7th Heaven
The CW (ended 2007)
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Collins
Reverend Eric Camden
Multi-talented Stephen Weaver Collins stars as 7th Heaven's Eric Camden. As an actor, he has starred in many television movies, numerous feature films including Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The First Wives Club, and four Broadway plays. He has had starring roles in New York Shakespere Festival productions and directed a successful regional production of the play he starred in on Broadway, The Old Boy. He played JFK in A Woman Named Jackie, which won an Emmy for Best Miniseries and he was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles which starred Ann-Margaret. Mr. Collins has also written two published novels. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he lives in L.A. with his wife, actress Faye Grant, and their young daughter, Kate. Besides Mr. Collins' computer at home is a note from Kate: "My dad is nice, brave, funny, and number one."moreless -
Beverley Mitchell
Reverend Lucy Camden-Kinkirk
Beverley Anne Mitchell plays 7th Heaven's Reverend Lucy Camden-Kinkirk. Before that, she has a recurring role on the comedy show series Phenom and guest-starred on Melrose Place, Baywatch, and Quantum Leap. She starred in the TV movies White Dwarf, Mother of the Bride, Baby of the Bride, and Children of the Bride (with Rue McCallan as her grandmother), and she also starred in the mini-series Sinatra. Her first feature film role was in A Killing Obsession, and she co-starred in the film The Crow: City of Angels. She is an honor student and is active and outspoken in the fight against drunk driving and drug abuse. She participates in the Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs and Y-Cart racing around the country. Beverley's hobbies include Cardio Kickboxing and singing. She lives with her mother in Southern California. She also was in a K-Mart commercial. (Along with George Stults and Mackenzie Rosman). Unlike other actresses who are discovered through modeling or other glamorous methods, Mitchell was spotted by a talent agent after throwing a temper tantrum alongside her mother in the middle of a shopping mall. She started her acting career at age five, doing commercials for companies such as Oscar Mayer, Cream of Wheat, and Energizer batteries. Beverley's first major television series was Big Brother Jake in 1990, which she followed up with 7th Heaven in 1996 but her success as an actress was overshadowed by personal tragedy. Her parents divorced shortly after she landed the role of Lucy Camden, and one year later a close friend died in a car crash. Beverley graduated high school in 1999 and while working on the small screen, managed to attend Loyola Marymount University and study film. She has also started writing music with folk and rock influences. The actress is also involved with several charities, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation.moreless -
Catherine Hicks
Annie Camden
Catherine Bethany Hicks double majored in Theology and English Literature at Notre Dame University and attended Cornell University where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting. Born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, she now lives in Bel-Air. with her husband (Kevin Yagher, special effects artist) and her daughter Catie (born in 1992). Catherine is a strong Catholic and she's left-handed. After attending Saint Mary's College (Indiana), across the street from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where she studied theology, Hicks began a career in acting. She first rose to prominence as Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera Ryan's Hope, a role she played from 1976 to 1978. In 1979, she was one of the leads in the television version of The Bad News Bears and in 1982 she took the lead role in the comedy/detective series Tucker's Witch opposite Tim Matheson. Supporting roles in movies followed, with appearances in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Dr. Gillian Taylor, and Peggy Sue Got Married as Carol Heath (both 1986), but it was the role of the mother in the movie Child's Play (1988) that first established her as a name in Hollywood. The next year, she starred opposite Tony Danza in She's Out of Control. In the first half of the 1990s, Hicks found acting work in the form of made-for-TV movies, but it wasn't until 1996 that she got another popular role. She was cast as preacher's wife Annie Camden on the drama 7th Heaven, which is arguably her most famous role to date. 7th Heaven is currently filming it's tenth and final season, making it the longest-running family drama on television.moreless -
Geoff Stults
Ben Kinkirk (Season 7; recurring otherwise)
Geoffrey Manton Stults was born December 15, 1977 in Detroit Michigan and raised in Colorado. Growing up Geoff began to have a passion for sports and played on teams throughout his childhood. He started his career at the age of seven by doing commercials alongside with his brother George. It wasn't until 2002 that Geoff got his first major role. He was given the role of Ben Kinkirk, a fireman at the department where Mary Camden was training and Mary's soon-to-be new love interest. Although it was only after a year on the show that he was cut out, but he still remains as a guest-star on the show from time to time. Geoff is very close to his family and spends a good amount of time with them.moreless -
Haylie Duff
Sandy Jameson (Episodes 200-212; 222-243)
Haylie Katherine Duff was born on February 19, 1985 on a ranch in Houston, Texas, USA to Bob and Susan Duff. She has one younger sister, Hilary Erhard Duff (b. 9/28/87). She wrote three songs on her sister's album "Metamorphosis" including the hit song "Sweet Sixteen" and wrote two songs for her second album "Hilary Duff" Haylie used to perform in a band called Trilogy. She also sang some of the songs in "The Lizzie McGuire Movie", and played 'Cousin Amy' on two of its television episodes. She currently resides in Texas, but travels a lot (especially to L.A.) to tour in concert.moreless -
David Gallagher
Simon Camden (Episodes 1-159, Seasons 9 & 10, recurring otherwise)
David was born to Vince and Elena Casey. He has two younger brothers (Kyle and Killian) and two younger sisters (Kelly and Michelle). He is best known for his role as Simon Camden on 7th Heaven.
