The O.C.'s Peter Gallagher Reacts to TV Son Adam Brody's Renaissance

Ben McKenzie

After making achromatic tanks and leather chokers trendy arsenic Ryan Atwood, Ben McKenzie won captious praise for his relation arsenic an L.A. bull on Southland. He was then cast arsenic the starring role, Commissioner Gordon, on Fox's Batman root bid Gotham. He's joined to Deadpool actress Morena Baccarin, and they person two children together: Arthur and Frances. Baccarin is besides ma to lad Julius, who she shares with her ex Austin Chick.

Adam Brody

Adam Brody's iconic quality Seth Cohen is liable for galore trends: Emo/Indie music's popularity (Death Cab For Cutie!) and ironic T-shirts, to sanction but a few. The actor has focused connected diagnostic films since the extremity of The O.C., appearing successful Promising Young Woman, Shazam!, Scream 4, The Romantics, Jennifer's Body and The Oranges. He's besides appeared connected TV shows similar StartUp. Brody is joined to Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester and they person 2 kids.

Rachel Bilson

Originally slated to beryllium a insignificant character, Summer Roberts' charm and wit won implicit viewers, arsenic did her narration with Seth (played by Rachel Bilson's former real-life beau Brody.) After the show, benignant icon Bilson continued to prima connected TV shows and played Zoe connected the CW's Hart of Dixie. She's a arrogant ma to daughter Briar Rose Christensen, who she welcomed with ex Hayden Christensen.

Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton played Marissa Cooper for 3 seasons earlier the character's shocking and bittersweet decease successful the 3rd season's finale. Since The O.C., Barton has acted successful movies similar Starcrossed and starred connected TV shows like The Hills: New Beginnings.

Peter Gallagher

Sandy Cohen is inactive considered 1 of the champion TV dads ever: He surfed, helium schmeared bagels each morning, helium sang and helium took a accidental connected Ryan erstwhile nary 1 other would. Peter Gallagher went connected to look connected a fig of shows, including Covert Affairs, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grace and Frankie and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. He's joined to Paula Harwood, and they person 2 big children: Kathryn Gallagher and James Gallagher.

Kelly Rowan

After playing Kirsten Cohen connected The O.C., Kelly Rowan went connected to prima successful different series, including Perception. 

Melinda Clarke

After playing Marissa's analyzable parent Julie Cooper, Melinda Clarke took connected the relation arsenic the villainous Amanda connected the CW's Nikita. The histrion besides made a memorable crook arsenic Matt (Zach Roerig) and Vicki's (O.C. guest star Kayla Ewell) parent on The Vampire Diaries and played the Devil's woman on Reaper. What's more, she hosts a podcast with Bilson.

Autumn Reeser

Autumn Reeser played Taylor Townsend connected The O.C. Over the years, the histrion has starred connected shows similar Last Resort, The Arrangement and America 2.0. She has 2 kids, Dash and Finn, whom she welcomed with her ex Jesse Warren.

Willa Holland

After playing Kaitlin Cooper a.k.a. Mini Coop on The O.C., Willa Holland headed implicit to creator Josh Schwartz's different teen play Gossip Girl to messiness with Taylor Momsen as exemplary Agnes. The histrion past recovered herself backmost connected the CW playing Oliver Queen's small sis connected the network's deed series Arrow.

Amanda Righetti

 The former Mentalist star played Kirsten's small sis Hailey. She made a quick-but-memorable quality astatine the extremity of Captain America: The First Avenger and appeared successful shows similar Colony. Amanda Righetti is ma to lad Knox.

Paul Wesley

The Vampire Diaries' stud (he played brooding vamp Stefan Salvatore) is hardly recognizable successful his crook arsenic atrocious lad Donnie a.k.a. the aggravated autobus lad who changeable Luke and delivered the infamous "Abercrombie and Bitch" diss. Paul Wesley besides acted successful shows similar Everwood, American Dreams and Tell Me a Story.

Samaire Armstrong

Samaire Armstrong played Anna Stern, the comic book-reading, pixie-haired bestie of Seth. After leaving the series, the histrion starred on shows similar Dirty Sexy Money, The Mentalist and Resurrection. She is ma to lad Calin.

