Early life

Lafferty was born in Hemet, California to Angelica and Jeffrey Lafferty, who own a local construction company. He has a younger brother, actor Stuart Lafferty. At age ten, he received his first acting role in a school play. Lafferty then attended Hemet High School (where he played on the school's basketball team) until 2003, after which he enrolled at California State University, Long Beach. At age eighteen, he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, having been cast as Nathan Scott on The CW's teen drama series One Tree Hill.

Career

In 1997, Lafferty made his acting debut with a voice role in the made-for-television film Annabelle's Wish. Lafferty has since made guest appearances on television series such as Once and Again, Get Real, and Boston Public. In 2002, Lafferty starred in the ESPN made-for-television film A Season on the Brink, an adaptation of the book of the same name by John Feinstein. The film centered on the 1985-86 season of Indiana University's college basketball team.

In 2003, Lafferty was cast in his breakout role of Nathan Scott on The WB/The CW teen drama series One Tree Hill. The series follows two estranged half-brothers, Nathan and Lucas Scott, who are put on the same basketball team, jeopardizing Nathan's position as the star player. In May 2011, The CW renewed the series for a ninth and final season, in which Lafferty was demoted to a recurring basis, rather than a starring role. Over the course of the later seasons, Lafferty directed four episodes. He received four Teen Choice Award nominations throughout his time on the series.

In February 2008, Lafferty was cast in the straight-to-DVD sequel to the cult film Donnie Darko. Titled S. Darko, the film was released in May 2009, and received negative reviews from critics. In April 2011, Lafferty was confirmed to star alongside One Tree Hill cast mate Stephen Colletti and brother Stuart Lafferty in a planned adventurous reality television series Wild Life: A New Generation of Wild, for which he was an executive producer. A pilot episode was filmed, but due to creative differences the series failed to find a network. In 2015, Laffery directed an episode of the E! drama series The Royals.

Personal life

Lafferty currently resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. An ardent basketball player, Lafferty was part of the New Orleans basketball team at the 2008 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game alongside Ne-Yo, Terrell Owens, Seth Gilliam, and Master P. The team defeated the Hornets 51-50. He is a supporting partner of the Wilmington Sea Dawgs. From 2003 to 2008, Lafferty hosted an annual charity basketball event in Wilmington. In 2009, he announced that he was cancelling the event, stating: "As a result of constant harassment and gross invasions of privacy via email and telephone, targeting myself, my friends and even my family, I no longer feel comfortable holding a fundraiser in such an intimate setting with fans."

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Annabelle's Wish	Buster Holder	Voice
2003	Boys on the Run	Joe Ferguson
2009	S. Darko	Justin Sparrow
2011	The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy	Eigson Howard
2013	Lost on Purpose	Fever
2014	Oculus	Michael Dumont
2015	Waffle Street	Jimmy Adams

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Emeril	James Lagasse	Episode: "Pilot"
2001	Boston Public	Michael Scott	Episode: "Chapter Eighteen"
2001-02	Once and Again	Tad Pincus	4 episodes
2002	Prep	Jackson	Unsold pilot
2002	First Monday	Andrew	Episode: "Pilot"
2002	A Season on the Brink	Steve Alford	Television film
2002	Get Real	Billy	Episode: "The Last Weekend"
2003-12	One Tree Hill	Nathan Scott	182 episodes
2014	Crisis	Mr. Aaron Nash	8 episodes
2016	Underground	Kyle Risdin	5 episodes

Other works

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009-12	One Tree Hill	Director	4 episodes
2010	Hours Before	Executive producer	Short film
2015	The Royals	Director	Episode: "Taint Not Thy Mind, Nor Let Thy Soul Contrive Against Thy Mother"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2004	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Breakout TV Star - Male	One Tree Hill	Nominated
2005		Choice TV Chemistry		Nominated
2010		Choice Scene Stealer - Male		Nominated
		Choice Parental Unit		Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]