David is currently attending college taking courses in Cinametography and is in his senior year.moreless -
Barry Watson
Dr. Matt Camden (Seasons 1-4, 6 & 9, recurring otherwise)
After what Barry Watson has gone through with his health, love life, and career, it wouldn't be hard to imagine him feeling to be one of the most blessed and luckiest people on this Earth. Television and film actor Watson has battled through cancer, was reunited with his life partner after several years, and has starred in three successive television shows from 1996 to 2009, his most popular role playing Matt Camden on the conservative family drama 7th Heaven. He spent his first eight years in Traverse City, Michigan before his family settled in Richardson, a suburb in Dallas, Texas, where he began a career in modeling up until his mid-teens. With the suggestion of his modeling agent, Barry took acting courses. In 1989, Watson moved to Los Angeles and immediately landed the role of Randy on the long-running daytime soap Days of Our Lives. After his six-month stint on the show, Barry went back to Texas and finished his secondary studies at Richardson High School (1992), where he first met his fiancee Tracy Hutson. He then returned to LA determined to continue his acting profession. He made guest appearances on The Nanny (1994), Baywatch (1996), and Nash Bridges (1996) before he met actress Tori Spelling, who introduced her to his first wife Laura Payne Gabriel. He also met Tori's father, TV producer Aaron Spelling, who cast him in a recurring role on the short-lived NBC teen drama Malibu Shores. It was in 1996 when Barry landed the role of his career as he was cast by Spelling to play Matt, oldest son of Rev. Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) on 7th Heaven. During his ten-year stint on the series, Watson also had notable appearances in the films Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), Sorority Boys (2002), and Boogeyman (2005). In 2002, Watson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, a form of lymphatic cancer. While undergoing chemotherapy, he stopped work as an actor but was instead involved as a writer for 7th Heaven. With his cancer going into remission in 2003, Barry continued on with his character on the show until it ended in 2006. He was never out of work after that as he portrayed the title role of Brian O'Hara on the ABC sitcom What About Brian (2006-2007) and played Todd, the ex-boyfriend and roommate of Samantha (Christina Applegate) on another ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007-2009).moreless -
Megan Henning
Meredith Davies (Episodes 200-208; recurring previously)
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Jessica Biel
Mary Camden-Rivera (Seasons 1-4 & 6, recurring otherwise)
The role of Mary Camden (7th Heaven) is Jessica Biel's first television acting debut. Since then she has co-starred with Peter Fonda in the feature film Ulee's Gold and played Jonathan Taylor Thomas' love interest in the Disney movie I'll Be Home for Christmas. She began her career as a performer at age nine, singing roles in regional musical theater productions such as Beauty and the Beast, Anything Goes, The Invisible People, Annie, and The Sound of Music. After that, she worked as a professional model in several television commercials and in national and international print advertising campaigns for companies including Limited Too. She was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1999. Ms. Biel enjoys many sports including rollerblading, mountain biking, snowboarding, gymnastics, soccer, basketball, and football. She was born in Ely, Minnesota, grew up in Colorado, and lives with her parents and younger brother, Justin in Los Angeles, California and Colorado.moreless -
Sarah Thompson
Rose Taylor (Season 10)
Sarah Thompson, born in Los Angeles, entered the world on October 25th, 1979. From there, she got reasonably good education at Southern Illinois University. It was then, she started acting. When she was just beginning to be an actress, she had roles in Angel and Boston Public where she got a lot of recognition. Having a regular role in Soul Man and Manchester Prep, her role in 7th Heaven as Rose made her critically acclaimed. She has appeared in many movies also, including Malibu's Most Wanted, Cruel Intentions 2 and The Ice Storm.moreless -
Tyler Hoechlin
Martin Brewer (Episodes 158-214; 222-243)
