Why A PLL Star Should Play Summer In The OC Musical Janel Parrish, aka Mona from Pretty Little Liars . Why, you ask? Well, I’ve prepared answers and here they are. 1. “We get it, Mona. You can FREAKING SING.” As any respectable PLL fan knows, Janel has some pipes. This would sort of come in handy since the whole production is a musical, yaknow? 2. Oh, and she can dance. Did you watch Janel on Dancing With The Stars ? She SLAYED. I don’t know how much dancing this production will involve but whatever it is, she can handle it. 3. She sort of looks like Rachel Bilson. Dark hair, check. Cute little button nose, check. Petite stature, check. When you have someone so freakin’ lovable playing the original version of the character, you should probably find someone pretty similar. 4. It would make this show a convergence of the two best teen TV shows EVER. The OC meets Pretty Little Liars? WHAT MORE COULD WE EVER WANT? 5. She’s already been on The OC.

Janel played a bit part (so did PLL stars Ashley Benson and Lucy Hale) but still – her familiarity with and ties to the show should count for something. 6. She can play sneaky-smart. Summer turned out to be super intelligent on The OC – Janel’s work as secret genius Mona would definitely come in handy. 7. She can also play the lovable bitch. Summer started off as sort of a mean girl…but Rachel’s performance made her a total fan favorite. Jane has managed to make Mona so much more than just a villain on PLL. We need someone who can play layers for the role of Summer, and Janel has that ability. 8. She has some involvement with the team that’s bringing the production to the stage. The OC musical is being produced by the same people that brought us the Cruel Intentions musical, which is running now. Janel happens to star in that production. Coincidence? I think not. 9. She’s been active in theater for a while now. Janel has appeared in a lot of LA musicals while balancing her work on PLL, which means we wouldn’t be losing her as Mona if she took on the role. 10.

It would give us a chance to see some season 1 Mona-type action. I am all for Janel playing a character who is happy, popular and bubbly – this whole tortured-girl-in-a-blonde-wig thing needs to go. The OC: Where are the cast of the hit Noughties series now? The OC: Where are the cast of the hit Noughties series now? California was where they started from - but what happened to Newport's finest?

Don't Miss Share September 20 2016 2:00 AM Share August 24 2016 5:00 PM Share July 14 2016 5:24 PM June 25 2016 7:00 AM Latest News Share 4 hours ago 2:44 AM Share 4 hours ago 2:14 AM Share 4 hours ago 1:58 AM 6 hours ago 12:06 AM Must Read Share 18 hours ago 11:54 AM Share 6 hours ago 12:01 AM Share 12 hours ago 6:05 PM 19 August 2015 6:00 PM Shares The OC is 12 years old - that means a whole generation of almost-teenagers who've never even heard of Seth Cohen, Captain Oats, Little Miss Vixen or Oliver Trask. Alright, so maybe that last one's not so bad. Get ready for a rush of nostalgia as we chart the journey of Californiaaaaaaa's finest, from 'right back where they started from' to the present day!

Benjamin McKenzie © Warner Bros. Maarten de Boer/Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Benjamin McKenzie - shortened to just plain 'Ben' from season two onwards - was Ryan Atwood, the brooding boy from Chino who turned The OC upside down when he moved into The Cohens' pool-house. Since bidding Ryan farewell, McKenzie has landed two significant lead roles on US television - from 2009 to 2013, he was Officer Ben Sherman on the searing cop drama Southland and since last year, he's played another cop - Jim Gordon - on a rather more fantastical series, the Batman prequel Gotham . Adam Brody © Warner Bros. Jerod Harris/Getty Images You can keep your Big Bang Theory - Seth Cohen was the ultimate loveable TV geek. His passion for X-Men comics, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and Death Cab was rivalled only by his love for dream girl Summer Roberts.

