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Here's What All Your Favorite Early-2000s Actors Are Up To Now

November 18, 2015 by Rachel Gulmi
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Adam Brody

Then: Seth Cohen on The O.C.

Now: He's married to Leighton Meester and they recently had a baby girl named Arlo. Brody has starred in random movie roles. However, Adam Brody will forever be Seth Cohen.

[Photos: Splash News]

Ben McKenzie

Then: Ryan Atwood on The O.C.

Now: He plays James Gordon on Gotham and he's expecting his first child with his co-star Morena Baccarin.

Chad Michael Murray

Then: Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill

Now: He is married to actress Sarah Roemer and stars in Scream Queens.

Chace Crawford

Then: Nate Archibald on Gossip Girl

Now: He stars as Billy LeFever in the TV show Blood & Oil.

Jared Padalecki

Then: Dean Forester on Gilmore Girls

Now: He's married to actress Genevieve Cortese and they have two children. He also plays Sam Winchester on Supernatural. Jared has been very vocal about his struggle with depression and he is a huge advocate for mental health awareness.

Ed Westwick

Then: Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl

Now: He plays Kent Galloway on Wicked City. However, the show has been canceled after three episodes.

Jake McDorman

Then: Evan Chambers on Greek

Now: He played alongside Bradley Cooper in American Sniper and stars in Limitless as Brian Finch.

Matt Lanter

Then: Liam Court on 90210

Now: He's been starring in a bunch of TV series, most recently Ultimate Spider-Man.

Milo Ventimiglia

Then: Jess Mariano on Gilmore Girls

Now: He stars in various TV series like Gotham.

Penn Badgley

Then: Dan Humphrey on Gossip Girl

Now: No one has seen much of Penn.

Tom Welling

Then: Clark Kent on Smallville

Now: He's married to Jamie White still and has been in random movies like Cheaper by the Dozen and Draft Day.

Barry Watson

Then: Oh, you know, just one of the stars of a little-known show called 7th Heaven. Maybe you've heard of it. Barry played the oldest Camden son Matt for 10 seasons.

Now: Matt guest starred on Masters of Sex and Heart of Dixie in 2014. And let's not forget his stint on the final season of Gossip Girl in 2012 as Serena Van der Woodsen's boyfriend!

Barry has three kids, two with his second ex-wife high school classmate Tracy Hutson, and one with his current wife, Natasha Gregson Wagner, who he wed sometime in 2015.

Shane West

Then: Who could forget Shane's breakout role as Landon Carter in A Walk To Remember? SWOON.

Now: Shane went on to star in ER and Nikita. Nowadays you can see him on the TV series Salem.

James Lafferty

Then: James stole every millennial girl's heart as Nathan Scott, the bad boy with a soft side, on One Tree Hill.

Now: James lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (haaay) and has a role in an upcoming WGN series called Underground set to premiere in 2016.

Michael Copon

Then: Michael played some very integral roles in early-2000s TV and movies. He was the Blue Power Ranger on Fox's Power Rangers Time Force. He also was memorable as Felix on One Tree Hill.

Now: Michael co-hosts a radio show on Positive Hit Radio the Current, WJLZ 88.5 FM, in Virginia with Trina Olson called "Saturday Night with Trina & Mike." The show features Christian rock and hip-hop music. He produces projects under his company, Michael Copon Studios, and will star in the upcoming TV series Dystopia set to be released next year.

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Then: Sean got his break starring in classics like 2004's Sleepover and 2005's Yours, Mine and Ours.

Now: Sean had a failed TV series called Reunion that was pretty hyped up. He also had a minor role in Pretty Little Liars from 2013-2015 (or will he be back??). He is starring in a film called Female Fight Club next year but there's not too much info yet on that project.

Paul Wesley

Then: Paul guest starred on many TV shows in the early aughts: 8 Simple Rules, Everwood and of course, The O.C. (Donnie!!). He also starred in American Dreams from 2002-2005.

Now: Paul has starred in The Vampire Diaries since 2009. He has three upcoming projects in 2016, one of which is Mother's Day, the highly-anticipated Garry Marshall film with every celebrity ever (he also did New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day).

In his personal life, Paul married and divorced actress Torrey DeVitto (Nanny Carrie! Melissa Hastings!). He now dates Phoebe Tonkin who was on The Vampire Diaries and stars in the spin-off, The Originals.

Austin Nichols

Then: Austin got his start where many male actors of the early 2000s do, Olsen Twin movies. He starred as nerdy Griffen in Holiday In The Sun, rememba?

Now: Austin continued on the early-2000s actor's path with a role on One Tree Hill. You can now see him on critically-acclaimed shows Ray Donovan and The Walking Dead.

He is currently dating his co-star from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Chloe Bennet.

Erik Von Detten

Then: Erik was the king of the early 2000s. Not only did he have roles on Recess and So Weird, he played pretty boy Josh Bryant in The Princess Diaries. But can we also talk about how he was in the classic Disney Channel Original Movie Brink and also played... SID FROM TOY STORY??? Mind = blown. This guy...

Now: Erik reprised his role as Sid in Toy Story 3 in 2010, but that's about all he's done recently. Oh, he's also 31-years-old and still has the same floppy hair from 2001 (and kinda pulls it off). Did we mention he has a son?? It feels like he was just skateboarding his way into our hearts...

David Gallagher

Then: You probably know David best for his role as Simon Camden on 7th Heaven, but did you know he was also in Rocket Power?! He voiced the role of Oliver, Sam's rival-turned-friend!

