Sterling K. Brown’s kids are pretty sure he’s a regular dad, not a cool dad. 

In fact, the Paradise actor’s sons Andrew, 14, and Amaré, 10—who he shares with wife Ryan Michelle Bathe—don’t even get a thrill when they see their dad on billboards around town. 

“This is so crazy, they’re used to it,” Sterling exclusively told E! News’s Will Marfuggi in a joint interview with costar Julianne Nicholson. “I’m not used to it, like it’s cool for me.”

“They just don’t look at the picture. They’ll stay in their phone,” he added. “They’ll be like, ‘Yeah, Dad, I’ve seen it.’ So, I’m like, ‘OK, thanks buddy,’ as I turtle into my little shell.”

Sterling—who returns alongside Julianne in season two of Paradise, which premieres with three episodes Feb. 23—also confessed that while his youngest thinks he’s “slightly cool,” joking the preteen “hasn’t gotten to a jaded place yet,” his older son doesn’t feel quite the same.