Post-Seth, Adam Brody has landed some decent film parts in Jennifer's Body (2009) and Scream 4 (2011), though his attempt to make a TV comeback in Amazon's The Cosmopolitans was cut short when the pilot failed to secure a pick-up. This year though, he landed a regular gig on DirecTV's unconventional 'step-siblings in love' rom-com Billy & Billie from playwright Neil LaBute. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Mischa Barton © Warner Bros. Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Poor little rich girl Marissa Cooper won Ryan's heart the moment he rocked up in The OC, but their romance was not to be and an altercation with bad boy Volchok (Cam Gigandet) cut her life tragically short. Controversially quitting The OC ahead of its fourth and final season, Mischa Barton appeared in 2007's St. Trinian's movie remake - and attempted to recapture her early success in 1999's The Sixth Sense by starring in a string of low-budget horror flicks.

In 2012, Barton took to the stage for a well-received Dublin stage production of Steel Magnolias and though her last outing as a TV regular - The CW's The Beautiful Life - lasted just two episodes, she's slated to appear in ABC Family series Recovery Road in 2016. Rachel Bilson © Warner Bros. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Summer Roberts went on a more significant journey than perhaps any other OC character - transforming from a shallow gossip girl into an eco-warrior across 92 episodes. Originally intended to feature in just a few episodes as a minor character, Bilson's screen charisma saw her become a regular player - and in the past 8 years, she's guested on Chuck (in 2007) and recurred on How I Met Your Mother (from 2010 to 2014). Most notably though, she fronted her own show - the 'NY girl heads to the South' comedy-drama Hart of Dixie - from 2011 until earlier this year, when the show was dropped after four seasons. Peter Gallagher © Warner Bros.

Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic Uber-mensch Sandy Cohen was the ultimate TV Dad - always ready with a quip, a sound piece of advice or sometimes both. Gallagher has kept busy since The OC - he's recurred on Californication (2009), Rescue Me (2010) and Law & Order: SVU (2014) and played the regular role of CIA operative Arthur Campbell on frothy spy series Covert Affairs until 2014. He's also about to join The Good Wife for its seventh season - oh, and in case you were wondering, those eyebrows remain as magnificent as ever. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Kelly Rowan © Warner Bros. George Pimentel/WireImage Kirsten Cohen would often find herself caught up in the battle between her husband Sandy and father Caleb. A workaholic who cared perhaps too much, she came to love adopted son Ryan as one of her own. Rowan's most notable role after The OC was opposite Eric McCormack on crime series Perception - playing the dual role of Natalie Vincent, the imaginary friend of McCormack's schizophrenic, and Dr Caroline Newsome - the real-life basis for Natalie. Melinda Clarke © Warner Bros.

Jason Merritt/WireImage Clarke was amazing on The OC as Newport Beach's most cunning socialite Julie Cooper - Julie could be cold and manipulative, but shared a genuine friendship with Kirsten. In 2005, mid-way through her OC tenure, Clarke began recurring on Entourage and continued to appear on the show (as herself) until 2011. She also played the leading role of villain Amanda on Nikita between 2010 and 2013 and later this year will reprise her role of Lady Heather for the CSI series finale, a part she first played on the CBS series way back in 2001. Tate Donovan © Warner Bros. Andrew Toth/FilmMagic Jimmy Cooper just couldn't catch a break. After stealing money from clients, going bankrupt and enduring more than one beating from those he'd wronged, Jimmy left Newport for good in the third season - with daughter Marissa ordering him never to return. Tate Donovan's fate has been less grim - he's played the plum role of shady Tom Shayes on acclaimed legal thriller Damages, was a part of the Oscar-winning movie Argo in 2012 and appeared in the recent 24 revival .

Chris Carmack © Warner Bros. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Carmack was a regular on the first season of The OC as Marissa's jock boyfriend Luke - his most memorable moment was delivering the iconic line, "Welcome to the OC, bitch!" in the series pilot. In 2005, he landed a guest spot on Smallville and that same year co-starred with Amanda Bynes in cinematic masterpiece Love Wrecked. After working the US TV 'guest star' circuit for a few more years, Carmack found regular work again on Nashville, sporting a fetching cowboy hat as aspiring country singer Will Lexington. Alan Dale © Warner Bros. Jason Kempin/Getty Images New Zealand-born Dale is one of US TV's most prolific character actors - his speciality is uncompromising men of influence, a part he's played in everything from Lost to 24 to The OC, where he was ruthless businessman Caleb Nichol. Caleb died of a heart attack - a fate that also befell Dale's character on Aussie soap Neighbours and Bradford Meade on his next show Ugly Betty (2006-2007).

