25 Actors That Just Kept Popping Up In Various Teen Dramas Over The Years
Some have not only appeared twice, not thrice, but six times!
Teenage dramas, or simply teen dramas, have risen up to popularity in the 1990s, with the likes of Beverly Hills, 90210, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dawson's Creek gracing our screens. The birth of these shows. especially Beverly Hills, which paved the way for the massive success of all the teen dramas that followed throughout the years.
These shows had been so successful because they have a common denominator: teenage emotions. In life, nothing truly compares to the highs and lows of being a teenager, and this is the time when we experienced a lot of changes in all aspects.
Naturally, that's what makes these teen dramas a delight to watch—it's kind of addicting to see people on screen experiencing the issues that you may or may not have been facing during the time you were indulging yourself with these kinds of shows. The teen drama genre has been recycled again and again over the years, but it just never gets old!
That's partly because with teens, there are endless possibilities for stories and changes to come through, and there is really no other reason that this kind of storyline would go stale in the future.
That being said, it's no surprise that there are actors who just can't seem to stop themselves from starring in teen dramas—even if they aren't, particularly teens themselves. If you are an avid fan of these shows, how many actors have you spotted that kept appearing in them?
Take a look at the list below and see if you recognize them:
1. Susan Walters
She's Principal Rimkus on One Tree Hill, Tyler's mom on The Vampire Diaries, Lydia's mom on Teen Wolf, Diane on The Fosters, and Maia on Star-Crossed.
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2. Ross Butler
He's Zach on 13 Reasons Why, Reggie on Riverdale (in Season 1), and Nathan on Teen Wolf.
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3. Vanessa Morgan
She's Toni on Riverdale, Lyria on The Shannara Chronicles, Bird on Finding Carter, and Vanessa on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
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4. Milo Ventimiglia
He's Jess on Gilmore Girls, Peter on Heroes, Greg on Saved by the Bell: The New Class, and Letterman on Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
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5. Rachel Bilson
She's Summer on The O.C., herself on Gossip Girl, and Colleen on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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6. Rumer Willis
She's Zoe on Pretty Little Liars, Gia on 90210, and Heather on Secret Life of the American Teenager.
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7. Cody Christian
He's Mike on Pretty Little Liars, Theo on Teen Wolf, and Asher on All American.
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8. Kathryn Prescott
She's Carter on Finding Carter, Emily on Skins, and Penelope on Reign.
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9. Bianca Lawson
She's Kendra on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Emily on The Vampire Diaries, Maya on Pretty Little Liars, the guidance counselor Marin on Teen Wolf, Shawna on Secret Life of the American Teenager, Nikki on Dawson's Creek, and Megan on Saved by the Bell: The New Class.
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10. Sam Page
He's Colin on Gossip Girl, Jesse on Point Pleasant, Joel on Greek, and Craig on Switched at Birth.
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11. Krysten Ritter
She's Gia on Veronica Mars, Carol on Gossip Girl, and Lucy on Gilmore Girls.
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12. Mädchen Amick
She's Alice on Riverdale, Catherine/The Duchess on Gossip Girl, Nicole on Dawson's Creek, and Sherry on Gilmore Girls.
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13. Charisma Carpenter
She's Cordelia on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Kendall on Veronica Mars, Tegan on Greek, Rebecca on The Lying Game, Wendie on Baywatch, and Ashley on Malibu Shores.
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14. Jane Lynch
She's Sue on Glee (and slayed it), Mrs. Donaldson on Veronica Mars, a nurse on Gilmore Girls, and Mrs. Witter on Dawson's Creek
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15. Matt Lanter
He's Liam on 90210, Brody on Heroes, Roman on Star-Crossed, and Nick on Point Pleasant.
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16. Seth Green
He's Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sam on Heroes, and Wayne on Beverly Hills, 90210.
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17. Adam Brody
He's Seth on The O.C., Dave on Gilmore Girls, and Justin on Smallville.
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18. Jessalyn Gilsig
She's Terri on Glee, Meredith on Heroes, and Shelley on Friday Night Lights.
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19. Chad Michael Murray
He's Lucas on One Tree Hill, Tristin on Gilmore Girls, Charlie on Dawson's Creek, and Edgar on Riverdale.
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20. Arielle Kebbel
She's Lexie on The Vampire Diaries, Lindsay on Gilmore Girls, Paige on Life Unexpected, and Vanessa on 90210.
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21. Kristen Bell
She's Veronica on Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl's voice on Gossip Girl (woah, did you catch that?), Elle on Heroes.
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22. Marisol Nichols
She's Wendy on Beverly Hills, 90210, Corinna (Malia's mom) on Teen Wolf, and Hermione (Veronica's mom) on Riverdale.
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23. Torrey DeVito
She's Melissa on Pretty Little Liars, Meredith on The Vampire Diaries, Carrie on One Tree Hill, and a college student on Dawson's Creek.
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24. Stephen Amell
He's Jim on 90210, Brady on The Vampire Diaries, and the doorman on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
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25. Melissa Ponzio
She's Melissa (Scott's mom) on Teen Wolf, Daphne on The Vampire Diaries, Alice on One Tree Hill, and Robin on Dawson's Creek.
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Nothing truly hits harder than a good teen drama putting you to bed, and it's really true that they never get old. Even now, people are still going crazy over shows like Euphoria and Riverdale, and in the early 2010s, people were raving (they still do, actually) about the likes of Pretty Little Liars, Glee, and The Vampire Diaries.
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