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.

Filmography

• Hope Valley: 1874 — Rebecca Clarke
• 2024Savoring Paris — Ella
• 2023A Biltmore Christmas — Lucy Hardgrove
• Good Sam — Amy Taylor
• 2022So Cold the River — Erica Shaw, Executive Producer
• 2021An Unexpected Christmas — Emily
• 2020A Valentine's Match — Natalie Simmons
• 2020Blindfire — Jan Bishop
• 2020Five Star Christmas — Lucy Ralston
• 2020Just My Type — Vanessa Sills
• 2019Bottled with Love — Abbey Lawrence
• Pearson — Keri Allen
• 2018Poinsettias for Christmas — Ellie Palmer
• 2018Royal Matchmaker — Kate Gleason
• 2017Extortion — Julie Riley
• 2017Snowed Inn Christmas — Jenna Hudson
• Colony — Morgan
• 2014The Christmas Secret — Christine Eisley
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Stephanie Malick
• Men at Work — Meg
• Life Unexpected — Haley James Scott
• Dexter — Cassie Jollenston
• Grey's Anatomy — Jenny
• 2004Bring It On Again — Marni Potts
• One Tree Hill — Haley James Scott, Director, Original Music Composer
• Maybe It's Me
• Off Centre — Heather
• The Guardian — Claire Stasiak
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Darcy Blaine
• 2000Mary and Rhoda — Rose Cronin
• Charmed — Lady Julia
• Felicity — Gretchen
• 1996I Love You, I Love You Not
• 1996Thinner — Linda Halleck
• 1992Psalty's Salvation Celebration — Shelly
• Harvest Moon

Appearances as themselves (2)

• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Steve — Self