Next up was Ben's nemesis Charles Widmore on Lost - felled not by a dicky ticker, but a bullet - and recurring roles on Entourage, The Killing, Once Upon a Time and most recently Syfy's Dominion, on which Dale plays General Edward Riesen. We told you he kept busy. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Autumn Reeser © Warner Bros. David Livingston/Getty Images Reeser was uptight Taylor Townsend on The OC - initially introduced as a rival for Summer in the third season, she later replaced Marissa as second female lead (and Ryan's love interest) in the show's final run. In the eight years since, Reeser has remained a popular face on US TV - with major parts on HBO's Entourage, CBS' Hawaii Five-0 and two short-lived ABC series, No Ordinary Family and Last Resort. Most recently, she's come full circle by signing on to play Julie Cooper in a musical production of The OC - no, we're not kidding. Willa Holland © Warner Bros.

Chance Yeh/Getty Images The second actress to play Marissa's little sister Kaitlin, Willa Holland debuted as an older, more troublesome version of the character in episode 3.12, 'The Sister Act'. After The OC, Holland recurred on Gossip Girl as wild young model Agnes Andrews and, since 2012, has inhabited another 'sister' role as Oliver Queen's sibling Thea on Arrow - now a fully-fledged superhero! Bonus: What happened to everyone else? © J. Vespa/WireImage/Michael Buckner/Getty Images This list wouldn't be complete without a few of the supporting players who graced The OC set between 2003 and 2007. Logan Marshall-Green (the second and best Trey Atwood) starred in Prometheus (2010) and will front new Cinemax series Quarry in 2016, while Amanda Righetti (Hailey) became a regular on The Mentalist which also featured Samaire Armstrong (Anna) in a recurring role.

Navi Rawat (Theresa) became a regular on Numb3rs, Taylor Handley (bonkers Oliver) starred on short-lived CBS series Vegas, while Michael Cassidy (Zach) was one of TBS's Men at Work until the sitcom was axed last year. Shannon Lucio (Lindsay) recurred on Prison Break and True Blood, Ryan Donowho (Marissa's wet admirer Johnny) was in horror movie prequel Cabin Fever: Patient Zero last year, and Cam Gigandet (Volchok) was in the movies Twilight and Never Back Down - for the latter, think Step Up with more fighting. Olivia Wilde (Alex) is now hot stuff in Hollywood after a stint on House, while Chris Pratt - who played Summer's college buddy Che Cook - is also doing alright for himself.

The OC cast were ''miserable'' during filming, reveals Twilight actor Cam Gigandet - Mirror Online TV The OC cast were ''miserable'' during filming, reveals Twilight actor Cam Gigandet Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody and co were apparently a pretty grumpy bunch despite spending all day filming on a Californian beach Share Cam has bad memories of his time on the OC (Photo: Getty) Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email And there we were thinking that the cast of the OC were having a ball as they filmed the show... The gorgeous beaches, the beautiful people, the cute summer dresses, what's not to like? Well some people are never happy it seems. Twilight baddie Cam Gigandet, who played Kevin Volchek in the show about a group of rich teenagers living in California , has slammed his co-stars saying they were "miserable" and he's not in touch with any of them now. "Those kids were f****** miserable. They would not remember their lines on purpose. They were young. That said, I don't talk to anyone I've ever worked with," he said.

