James Lafferty's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) One Tree Hill Nathan Scott Crisis Mr. Nash Emeril James

Main Movie Roles 2009 - S. Darko

BIOGRAPHY:

James Lafferty was born and raised in Hemet, California. James attended Hemet High School and played basketball for the Bulldogs, even earning the MVP award. He has been steadily working since the age of 6 when his mother encouraged him and his brother, Stuart Lafferty, to act as a hobby. At age ten, he received his first speaking part and, then later, a role on the short lived television series "Emeril" (2001) as Emeril Lagasse's son. James also made guest appearances as "Once and Again" (1999) (as Tad) and "Boston Public" (2000). He also had a role in the ESPN movie A Season on the Brink (2002) (TV), a basketball movie about the Indiana Hoosiers, where he was able to demonstrate his basketball skills. He graduated in 2003 from Hemet High and was enrolled at Cal State Long Beach before he received the role of "Nathan" on the WB Network's new series "One Tree Hill" (2003), filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina. Once in University, James plans on majoring in international studies.


TRIVIA:

• Co-Star Sophia Bush is also his girlfriend.
• Loves the Yukon and Mustang Cobra cars
• He once had a girlfriend back in his hometown of Hemet, California, who was a senior in high school there.
• His favorite basketball team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
• He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Doe.
• Favorite movies are: _Fight Club (1999)_ (qv) and _Beautiful Girls (1996)_ (qv).
• Favorite book is "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley as told to TV Guide magazine in 2004.
• His favorite musicians are: 'Eminem' (qv), Gemini, Steve Miller Band, Geto Boys and 'Kanye West' (qv).