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America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams at the Oscars© Getty Images

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America Ferrera celebrates 20 years with Ryan Piers Williams in adorable throwback

The pair married in 2011 and share two children


Maria Loreto
Senior Writer
JULY 3, 2025 4:08 PM EDT

America Ferrera is celebrating her 20th anniversary with her husband, Ryan Piers Williams. In an adorable post, Ferrera shared two photos that showcased their 20-year journey, adding a sweet and romantic caption. 

Ferrera shared some adorable photos showcasing her journey with Piers Williams© @americaferrera
Ferrera shared some adorable photos showcasing her journey with Piers Williams

The post is made up of two photos, one taken 20 years ago and another one taken more recently. The image from 20 years ago shows Ferrera and Piers Williams at the start of their career, smiling for a selfie that appears to have been taken aboard a plane. 

The second photo shows the two huddled close, with them wearing matching jackets. 

"20 years together today for these babies," she captioned the post. "Still no one else I’d rather dance with in the club till 5am. Let’s party on Ryan Piers Williams!" 

Piers Williams shared her post on his stories, adding a comment of his own. "20 years of love, laughter & dancing until sunrise!" 

Ferrera and her husband Ryan Piers Williams have been together for 20 years© @americaferrera
Ferrera and her husband Ryan Piers Williams have been together for 20 years

More details about Ferrera and Piers Williams

Ferrera and Piers Williams have been together for most of their lives. The pair met in the year 2005, on the set of the short film "Muertas," when the two were students at the University of Southern California. They married in 2010 and have welcomed two children since, Sebastian and Lucia. 

The two are actors and filmmakers, with Piers Williams having directed Ferrera at different points in her career. Most notably, the pair played each other's partners in "Barbie," with Piers Williams having a brief but memorable appearance. 

The pair met at the University of Southern California, while working on a short film© Corbis via Getty Images
The pair met at the University of Southern California, while working on a short film

"I was telling her all my favorite parts of the script and all the parts that made me laugh out loud," said Ferrera to PEOPLE about the movie's director, Greta Gerwig. "And I said, 'Oh my God, I laughed so hard when you cut to the dad doing his Spanish lessons,' because my husband was literally in the other room doing his Spanish lessons."

"Right away she was like, 'Oh my God, does he want to play your husband?' And I was like, 'I don't know, you'll have to ask him,'" said Ferrera

America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams at the Oscars© Getty Images
Their most notorious collaboration was the movie 'Barbie,' where they played each other's partners

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