The 31-year-old actor appeared in 15 episodes of the show before going on to star in Twilight and the CBS series Reckless. Now he admits he doesn't look back on his early experiences on The OC with any fondness. "I learned a lot. But the things that I remember now - none of them are good," he said. He has particularly bad memories of co-star Benjamin McKenzie, who played tearaway teenager Ryan Atwood in the show. "Actually Ben McKenzie was kind of mean to me. I hadn't done anything at that point and he was a little bit of an a**. But I love him. I think he's a great actor." Rachel Bilson, who played Summer, is expecting her first baby with actor boyfriend Hayden Christensen, and Adam Brody, who played Seth, recently married actress Leighton Meestor . Haven't they all grown up? Take a look at the rest of the OC cast in the gallery below. Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent The OC cast: who's had the most successful career since the show ended? The OC cast: who's had the most successful career since the show ended?

Who's been on the run, driving in the sun, or looking out for number one? Don't Miss Share May 23 2016 12:00 PM Share May 06 2016 5:00 PM Share June 13 2016 5:50 PM May 14 2016 6:00 AM Latest News Share 1 hour ago 6:35 PM Share 2 hours ago 5:33 PM 2 hours ago 5:05 PM Must Read Share 6 hours ago 1:05 PM Share 8 hours ago 11:21 AM Share 3 hours ago 3:44 PM January 18 2017 2:45 PM © Warner Bros. 25 June 2016 7:00 AM Shares Has it really been nine years since The OC came to a close after four seasons? The sunny, aspirational drama made us wish we were part of a world where the main problems were what to wear for cotillion or what love triangle you were involved in that week.

While we're still hoping to find out what happened to Ryan, Seth and co someday, we can at the very least see what the large cast has been up to since, and who has benefited the most from their time in Orange County. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 24. Ryan Donowho (Johnny) © Getty Images Since playing the character who singlehandedly ruined the show (admit it), musician Ryan has popped up in various TV movies and independent films, but nothing massively of note (unless you count Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero). 23. Taylor Handley (Oliver) © Channel 4 Getty images We still get shivers even thinking about stalker Oliver. Taylor has since had recurring roles in the TV shows Vegas and Hidden Palms, as well as a leading role in 2006's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. 22. Mischa Barton (Marissa) © Warner Bros. Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Having been a promising child actress, Mischa hasn't quite capitalised on the success that playing Marissa Cooper in The OC brought.

She has had various legal and health issues in the years following her character's death, but she has continued to act in a large amount of independent movies and one-off TV episodes, but nothing that you'll remember (except maybe a cameo in St Trinians). However, she did feature in this year's Dancing with the Stars, but was the second to be eliminated. 21. Navi Rawat (Theresa) © Channel 4 After playing Ryan's on-off girlfriend from the wrong side of the tracks, Navi landed a lead role in the crime series Numb3rs for six seasons, and has since appeared in a few low-budget films and one-off episodes of shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Castle. 20. Michael Cassidy (Zach) © Channel 4 Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Michael was a one-season wonder as Seth's love rival Zach in season two, and since then Michael has featured in forgotten TV shows such as Privileged and Men at Work, as well as various episodes of other dramas. However, he recently featured very briefly as (an unnamed) Jimmy Olsen in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, but was killed off almost instantly. Justice 4 Jimmy! 19.

Kelly Rowan (Kirsten) © Warner Bros. Getty Images Since playing mummy Cohen, Kelly has mainly appeared in made-for-TV movies, but she had a lead role in the crime drama Perception for three years from 2012 opposite Will and Grace's Eric McCormack. We're also pretty sure she never ages. 18. Samaire Armstrong (Anna) © Channel 4 Advertisement - Continue Reading Below If we didn't love Summer so much, we would have always wanted Seth to end up with lovely Anna. Since leaving the show, Samaire has had a few other TV hits, including Dirty Sexy Money, Entourage and The Mentalist, and had a main role in 2014's Resurrection. She most recently appeared in an episode of Agent Carter. 17. Shannon Lucio (Lindsay) © Getty Images Shannon has consistently landed recurring roles in various TV shows since featuring as Ryan's girlfriend Lindsay in season two. These have included stints in Prison Break, True Blood and Grey's Anatomy, and one-off episodes in the likes of Once Upon a Time, Agents of SHIELD, Supernatural and NCIS. 16. Peter Gallagher (Sandy) © Getty Images Warner Bros.