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde played Alex Kelly and kissed Barton successful play two. After starring connected House, Wilde recovered herself connected the A-list acknowledgment to roles successful Tron, In Time and Cowboys & Aliens. She was successful a narration with Jason Sudeikis, and they welcomed 2 children together: Otis and Daisy.

Cam Gigandet

Cam Gigandet's quality Kevin Volchok is infamous in The O.C. universe. Why? Because helium killed Marissa Cooper. The stud deed it large erstwhile helium played the villain James successful the first Twilight movie. He's since appeared successful films specified as The Roommate, Easy A and Burlesque. He's besides acted successful shows similar Reckless and Ice.

Nikki Reed

After making a sanction for herself with Thirteen, which she starred successful and wrote, Nikki Reed played Sadie Campbell, a woman of Ryan's, successful play 3 of The O.C. She past played Rosalie successful the Twilight series. She's joined to Ian Somerhalder, and they're parents to girl Bodhi and a lad whose sanction they person not revealed.

Jackson Rathbone

Reed's Twilight sibling (who played tortured vamp Jasper Hale) starred arsenic Justin, Kaitin's schoolmate from boarding schoolhouse who accused her of stealing. Jackson Rathbone besides acted successful bid similar Aim High, Finding Carter and The Last Ship and appeared successful movies similar The Last Airbender. The histrion is joined to Sheila Hafsadi, and they person 3 kids: Presley, Monroe and Felix.

Taylor Handley

Taylor Handley played Oliver Trask connected The O.C. Afterwards, the histrion guest-starred connected McKenzie's series Southland before taking connected the relation of Dennis Quaid's lad connected CBS' drama Vegas. He's acceptable to look successful Mayor of Kingstown and is joined to Audra Handley.

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt scored large laughs arsenic Summer's assemblage person Ché, an biology activist. He also acted in shows similar Parks and Recreation and starred successful movies similar Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World. He is joined to Katherine Schwarzenegger, and they stock daughters Lyla and Eloise. He besides shares a lad named Jack with his ex Anna Faris.

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green, who played Ryan's older member Trey Atwood, and aboriginal went connected to enactment successful movies like Prometheus. He besides appeared successful a fig of TV shows, including Shadowplay, Damnation and Dark Blue. He's besides a photographer.

Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy's quality Zach Stevens was Seth and Summer fans' force successful play 2 aft it was revealed helium was dating Summer. (And helium played h2o polo!) After the teen drama, he appeared connected respective shows, including Smallville, Privileged, Men astatine Work and People connected Earth.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown played Will Tutt, a geeky schoolhouse person of Kaitlin's successful the show's 4th and last season. The vocalist continues to marque euphony and is begetter to daughter Royalty and son Aeko.

AnnaLynne McCord

AnnaLynne McCord's nameless quality had a small, but important role: She was the prom-goer Marissa caught her day Kevin Volchok hooking up with. The histrion aboriginal went connected to prima arsenic Naomi Clark successful 90210 and appeared successful movies similar Excision.

Johnny Lewis

The precocious Johnny Lewis played Dennis "Chili" Childress earlier joining FX's deed show Sons of Anarchy. He died successful 2012.

Kayla Ewell

Kayla Ewell's quality was nary instrumentality of Marissa's acknowledgment to her BF Johnny's involvement successful her. Ewell went connected to play a troubled teen-turned-vamp connected the CW's deed show The Vampire Diaries. The histrion besides appeared successful The Bold and the Beautiful and Roswell, New Mexico. She's joined to Tanner Novlan, and they're parents to girl Poppy and lad Jones.

Shailene Woodley

The eventual Golden Globe nominee (for her enactment in The Descendants) got her commencement arsenic the archetypal Kaitlin Cooper (before the relation was re-cast). After her ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager came to an end, Shailene Woodley played Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man's sequel opposite Andrew Garfield. She besides starred in Divergent, The Fault successful Our Stars and Big Little Lies. She was engaged to Green Bay Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers.