Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Daughter Carys Turns Heads in Rare Photos With Brother Dylan

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have spent decades in the Hollywood spotlight, but their two children have generally maintained much lower profiles. That makes new family photographs particularly interesting to longtime fans of the Oscar-winning couple.

Carys Zeta Douglas offered one of those rare glimpses on August 8 while celebrating her older brother Dylan Douglas’ 26th birthday. The 23-year-old shared a collection of photographs documenting their adventures together, and the images once again highlighted the siblings’ resemblance to their famous parents.

Carys Celebrates Dylan’s 26th Birthday

Carys marked her brother’s birthday with a heartfelt Instagram tribute featuring photographs from different stages of their lives.

Calling Dylan her “adventure partner for life,” she wrote that she was grateful to be able to “walk through life” with him.

Rather than simply choosing polished family portraits, Carys filled the post with memories of the siblings traveling, hiking and spending time together.

One photograph showed the pair prepared for a mountain excursion. Carys wore a black beanie and carried a large backpack, while Dylan appeared in a blue puffer jacket, cargo pants and baseball cap while holding hiking poles.

Snow-covered mountains could be seen behind them.

The Siblings Shared Childhood Memories

Carys also reached further back into the family archives for her birthday tribute.

One throwback photograph showed Carys and Dylan when they were much younger, smiling together while wrapped in white towels.

The collection provided a glimpse of a sibling relationship that has continued from childhood into adulthood.

Carys’ description of Dylan as her lifelong adventure partner also fits with the photographs she selected. Instead of focusing primarily on celebrity events, many showed the siblings outdoors and enjoying experiences away from red carpets.

Their famous parents have similarly shared occasional family photographs over the years while generally allowing their children to establish identities of their own.

Fans Have Long Noticed Carys’ Resemblance to Her Mother

Carys has repeatedly drawn comparisons to Catherine Zeta-Jones, particularly when the two appear together publicly.

The resemblance has become even more noticeable as Carys has entered her twenties, though describing any parent and child as “twins” is naturally subjective.

Their connection also extends to fashion.

In 2024, Carys celebrated her 21st birthday by wearing a pink-and-white slip dress that her mother had previously worn to the 1999 MTV Movie Awards.

Zeta-Jones celebrated the moment on Instagram, writing that Carys had worn her vintage Ungaro dress from 25 years earlier.

That fashion hand-me-down gave fans an unusually direct opportunity to see how mother and daughter interpreted the same piece decades apart.

Dylan Also Resembles Michael Douglas

Carys was not the only Douglas child attracting comparisons to a famous parent.

In one photograph from Catherine Zeta-Jones’ birthday tribute, Dylan appeared wearing a wide-brimmed cowboy-style hat and neutral-colored shirt. His appearance highlighted features that have often prompted comparisons with his father, Michael Douglas.

Dylan is the first child of Zeta-Jones and Douglas, who married in November 2000.

Carys followed in April 2003.

Michael is also father to actor Cameron Douglas, born during his previous marriage to Diandra Luker.

Despite growing up in one of Hollywood’s most recognizable acting families, Dylan and Carys have not pursued celebrity in quite the same way as their parents.

Catherine Zeta-Jones Shared Her Own Tribute

Carys wasn’t alone in celebrating Dylan.

Zeta-Jones posted her own Instagram carousel for her son’s birthday and made clear how important he remains to her.

“Happy birthday to my son Dylan!!!!” she wrote, before telling him that he brings enormous joy to her life.

The Wednesday star also included an intimate throwback photograph showing herself cuddling Dylan when he was a young child.

The post offered a nostalgic contrast with photographs of Dylan as an adult and demonstrated that despite the family’s extraordinary Hollywood pedigree, Zeta-Jones was marking the occasion primarily as a proud mother.

Carys Is Beginning to Explore Acting

Carys has also shown signs of following her parents toward acting.

In 2025, she appeared in a stage production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull in New York. Zeta-Jones publicly celebrated her daughter’s performance, describing herself as a proud mother.

Having two Academy Award-winning parents inevitably creates considerable attention around any potential acting career.

Zeta-Jones won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Chicago, while Michael Douglas won Best Actor for Wall Street and previously shared the Best Picture Oscar as a producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Carys, however, appears to be approaching the profession gradually rather than immediately attempting to capitalize on the Douglas name.

A Rare Look at a Famous Hollywood Family

The latest photographs are ultimately less about celebrity glamour than the relationship between two siblings.

Carys’ birthday message portrayed Dylan as a companion who has been beside her through childhood and their adventures as adults. Zeta-Jones’ separate tribute added another layer by showing how much Dylan has changed since his earliest years.

The physical similarities to Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas may attract the initial attention, but the photographs also reveal something more personal: two children from one of Hollywood’s most celebrated families who appear to have remained remarkably close as they have grown up.

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