Already a familiar face thanks to roles in American Beauty and While You Were Sleeping among others before playing TV's best ever dad, Peter has continued to pop up here and there. Roles since The OC have included How I Met Your Mother, New Girl (as Schmidt's dad, after actor Max Greenfield played a young Sandy once), Burlesque, Covert Affairs and The Good Wife. 15. Autumn Reeser (Taylor) © Warner Bros. Getty Images She wasn't quite accepted by fans as Marissa's replacement, but Autumn has gone on to steadily appear in TV shows ever since - most notably as Lizzie Grant in Entourage. She's also had recurring roles in No Ordinary Family, Hawaii Five-0 and Last Resort. She also reunited with Rachel Bilson in an episode of Hart of Dixie. 14. Melinda Clarke (Julie) © Warner Bros. Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below After playing super-bitch Julie for four seasons, Melinda then played a fictionalised version of herself in a handful of Entourage episodes, and later recurred in Eli Stone, The Vampire Diaries and Dallas, reunited with Ben McKenzie in an episode of Gotham and was a co-lead in action series Nikita for three years.

13. Adam Brody (Seth) © Warner Bros. Getty Images We're still amazed that Adam hasn't become one of Hollywood's leading stars since playing everyone's favourite geek Seth Cohen. He has stuck around here and there, appearing in the likes of Jennifer's Body, Cop Out, Scream 4, Lovelace, and he played Jess's ex in New Girl. But, he will star opposite Martin Freeman in the new US series Start Up this year, so maybe a comeback is on the cards? 12. Cam Gigandet (Volchok) © Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Soon after playing the ultimate bad boy in The OC, Cam landed a role as vampire James in Twilight, and made sure he got his six-pack out for Never Back Down, both in 2008. He has continued to have smaller roles in movies since then, including Easy A, Burlesque, and Priest. He will next have a roles in the much-anticipated Suicide Squad and The Magnificent Seven. 11.

Amanda Righetti (Hayley) © Channel 4 Getty Images Amanda landed an even bigger TV role soon after the show wrapped, as main cast member Grace in The Mentalist for all six seasons from 2008 to 2015. She's also appeared in the movies Role Models and the Friday the 13th remake, and had a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role in Captain America: The First Avenger. 10. Tate Donovan (Jimmy) © Getty Images Warner Bros. You might still know him best as Joshua from Friends, but Tate has continued to have an impressive career since playing disgraced-turned-wealthy-again Jimmy. He had regular appearances in Damages, Deception, Hostages and 24: Live Another Day, and also had a notable role in the Oscar-winning movie Argo. 9. Alan Dale (Caleb) © Warner Bros. Getty Images It's easy to forget Alan was Jim from Neighbours. Since landing the role of mean businessman Caleb Nichol, Alan has appeared in EVERY TV SHOW EVER. These include: 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files, Entourage and Once Upon a Time.

He has also had minor roles in films such as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, as well as the London West End production of Spamalot. 8. Willa Holland (Kaitlin) © Warner Bros. Getty Images Soon after playing the second incarnation of Marissa's younger sister, Willa had a recurring role in Gossip Girl, and since 2012 she has played the main role of Thea Queen in Arrow, a character she has also reprised in The Flash. She has also had film appearances in Straw Dogs and Legion. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 7. Chris Carmack (Luke) © Warner Bros. Getty Images We're still surprised Luke never returned after a one-episode cameo in season two. But Chris has since found an ever bigger personal TV success. He's had a leading role as Will Lexington in Nashville since 2013, and he's also popped up in Desperate Housewives, Smallville and NCIS. 6. Rachel Bilson (Summer) © Warner Bros. Getty Images Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Summer was only meant to appear in a couple of episodes, but she soon became the star of the show thanks to Rachel.

