Two children, two fathers and a family answer clearer than custody headlines
Halle Berry’s 2 Children: Nahla Aubry and Maceo Martinez

Quick answer: Halle Berry has two children: daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry, born 16 March 2008 with former partner Gabriel Aubry; and son Maceo-Robert Martinez, born 5 October 2013 with former husband Olivier Martinez.
Search results often bury the answer beneath relationship and custody history. The durable structure is simpler: one daughter and one son, each with a different father. Nahla is now an adult; Maceo remains a minor.
That difference changes the privacy language but not the standard. Turning eighteen does not make Nahla’s private relationships or every social post fair material. Maceo’s school, routine and development are likewise excluded.
Halle Berry’s children at a glance
| Child | Born | Age on 13 August 2026 | Father |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahla Ariela Aubry | 16 March 2008 | 18 | Gabriel Aubry |
| Maceo-Robert Martinez | 5 October 2013 | 12 | Olivier Martinez |
Nahla and Maceo are maternal half-siblings: they share Halle as mother and have different fathers. Neither is a child of Halle’s current partner, musician Van Hunt.
For another two-child actor family with different public-life boundaries, see Christopher Meloni’s adult children. Nicole Richie’s family guide handles another recent transition into adulthood.
How the two co-parent branches fit together
Halle and Canadian model Gabriel Aubry welcomed Nahla in March 2008. The couple later separated. Halle married French actor Olivier Martinez in 2013, and Maceo was born that October. Halle and Olivier later divorced.
Legal reporting documents disputes and agreements between adults. It can clarify who each parent is, but it should not become a child’s biography. This profile retains only the branch facts needed to answer the reader’s question.

Nahla Ariela Aubry
Nahla was born on 16 March 2008. She turned eighteen in March 2026. Her parents are Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry.
Nahla has appeared in occasional parent tributes and event reporting, but there is no settled public profession to report. An adult child can attend a public event without launching a career, and resemblance commentary is not biography.
Her full first and middle names are consistently reported as Nahla Ariela. Search pages sometimes attach one parent’s celebrity identity more prominently than the other; the family map retains both.
Maceo-Robert Martinez
Maceo was born on 5 October 2013. Contemporary reporting announced the name as Maceo-Robert. Later profiles sometimes drop the hyphen; this guide preserves the birth-announcement form while recognising that public styles vary.
He is twelve and remains a minor. Halle has discussed how being a parent informed particular acting roles, but that is evidence about her creative process, not a description of Maceo’s personality.
There is no defensible reason to publish his school, hobbies inferred from photographs or predictions based on either parent’s career.
Who are Gabriel Aubry and Olivier Martinez?
| Child | Mother | Father | Parent branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahla | Halle Berry | Gabriel Aubry | Former partners; one daughter together. |
| Maceo | Halle Berry | Olivier Martinez | Former spouses; one son together. |
Gabriel Aubry is a Canadian model. Olivier Martinez is a French actor. Their careers establish public identity; they do not determine what either child will do.
Halle’s current relationship with Van Hunt is separate from biological parentage. Calling him the children’s father would be inaccurate; describing every private family role would go beyond the available evidence.
What has Halle said about motherhood?
In direct interviews, Halle has described raising two children and how parenthood affected her work, including the emotional approach to protective-mother roles. These comments are useful because they come from the parent and remain tied to a stated context.
They are not licences to turn broad remarks into specific claims about Nahla or Maceo. “My children changed my perspective” is a parent’s account; “this child has this personality” would require different evidence.
The timing and setting of those comments matter. At CinemaCon in April 2024, while presenting Never Let Go, Berry directly connected the film’s protective-parent premise with what she would do for her own children. Contemporary interviews also identified Nahla as sixteen, which independently fits the March 2008 birth record. These are narrow, attributable facts: they support the two-child count, the age chronology and Berry’s account of motherhood influencing a performance. They do not reveal either child’s private experience of being raised by her.
Browse more privacy-aware profiles through the KidsCo Celebrity hub, or compare the separate parent branches in Gisele Bündchen’s current family guide.
What remains private?
The guide excludes custody schedules, addresses, schools, medical claims and commentary about the children’s bodies. It also avoids re-litigating adult allegations that do not change the child count or parent map.
Nahla’s adulthood means her public work can be reported if it becomes established. It does not retroactively make her childhood archive an open database. Maceo receives the additional protection appropriate to a minor.
Berry family timeline
| Date | Milestone | What it establishes |
|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2008 | Nahla is born | First child; father Gabriel Aubry. |
| 2010 | Halle and Gabriel separate | Co-parent branch continues. |
| 2013 | Halle and Olivier Martinez marry | Maceo’s parent branch. |
| 5 October 2013 | Maceo is born | Second child; father Olivier Martinez. |
| 2023 | Halle and Olivier’s divorce is finalised | Former-spouse co-parent branch. |
| 16 March 2026 | Nahla turns 18 | Adult daughter. |
| 13 August 2026 | Evidence review | Two children, ages 18 and 12. |
Questions people ask about Halle Berry’s children
How many children does Halle Berry have?
Halle Berry has two children, Nahla and Maceo.
Who is Nahla’s father?
Nahla’s father is Canadian model Gabriel Aubry.
Who is Maceo’s father?
Maceo’s father is French actor Olivier Martinez.
How old are Halle Berry’s children?
On 13 August 2026, Nahla is 18 and Maceo is 12.
Is Van Hunt the children’s father?
No. Van Hunt is Halle Berry’s partner, not the biological father of Nahla or Maceo.
Do Nahla or Maceo act?
No settled acting career is established for either child; public appearances should not be promoted into professions.
Sources and further reading
- AARP: direct Halle Berry interview and two-child parent record.
- CBS News: Maceo-Robert birth announcement.
- Entertainment Tonight: direct parenting and age context.
- El País: verified parent branches and legal chronology.
- IMDb: Halle Berry screen record.
- E! News: direct Berry interview on motherhood and her work.