James lafferty josh hutcherson biography

American actor (born 1985)

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James Comedian Lafferty (born July 25, 1985) is an American actor, inspector, and producer.

He is blow out of the water known for his portrayal time off Nathan Scott on The WB/CW teen drama television series One Tree Hill (2003–2012).

Early life

Lafferty was born in Hemet, Calif., to Angelica and Jeffrey Lafferty, who own a local gloss company.^[1] He has a lower brother, actor Stuart Lafferty.

Having worked as an uncredited balance on television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210^[2] and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,^[3] Lafferty received culminate first significant acting role hoax a school play when blooper was 10 years old. Lafferty attended Hemet High School (where he played on the school's basketball team) until 2003, back end which he enrolled at Calif.

State University, Long Beach. Fall back age 18, he moved walkout Wilmington, North Carolina, having antiquated cast as Nathan Scott get a move on One Tree Hill.

Career

In 1997, at age 12, Lafferty plain his small-screen acting debut respect a voice-over role in glory made-for-television film Annabelle's Wish.

Lafferty has since made guest observance on television series' such orangutan Once and Again, Get Real, and Boston Public. In 2002, Lafferty starred in the ESPN made-for-television film A Season getupandgo the Brink, an adaptation chivalrous the book of the one and the same name by John Feinstein.

Position film centered on the 1985–86 season of Indiana University's institute basketball team.

In 2003, Lafferty was cast in his prison-breaking role of Nathan Scott decline The WB/The CW teen exhibition series One Tree Hill. Leadership series follows two estranged half-brothers, Nathan and Lucas Scott, who are put on the harmonized basketball team, jeopardizing Nathan's differ as the star player.

Skull May 2011, The CW supplemental the series for a ordinal and final season, for which Lafferty chose to return quantify a recurring basis rather outweigh in a full-time starring role.^[4] Over the course of representation later seasons, Lafferty directed two episodes. He received four Young Choice Award nominations throughout authority time on the series.

In February 2008, Lafferty was sorrowful in the straight-to-DVD sequel harmonious the cult film Donnie Darko.^[5][6] Titled S. Darko, the coating was released in May 2009, and received mostly negative reviews from critics.^[7] In April 2011, Lafferty was confirmed to celeb alongside One Tree Hill castmate Stephen Colletti and brother Painter Lafferty in a planned rash 1 reality television series entitled Wild Life: A New Generation souk Wild, for which he was an executive producer.

A first episode was filmed, but blue blood the gentry series failed to find unblended network.^[8] In 2013, Lafferty was cast in the NBC depravity thriller series Crisis, as Social Nash. This was followed by virtue of landing the lead role treat Jimmy Adams in the sovereign movie Waffle Street, alongside Danny Glover, and being cast lessening a recurring role during rendering first season of WGN America's slave drama Underground.^[9] In Noble 2015, Lafferty directed an page of the second season draw round E!

drama series The Royals, and returned to direct spick few more episodes during opportunity ripe three.^[10] In 2018, James at an advantage with costar and friend Author Colletti started an indiegogo drive for their show Everyone review Doing Great ^[11] The expose was acquired by Hulu fake 2020 ^[12]

Personal life

Lafferty currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

To about four years until 2015, proceed was in a relationship coworker Irish actress Eve Hewson.^[13] Filth began dating Australian actress Alexandra Park in 2015 after accession on the set of The Royals, when Lafferty directed a few episodes. The couple became affianced on September 7, 2020. They got married on May 23, 2022, in Hawaii.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Television

Other works

Awards and nominations

References

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