After the show wrapped, she had movie roles in Zach Braff's The Last Kiss and met her now husband Hayden Christensen in Jumper. She soon returned to TV, having a recurring role in How I Met Your Mother and led the cast of Hart of Dixie from 2011 to 2015. 5. Logan Marshall-Green (Trey) © Warner Bros. Getty Images Logan remained relatively quiet after playing Ryan's bad boy brother Trey, but later landed TV roles in Traveler and Dark Blue. In 2012, he had a notable appearance in the hugely-anticipated-but-rather-underwhelming Prometheus, and next year he will feature prominently in Spider-Man: Homecoming as a villain. 4. Ben McKenzie (Ryan) © Warner Bros. Getty Images A couple of years after The OC said goodbye to brooding lead Ryan, Ben landed a main role in the critically acclaimed cop show Southland until 2013. A year after that, he was cast as Jim Gordon in the Batman prequel TV series Gotham, which begins its third season in September. 3.

Shailene Woodley (Kaitlin) © Channel 4 Getty images Yep, you may have forgotten that a very young Shailene played the original Kaitlin Cooper in the first season. A few years later, she played the main character in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and soon had critically acclaimed movie roles in The Descendants, The Spectacular Now and The Fault in Our Stars. She has also led the cast of the Divergent movie series. 2. Olivia Wilde (Alex) © Getty Images After having the recurring role of Seth AND Marissa's girlfriend Alex in season two, Olivia has gone to big success on both the big and small screens. She played Dr Remy 'Thirteen' in House from 2007 to 2012, and HBO rock drama Vinyl this year. In film, she has had appearances in Tron: Legacy, Cowboys & Aliens, Her and Rush. 1. Chris Pratt (Che) © Channel 4 Getty Images What, you forgot superhunk and Hollywood hero Chris Pratt was in The OC? Yep, he played the irritating weird hippy Che in season four.

A couple of years after the show ended, he played doofus Andy in Parks and Recreation, but even then we couldn't have possibly imagined his career trajectory. He has since had huge movie successes with Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World, and has also appeared in Wanted, Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty, Her, The Lego Movie and will appear in The Magnificent Seven and several more Marvel movies. Not bad, Che. Not bad. Where Are They Now: The Cast of 'The OC' Tim Gerstenberger + February 9, 2016 The OC No Comments The summer of 2003 holds a special place in my heart. It was the year that I graduated from high school and was about to embark on an incredible journey into adulthood by being the first member of my family to attend college. It was also the summer that one of the greatest series of that decade would premiere. The drama was The OC, and its soap opera-worthy storylines had everyone talking. Whether it was Marissa overdosing on pills in Mexico, or Ryan getting into another fight with Luke, The OC was the show that all people of all ages would watch and discuss and obsess over.

The series would run for four seasons before finally get the axe in February 2007. Since then, a majority of the cast can still be found on your televisions today, and we are not talking about reruns. Here is a look at what the cast of The OC has been up to for the last eight years. Ben McKenzie as Ryan Atwood Ben McKenzie carried over his “tough guy” persona from The OC to his next television project that came out in 2009. McKenzie played Officer Ben Sherman for all five seasons of the gritty police drama Southland. The series originally aired on NBC but was cancelled due to the adult subject matter depicted in every episode. TNT quickly picked the series up and would air it for four more seasons. Following Southland‘s cancellation on TNT, it did not take McKenzie long to find his next project. In 2014, he began planning James Gordon on the popular FOX drama Gotham. Adam Brody as Seth Cohen Adam Brody had quite an extensive resume prior to starring on The OC in 2003. He appeared on several MTV series, including Undressed and MTV’s Now What? before playing lovable misfit Seth Cohen.

Brody would go on to appear in several less than stellar films once The OC ended in 2007, including Jennifer’s Body with Megan Fox and In the Land of Women alongside Meg Ryan and Kristen Stewart. In 2011, Brody returned to the small screen playing Woodie on the animated series Good Vibes. He would go on to star in the second season of the comedy Burning Love. His latest project, Billy & Billie, premiered on DirecTV. Mischa Barton as Marissa Cooper Mischa Barton played the very divisive Marissa Cooper throughout the first three seasons of The OC before Marissa tragically died in a car accident in the Season 3 finale. Since leaving the series, Barton has struggled to find success in other film and television projects, starring in the short-lived CW series The Beautiful Life: TBL and movies, such as Don’t Fade Away, A Resurrection, and L.A. Slasher. Rachel Bilson as Summer Roberts Rachel Bilson became one of the breakout stars of The OC, portraying the wildly popular (and quotable) Summer Roberts.

