THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'One Tree Hill' 8 years later

Olivia SinghJul 8, 2020, 21:55 IST

Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty on "One Tree Hill."The CW

"One Tree Hill" premiere in 2003 and ended in 2012.
The show starred Chad Michael Murray, Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty, Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Lenz.
Most of the cast members still act and many of them are now parents.
In recent years, a few stars reunited for holiday-themed TV movies.

When "One Tree Hill" first premiered in September 2003, viewers were introduced to a high school crew they would grow to love for nine full seasons.

Lucas, Haley, Brooke, Peyton, and Nathan were a complicated bunch who went from rivals to friends to couples, despite all the issues that came between them. And even when Lucas and Peyton left the series during season six, the show still continued for another three seasons, adding new characters for fans to adore.

The teen drama also helped launch the careers of stars like Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush.

Here's what the cast of "One Tree Hill" has been up to since the show ended in April 2012.

Anjelica Oswald contributed to a previous version of this article.

Chad Michael Murray played Lucas Scott, a high school basketball star and writer who was Haley's best friend and Nathan's half-brother. Lucas eventually married Peyton, and they had a daughter.

Chad Michael Murray on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Chad Michael Murray played Lucas Scott, a high school basketball star and writer who was Haley's best friend and Nathan's half-brother. Lucas eventually married Peyton, and they had a daughter.

Murray appeared as a cult leader named Edgar Evernever on The CW's "Riverdale."

Chad Michael Murray in November 2019. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

Hilarie Burton played Peyton Sawyer, an artist, music lover, and cheerleader. She was best friends with Brooke and dated Nathan off and on before marrying Lucas and having a daughter.

Hilarie Burton the series' first season. Warner Bros. Television

Hilarie Burton played Peyton Sawyer, an artist, music lover, and cheerleader. She was best friends with Brooke and dated Nathan off and on before marrying Lucas and having a daughter.

Burton teamed up with a bunch of "OTH" stars for two recent holiday films: "The Christmas Contract" (2018) and "A Christmas Wish" (2019).

Hilarie Burton in October 2019. Faye Sadou/MediaPunch/IPX

Sophia Bush starred as Brooke Davis, a high school cheerleader, party girl, and Peyton's best friend. Brooke later launched her own clothing line and married Julian Baker.

Sophia Bush on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Sophia Bush starred as Brooke Davis, a high school cheerleader, party girl, and Peyton's best friend. Brooke later launched her own clothing line and married Julian Baker.

Bush stars as Victoria on Hulu's "Love, Victor," a series that was inspired by the 2018 movie "Love, Simon."

Sophia Bush in February 2020. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

James Lafferty played Nathan Scott, Lucas' half-brother. He continued playing basketball after high school and eventually became an agent. He married Hailey and they had two kids.

James Lafferty on season one. Warner Bros. Television

James Lafferty played Nathan Scott, Lucas' half-brother. He continued playing basketball after high school and eventually became an agent. He married Hailey and they had two kids.

Lafferty and "One Tree Hill" costar Stephen Colletti wrote and starred in a 2018 short film called "Everyone Is Doing Great."

James Lafferty in February 2020. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images

Bethany Joy Lenz took on the role of Haley James Scott, Lucas' best friend who met and fell for Nathan after becoming his tutor.

Bethany Joy Lenz on season one. Warner Bros. Television

She recently starred in a few Lifetime and Hallmark movies.

Bethany Joy Lenz in November 2019. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Lee Norris played Marvin "Mouth" McFadden, Lucas' friend and an aspiring sports anchor.

Lee Norris (right) on season one. Warner Bros. Television

He returned to play Minkus for the "Boy Meets World" spin-off "Girl Meets World."

Lee Norris on "Girl Meets World." Disney

Antwon Tanner played Skills Tanner, Lucas' friend from the River Court.

Antwon Tanner on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Tanner costarred in "The Christmas Contract" and "A Christmas Wish," with plenty of familiar faces from "OTH."