Now: David graduated from the University of Southern California in 2007. He's had a few guest star roles on shows like The Vampire Diaries, CSI and Criminal Minds. He also is the voice of Riku in the Kingdom Hearts video games and has a film coming out in March 2016.

Riley Smith

Then: Riley is another early-2000s actor who got his start thanks to MK&A. He starred in their first feature film (and last film ever) New York Minute. He also had roles in Not Another Teen Movie and 24.

Now: Riley did stints on the 90210 remake and True Blood during the 2010s and even had a role in the second season of True Detective this year. You can see him now on Nashville.

Riley took up guitar and formed the band "The Life Of Riley" in 2006. He is the guitarist and lead singer. The band last released music in December 2012.

Oliver James

Then: Oliver was teen romantic comedy gold in What A Girl Wants and Raise Your Voice. He also was in a boy band produced by Simon Fuller (the dude behind American Idol), but quit after landing the role in What A Girl Wants.

Now: Oliver hasn't had an acting role since 2012 (according to IMDB). He lists "musician" as one of his occupations on his Twitter, so he must be making music these days.

[Photo: Twitter]

George Stults

Then: George, one-half of the gorgeous Stults twins, played Officer Kevin Kinkirk on 7th Heaven from 2002 to 2007.

Now: George is pretty under the radar. He hasn't had a movie role since 2010 and his only projects in 2015 were a Hallmark holiday TV movie, I'm Not Ready For Christmas, and a guest-starring role on ABC Family's Melissa & Joey for one episode. However, he still looks just as hot as ever.

[Photo: Instagram]

Geoff Stults

Then: Geoff also starred on 7th Heaven alongside his brother and, you guessed it, they played brothers on-screen. He also had roles in Wedding Crashers and The Break Up.

Now: Geoff dated WWE star Stacy Keibler from 2005-2010. He has a lot going on career-wise with roles on The Odd Couple and Frankie and Grace. Geoff also has two upcoming film projects: Unforgettable alongside Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson and Hey Brother.

Sean Patrick Thomas

Then: You remember Sean from Save The Last Dance, of course! Or maybe Cruel Intentions? Not Another Teen Movie? Barbershop? Yeah, this dude was everywhere in the early 2000s.

Now: Sean got married to actress Aonika Laurent in 2006 who he met through Barbershop director Tim Story. They have two children.

Career-wise, Sean had roles on the TV shows Reaper and Lie To Me. You can see him next in Barbershop: The Next Cut!

Jesse Metcalfie

Then: Three words: Desperate Housewives gardener. Need we say more? Oh, there was also Smallville and John Tucker Must Die.

Now: Jesse starred in two series in the 2010's, Dallas and Chase. He has two films coming out in 2016. He's dated actress Cara Santana since 2009 with a short break in 2011.

Then: Drake is one of the most memorable Nickelodeon stars from the early aughts. He was a featured player on The Amanda Show (Tooootally Kyle) and then starred in the spinoff Drake and Josh for five years.

Now: Drake had quite the music career in the aughts. However, he injured his hand in 2015 and doctors told him he'd never play guitar again. Luckily, he's making quite the recovery and will hopefully get back to music soon. In the meantime, you can catch him with his Drake and Josh co-star Josh Peck on an upcoming episode of Josh's new series, Granfathered.

Bryan Greenberg

Then: Bryan played arguably the best character on One Tree Hill, Jake Jaglieski. He also starred in the short-lived October Road.

Now: Bryan starred in the HBO series How To Make It In America and appeared in films like Friends With Benefits and Bride Wars. He married actress/former Real World star Jamie Chung in 2015. Look out for him in the film Random Tropical Paradise in 2016.

Emile Hirsch

Then: Emile is probably most known by millennial girls for his role in The Girl Next Door. He also starred in Lords of Dogtown, Alpha Dog (theme here??) and Into the Wild.

Now: Emile has his first child, a son, in 2013. He is no longer involved with the mother who he "had a fling with" after meeting at an Oscar after party. He was charged with aggravated assault earlier this year after choking Paramount executive Daniele Bernfeld. In August, he was sentenced to spend 15 days in jail, pay a $4.750 fine and do 50 hours of community service. Emile has three films in post-production, so look out for him in 2016.

Frankie Muniz

Then: Frankie had a slew of hits in the early 2000s: Big Fat Liar, Agent Cody Banks, The Fairly OddParents and of course, Malcolm In The Middle.

Now: Frankie appeard as himself in a few recent TV shows, like Don't Trust The B---- In Apartment 23 and The Mysteries of Laura. He has one film project coming up in 2016.

Eric Jungmann

Then: Eric played two very pivotal roles in the early 2000s: Dylan in Winning London and Ricky Lipman in Not Another Teen Movie. Very annoying but necessary characters to the huge success of those two films! He also had a sting on Even Stevens

Now: Eric's had a bunch of guest-star gigs in recent years on shows like True Blood, Criminal Minds and Castle. He has a pretty active Twitter if you're looking to catch up with him.

[Photo: Twitter]

Gregory Smith

Then: Gregory Smith played the main character in Everwood, which kept him pretty busy during the early 2000s.

Now: He's starred on Rookie Blue since 2010. Way to have solid gigs, Gregory!

Eric Christian Olsen

Then: Eric had some memorable roles in the early aughts in Not Another Teen Movie and The Hot Chick.

Now: Eric did pretty well for himself! He had a role on Brothers & Sisters in the late 2000s and has starred on NCIS: Los Angeles since 2010! He married actress Sarah Wright in 2012 and their first child, a son, was born in August 2013.

 

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