie as Luke

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Wizards of Waverly Placestar David Henrie took on the role of Ted and Tracy's son, Luke. (In 2024, the actorreunited with his on-screen dad, Radnor, sharing a photo captioned, "Found my father. Finally.")

In 2020, the Disney Channel alum starred in his feature directorial debut,This Is the Year, produced by hisWOWPcostarSelena Gomez. He will also portray a younger version ofDennis Quaid'sRonald Reaganin the upcoming biopicReaganand to reprise his character alongside Gomez in theWizards of Waverly Placerevival.

In April 2017, Henrie and former Miss Delaware Maria Cahilltied the knotin anold Hollywood-inspired ceremony. The couplehave three children together: daughtersPiaandGemmaand sonJames.