After the series ended in 2007, Bilson guest starred in other popular series, such as Chuck and How I Met Your Mother, before landing the starring role in the CW’s Hart of Dixie, which premiered in 2011 and was produced by The OC creator Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage. Bilson has also appeared in films like Jumper, Waiting for Forever, and The To Do List. Peter Gallagher as Sandy Cohen The OC‘s Sandy Cohen has become one of the most beloved fathers in TV history, and a lot of that had to with Peter Gallagher’s terrific performance as the justice-seeking, people-helping lawyer. Gallagher, who starred in films like While You Were Sleeping and American Beauty, before being cast in The OC, has continued to find steady work on television since the series ended with recurring roles in Californication, Rescue Me, Covert Affairs, and, most recently, HBO’s Togetherness. Kelly Rowan as Kirsten Cohen As great as Sandy Cohen was, he was only one half of one of the greatest married TV couples of all-time. The other half of this iconic couple was Kirsten Cohen, played by Kelly Rowan.

Since The OC‘s conclusion, Rowan has guested on series like Flashpoint and CSI: Miami and starred in the TV movie Cyberbully. Most recently, she was a series regular on TNT’s Perception, which was cancelled after three seasons earlier this year. Melinda Clarke as Julie Cooper While she wasn’t always the most likable character on The OC, there’s no denying that Julie Cooper was the most discussed character on the series throughout its run. From hating Ryan as soon as she met him to marrying to Caleb to going back to school in the show’s series finale, Julie did quite a lot during The OC‘s four seasons, and Melinda Clarke did a terrific job with it all and has been working pretty steadily since the show’s conclusion. In the recent years, Clarke has guested on The Vampire Diaries, Entourage, CSI, Chuck, and Dallas starred as the villainous Amanda in The CW’s Nikita. She’s expected to appear as her character, Lady Heather, in the CSI series-finale, wrap-up movie that will air next month.

Autumn Reeser as Taylor Townsend Autumn Reeser didn’t make her debut on The OC until Season 3, when she recurred as the over-achieving, ultra-competitive Taylor Townsend. And while it took audiences a little bit of time for viewers to warm to Taylor’s personality, by the end of the show’s third season, she had become such a funny and endearing character that the creative made Reeser a series regular in Season 4 and set up a romance between Taylor and Ryan. In the year since The OC ended, Reeser has had roles on countless TV series, such as Entourage, No Ordinary Family, Last Resort, Necessary Roughness, and Hawaii Five-0. Most recently, she’s recurred on ABC’s summer series The Whispers, and funny enough, she will actually be playing Julie Cooper in The Unauthorized O.C. Musical, which bows Aug. 30 at The Montalbán in Los Angeles. Alan Dale as Caleb Nichol Alan Dale recurred as Kirsten’s father, Caleb Nichol, throughout the first season of The OC before becoming a series regular in Season 2.

When Caleb was killed off in the penultimate episode of Season 2, which aired in 2005, Dale went on to guest star in many other series, including Entourage, The Killing, and Once Upon a Time. More recently, he’s appeared in major films, such as the Entourage movie and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Tate Donovan as Jimmy Cooper Tate Donovan was a series regular on The OC during its first two seasons, leaving the series after the seventh episode of Season 2. He returned as Jimmy Cooper in the Season 2 finale and appeared in the first three episodes of Season 3 and one Season 4 episode as well. Since exiting The OC, Donovan has been a fixture on television, starring in numerous series, such as Damages, Hostages, and 24: Live Another Day. Most recently, he appeared on Showtime’s Masters of Sex. Willa Holland as Kaitlin Cooper Will Holland first appeared on The OC in its third season, playing the recurring role of Marissa’s sister, Kaitlin Cooper, a character originally portrayed by Shailene Woodley in Season 1 of the series.