Antwon Tanner in November 2018. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Lifetime

Paul Johansson played Dan Scott, Nathan and Lucas' father and the villain for much of the series.

Paul Johansson on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Johansson starred on "Van Helsing" following his role on "OTH."

Paul Johansson in August 2019. Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images

Craig Sheffer played Keith Scott, Dan's brother who had a relationship with Lucas' mom, for three full seasons. He returned for a few special appearances throughout the series.

Craig Sheffer on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Craig Sheffer played Keith Scott, Dan's brother who had a relationship with Lucas' mom, for three full seasons. He returned for a few special appearances throughout the series.

Sheffer starred in a 2019 horror movie called "Widow's Point."

Craig Sheffer in "Widow's Point." Kwakutl Films

Moira Kelly played Karen Roe, Lucas' mom. Karen eventually had a daughter with Keith and left during season four to travel the world with her boyfriend, Andy.

Moira Kelly on season one. Warner Bros. Television

She was recently on Fox's "The Resident" as Annie.

Moira Kelly on "The Resident." FOX via Getty Image

Barbara Alyn Woods played Deb Scott, Nathan's mother and Dan's ex-wife.

Barbara Alyn Woods on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Woods' most recent role was in the TV movie "A Christmas Wish."

Barbara Alyn Woods in 2018. David Livingston/Getty Images

Bryan Greenberg played the lovable Jake Jagielski, a high school basketball player and single father, for three seasons.

Bryan Greenberg on season one. Warner Bros. Television

Greenberg starred in the 2019 TV movie "Same Time, Next Christmas."

Bryan Greenberg in May 2019. Faye Sadou/MediaPunch/IPX

Tyler Hilton played Chris Keller, an egotistical musician, for multiple seasons.

Tyler Hilton on season two. Warner Bros. Television

Hilton played Elvis in "Walk the Line" and was on "Extant."

Tyler Hilton attends "CATstravaganza" in 2018. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Danneel Ackles (formerly Harris) joined the cast on season three as Rachel Gatina, a mean girl and rival to Brooke.

Danneel Ackles on season three. Warner Bros. Television

Ackles is set to reprise her "Supernatural" role for the show's final season.

Danneel Ackles and Jensen Ackles in January 2020. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for InStyle

Stephen Colletti was introduced during season four as Chase Adams, a "clean teen" who befriended Brooke and dated her for a while.

Stephen Colletti on season four. Warner Bros. Television

Colletti cowrote and starred in a short film called "Everyone Is Doing Great" with Lafferty.

Stephen Colletti in February 2020. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images

Jackson Brundage joined the cast during season five as Nathan and Hailey's adorable son Jamie.

Jackson Brundage on season five. Warner Bros. Television

Brundage is now 19.

Jackson Brundage in a photo shared in 2019. Jackson Brundage/Instagram

Austin Nichols became part of the cast during season six as Julian Baker, a movie producer and director who dated Peyton and later married Brooke.

Austin Nichols on season six. Warner Bros. Television

He played Tommy Wheeler on Showtime's "Ray Donovan."

Austin Nichols in 2018. Greg Doherty/Getty Images

Robert Buckley became a main cast member in seven as Clay Evans, Nathan's sports agent and friend. He later married Haley's sister Quinn.

Robert Buckley on season seven. Warner Bros. Television

He is another "One Tree Hill" cast member who starred in "The Christmas Contract."

Robert Buckley in February 2020. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

Shantel VanSanten was introduced as Haley's sister, Quinn, during the show's seventh season.

Shantel VanSanten on season seven. Warner Bros. Television

She recently starred as Becca Butcher on Amazon Prime Video's "The Boys."

Shantel VanSanten in March 2020. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

Jana Kramer played Alex Dupre, an actress who Brooke hired to be the face of Clothes Over Bros, starting on season seven.

Jana Kramer on season seven. Warner Bros. Television

Kramer has released two country albums and still acts.

Jana Kramer in November 2019. imageSPACE/MediaPunch/IPX

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THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'One Tree Hill' 8 years later

Chad Michael Murray played Lucas Scott, a high school basketball star and writer who was Haley's best friend and Nathan's half-brother. Lucas eventually married Peyton, and they had a daughter.

