
Bethany Joy Lenz
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

An Unexpected Christmas
2021

Bring It On Again
2004

Harvest Moon
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Mary and Rhoda
2000

The Christmas Secret
2014

A Biltmore Christmas
2023

Psalty's Salvation Celebration
1992

Thinner
1996

Savoring Paris
2024

Extortion
2017

Snowed Inn Christmas
2017

Royal Matchmaker
2018

Poinsettias for Christmas
2018

I Love You, I Love You Not
1996

Bottled with Love
2019

A Valentine's Match
2020

Just My Type
2020

Five Star Christmas
2020

Blindfire
2020

So Cold the River
2022

Maybe It's Me
2001

One Tree Hill
2003

The Guardian
2001

Charmed
1998

Off Centre
2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Felicity
1998

Life Unexpected
2010

Dexter
2006

Men at Work
2012

Good Sam
2022

Pearson
2019

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013

Colony
2016

Grey's Anatomy
2005

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Hope Valley: 1874
2026