In Season 4, Holland was promoted to series regular, and she appeared in all 16 of The OC‘s final episodes. Since The OC ended, Holland has appeared in films, such as Legion and Straw Dogs, and she also guest starred multiple times on The CW’s Gossip Girl. Since 2012, she has been a series regular on Arrow, portraying the character of Thea Queen. Who was your favorite character on The OC? Let us know in the comments section below. Photo by Everett/REX Shutterstock Rehab, babies and jail: The stars of hit TV show The OC 7 years on - Mirror Online Celebs Rehab, babies and jail: The stars of hit TV show The OC 7 years on With rumours of Rachel Bilson expecting her first child whirling round the internet - we have a look at what the other stars we all fell in love with are up to Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe View gallery As rumours hit the Internet about former O.C. star Rachel Bilson expecting her first baby, we take a look at what all the old stars from Orange County are up to now. Chrismukkah, Marissa's lesbian affair, the Spider-Man kiss, Volchok...

The O.C. kept our teen-selves well entertained from 2003-2007. But since Summer married Seth and the Cohens moved back to Berkeley, what have all the stars of the show been up to? Rachel Bilson (Summer Roberts) Summer then and now (Photo: Getty) Reports claim pint sized brunette Rachel, who we were first introduced to as stereotypical posh rich kid Summer, is pregnant with her first child with Hayden Christensen. The 32-year-old actress admitted last year she was keen to start a family with the Star Wars actor. She said: "I definitely have family on the brain. Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope." Rachel and Hayden, 33, met in 2007 on the set of Jumper and got engaged a year later However, they called off their engagement in August 2010 but reconciled three months later. Ben McKenzie (Ryan Atwood) Who didn't have a crush on Ryan Atwood? (Photo: Getty) It was hard not to love bad boy Ryan Atwood from the first second we laid eyes on him, but what has he been up to since The O.C.

put him on the acting map? He's since starred in a string of feature films, including Johnny Got His Gun. He featured in TV series Southland and will star in big screen blockbuster Gotham. Rumours are rife he recently got married in secret. Mischa Barton (Marissa Cooper) British born actress Misha played the troubled Marissa Cooper. It all went off the rails in real life in 2007 when Misha joined Lohan, Bynes and Brian Boswell in the' Disney stars who have mug shots' group. Following her arrest Misha did a stint in rehab. But that didn't get her clean, and in 2009 Mischa was admitted to a psych ward under an involuntary hold by her worried parent. The scary episode forced her to get healthy again, but even that led to criticism: "I was under enormous pressure. It was always, 'She's took skinny, she must be sick.' Then it was, 'She's too big.' I was never the right weight." Adam Brody (Seth Cohen) Adam Brody: Then and now (Photo: Getty) Sadly Adam and Rachel never did end up together - but he did end up with Rachel look alike Leighton Meester.

The pair first sparked marriage rumours in February after 34-year-old (!) Adam was spotted wearing a wedding band. Cam Gigandet (Kevin Volchok) Scary Volchok went onto play an even scarier character in Twilight alongside Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The actor has two children with his long-term love Dominique Geirsendorff. Samaire Armstrong (Anna Stern) Samaire Armstrong is now 33 (Photo: Getty) The pretty actress went on to appear in more US TV shows, but in October 2007 it's reported she entered an "outpatient facility". Her publicist at the time said she "decided to enter an outpatient facility to deal with some personal issues in a therapeutic atmosphere and is doing very well." She gave birth to a baby boy in late 2012. Logan Marshall Green (Trey Atwood) Hunky actor Logan starred in TV series Dark Blue as Dean Bendis, and as Charlie Holloway in the 2012 Ridley Scott film Prometheus. He married wife Diane in 2013 and has two adorable children. Video Loading

Question: Which actress played Summer in the TV show The OC?
Answer: Rachel Bilson