Murray appeared as a cult leader named Edgar Evernever on The CW's "Riverdale."

Hilarie Burton played Peyton Sawyer, an artist, music lover, and cheerleader. She was best friends with Brooke and dated Nathan off and on before marrying Lucas and having a daughter.

Burton teamed up with a bunch of "OTH" stars for two recent holiday films: "The Christmas Contract" (2018) and "A Christmas Wish" (2019).

Sophia Bush starred as Brooke Davis, a high school cheerleader, party girl, and Peyton's best friend. Brooke later launched her own clothing line and married Julian Baker.

Bush stars as Victoria on Hulu's "Love, Victor," a series that was inspired by the 2018 movie "Love, Simon."

James Lafferty played Nathan Scott, Lucas' half-brother. He continued playing basketball after high school and eventually became an agent. He married Hailey and they had two kids.

Lafferty and "One Tree Hill" costar Stephen Colletti wrote and starred in a 2018 short film called "Everyone Is Doing Great."

Bethany Joy Lenz took on the role of Haley James Scott, Lucas' best friend who met and fell for Nathan after becoming his tutor.

She recently starred in a few Lifetime and Hallmark movies.

Lee Norris played Marvin "Mouth" McFadden, Lucas' friend and an aspiring sports anchor.

He returned to play Minkus for the "Boy Meets World" spin-off "Girl Meets World."

Antwon Tanner played Skills Tanner, Lucas' friend from the River Court.

Tanner costarred in "The Christmas Contract" and "A Christmas Wish," with plenty of familiar faces from "OTH."

Paul Johansson played Dan Scott, Nathan and Lucas' father and the villain for much of the series.

Johansson starred on "Van Helsing" following his role on "OTH."

Craig Sheffer played Keith Scott, Dan's brother who had a relationship with Lucas' mom, for three full seasons. He returned for a few special appearances throughout the series.

Sheffer starred in a 2019 horror movie called "Widow's Point."

Moira Kelly played Karen Roe, Lucas' mom. Karen eventually had a daughter with Keith and left during season four to travel the world with her boyfriend, Andy.

She was recently on Fox's "The Resident" as Annie.

Barbara Alyn Woods played Deb Scott, Nathan's mother and Dan's ex-wife.

Woods' most recent role was in the TV movie "A Christmas Wish."

Bryan Greenberg played the lovable Jake Jagielski, a high school basketball player and single father, for three seasons.

Greenberg starred in the 2019 TV movie "Same Time, Next Christmas."

Tyler Hilton played Chris Keller, an egotistical musician, for multiple seasons.

Hilton played Elvis in "Walk the Line" and was on "Extant."

Danneel Ackles (formerly Harris) joined the cast on season three as Rachel Gatina, a mean girl and rival to Brooke.

Ackles is set to reprise her "Supernatural" role for the show's final season.

Stephen Colletti was introduced during season four as Chase Adams, a "clean teen" who befriended Brooke and dated her for a while.

Colletti cowrote and starred in a short film called "Everyone Is Doing Great" with Lafferty.

Jackson Brundage joined the cast during season five as Nathan and Hailey's adorable son Jamie.

Brundage is now 19.

Austin Nichols became part of the cast during season six as Julian Baker, a movie producer and director who dated Peyton and later married Brooke.

He played Tommy Wheeler on Showtime's "Ray Donovan."

Robert Buckley became a main cast member in seven as Clay Evans, Nathan's sports agent and friend. He later married Haley's sister Quinn.

He is another "One Tree Hill" cast member who starred in "The Christmas Contract."

Shantel VanSanten was introduced as Haley's sister, Quinn, during the show's seventh season.

She recently starred as Becca Butcher on Amazon Prime Video's "The Boys."

Jana Kramer played Alex Dupre, an actress who Brooke hired to be the face of Clothes Over Bros, starting on season seven.

Kramer has released two country albums and still acts.