Bethany Joy Lenz
Biography
Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and filmmaker. She is known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on The WB / The CW television drama One Tree Hill (2003–2012). Following the conclusion of One Tree Hill, Lenz has continued to make numerous guest appearances on TV shows, as well as becoming a series regular in both season 8 (2013) of Showtime’s Dexter as well as USA’s short-lived legal drama Pearson (2019). Since 2014 she has become a regular face for the Hallmark Channel, starring in 9 Hallmark Channel original movies as of 2022. In 2022 she starred in and executive produced the horror film So Cold the River.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
An Unexpected Christmas
as Emily
2021
Bring It On Again
as Marni Potts
2004
Harvest Moon
TBA
Mary and Rhoda
as Rose Cronin
2000
The Christmas Secret
as Christine Eisley
2014
A Biltmore Christmas
as Lucy Hardgrove
2023
Psalty's Salvation Celebration
as Shelly
1992
Thinner
as Linda Halleck
1996
Savoring Paris
as Ella
2024
Extortion
as Julie Riley
2017
Snowed Inn Christmas
as Jenna Hudson
2017
Royal Matchmaker
as Kate Gleason
2018
Poinsettias for Christmas
as Ellie Palmer
2018
I Love You, I Love You Not
1996
Bottled with Love
as Abbey Lawrence
2019
A Valentine's Match
as Natalie Simmons
2020
Just My Type
as Vanessa Sills
2020
Five Star Christmas
as Lucy Ralston
2020
Blindfire
as Jan Bishop
2020
So Cold the River
as Erica Shaw
2022
TV Appearances
Maybe It's Me
2001
One Tree Hill
as Haley James Scott
2003
The Guardian
as Claire Stasiak
2001
Charmed
as Lady Julia
1998
Off Centre
as Heather
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Darcy Blaine
2000
Felicity
as Gretchen
1998
Life Unexpected
as Haley James Scott
2010
Dexter
as Cassie Jollenston
2006
Men at Work
as Meg
2012
Good Sam
as Amy Taylor
2022
Pearson
as Keri Allen
2019