Bryce Dallas Howard marked her father Ron Howard’s birthday with a heartfelt tribute, celebrating the Hollywood icon who’s just a Tony Award away from EGOT status.

The Jurᴀssic Park star, 43, took to Instagram on Saturday, sharing a touching snapsH๏τ of the father-daughter duo at a gala. 

In the pH๏τo, both flash warm smiles at the camera as Bryce leans her head against her dad’s shoulder.

‘I love you so much Dad, more than words can say,’ she wrote. ‘Happy Birthday @realronhoward!’

Bryce, whose own birthday falls just a day later on March 2, is the eldest of Howard’s four children with his wife of 49 years, Cheryl Alley. 

She grew up alongside her twin sisters, Jocelyn and Paige, 40, and younger brother, Reed, 37.

Bryce Dallas Howard marked her father Ron Howard’s birthday with a heartfelt tribute, celebrating the Hollywood icon who’s just a Tony Award away from EGOT status

The Jurᴀssic Park star, 43, took to Instagram on Saturday, sharing a touching snapsH๏τ of the father-daughter duo at a gala

While Hollywood was always in her blood, Ron made sure Bryce didn’t jump into acting too soon. 

Though he gave her walk-on roles in Parenthood, Apollo 13, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, he insisted she wait until adulthood to pursue acting professionally. 

At 22, she made her official debut in M. Night Shyamalan’s 2004 thriller The Village, launching a career that would make her a star in her own right. 

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The star has made a name for herself as a director, earning praise for her work on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. 

She has also directed documentaries and is set to helm the upcoming Flight of the Navigator reboot.  

Bryce and her husband, actor Seth Gabel, have been married for 19 years and share two children: 18-year-old son Theodore Norman and 13-year-old daughter Beatrice Jean. 

Meanwhile, Ron revealed that he was related to his Andy Griffith Show co-star Don Knotts as he shared a throwback pH๏τo on Instagram over the past weekend. 

The Oscar winner, 70, notably starred as Odie in the beloved sitcom which aired on CBS from 1960 through 1968. 

Bryce, whose own birthday falls just a day later on March 2, is the eldest of Howard’s four children with his wife of 49 years, Cheryl Alley

She grew up alongside her twin sisters, Jocelyn and Paige, 40, and younger brother, Reed, 37

He played the son of the Griffith’s character Andy Taylor – the sheriff of a fictional town named Mayberry. Knotts portrayed deputy sheriff Barney Fife which garnered him five Emmy wins. 

In the image, Howard could be seen posing with Andy and Don (who is known for starring on Three’s Company) as they paid him a visit on set of his 1996 film Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo. 

The trio flashed cheerful smiles towards the camera as they posed for the ‘fun’ snap together. 

In the caption, the filmmaker explained that his former castmates ‘surprised me with a visit to the set of #Ransom in #Queens. It was recently confirmed that Don and I were actually distant cousins!’