Tyler Lee Hoechlin (pronounced `Heck-Lin'), best known for his role as Tom Hanks' son in the critically acclaimed film Road to Perdition, returns for his fourth year on 7th Heaven as Martin, a Marine's son and neighbor to the Camdens. Hoechlin was born and raised in Southern California and began acting at the age of nine. He trained at the Young Actors Space, the Krys Kyer Workshop, and with Warner Laughlin. He won his first film role in Family Tree, which screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, and starred Robert Foster and Naomi Judd. In 2001, Hoechlin starred in the independent film Train Quest, which was shot in Romania. In 2002, He beat over 2,000 other kids for the role, even his younger brother, Tanner. For his critically acclaimed performance in Road to Perdition, Tyler was nominated for a Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Young Actor, and was awarded the Best Young Leading Actor prize by the Young Artists Foundation. In addition, The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films awarded Tyler the prestigious Saturn Award for his turn in the film. Recently, Tyler was nominated for a 2004 Teen Choice Award for Breakout Male Star. Besides acting, Hoechlin is a standout baseball talent. He began playing at the age of seven and represented his country as a member of the U.S. team in the Pan American games when he was only nine. His love of baseball is a part of his 7th Heaven character.moreless -
Chaz Lamar Shepherd
John Hamilton (Season 4, recurring otherwise)
After a role on the TV movie, Survive The Night, Chaz has also appeared on 7th Heaven, The Parkers, and more recently, The Game. He professes to be a Christian, who loves God. Although his parents were divorced when he was just four, Chaz has been successful as an actor and loves what he does.moreless -
Maureen Flannigan
Shana Sullivan (Season 4, recurring otherwise)
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Mackenzie Rosman
Ruthie Camden (Seasons 1-10; episodes 228-243)
Mackenzie Rosman is best known for her role as Ruthie Camden on the long running series 7th Heaven which ended in 2007 after 11 seasons. She has been in a number of television commercials for products ranging from Nike Shoes to Tuffs diapers-her first job as an actress. She loves all animals, especially horses. Mack as her friends call her, works with several charities benefiting animals. Off the set of 7th Heaven, she enjoys reading, dancing, biking, skating, swimming, skiing, and horseback riding. She lives in LA with her younger brother, Chandler; mother, Donna and lots of pets, including a rat named Sweetie.moreless -
Lorenzo Brino
Sam Camden (Seasons 6-11)
The Camden twins were originally played by six infants. Quadruplits Nikolas, Lorenzo, Zachary, and Myrinda Brino were the main "performers". They were backed up by twins Bryce and James Braxmyer. The Brinos were just five and 1/2 months old when they made their prime time debut as Annie's babies in February of 1999. When the Brinos are not busy working, they enjoy being at home with their mom, Shawna and dad, Tony.moreless -
Nikolas Brino
David Camden (Seasons 6-11)
The Camden twins were originally played by six infants. Quadruplits Nikolas, Lorenzo, Zachary, and Myrinda Brino were the main "performers". They were backed up by twins Bryce and James Braxmyer. The Brinos were just five and 1/2 months old when they made their prime time debut as Annie's babies in February of 1999. When the Brinos are not busy working, they enjoy being at home with their mom, Shawna and dad, Tony.moreless -
Jeremy London
Chandler Hampton (Episodes 139-177)
Jeremy Michael London, was born in San Diego, California on November 7th, 1972 to Frank London, a construction worker, and Deborah Osborn, a waitress. Jeremy and his identical brother, Jason London, started venturing into acting at a young age. His first audition, which his brother went for as well, was for the movie The Man In The Moon. Unfortunately Jason got the role, but Jeremy was Jason's stunt double throughout the movie. After many other roles, he was cast as Griffin in Party Of Five. He became a household name for that. Jeremy also got a role in 7th Heaven as Dr. Chandler Hampton.
He has had his fair share of hardship in his time. When she was only 16, Deirdre London, Jeremy's sister died in a car accident leaving a son behind. Jeremy was also arrested in 2004 because he was allegedly carrying controlled substances and driving without a valid license. But, one of the worst things to happen to him was losing many family members to lung cancer. This made him stop and think about the danger of cigarettes.
Jeremy is very well-known for being an anti-smoker. He directed a documentary, Secrets Through the Smoke, to teach people of the hazardous and disastrous effects smoking has on you. He and brother Jason also wrote two anti-smoking public service titled "Suffering" and "Anniversary".
He married fellow Actress Melissa Cunningham on 9/2/06 in West Hills, Ca.. Their first child, a son called Lyric, was born in March 2007.moreless -
Rachel Blanchard
Roxanne Richardson (Seasons 7 & 8)
Rachel Blanchard is one of the greatest gifts Canada has given to the rest of the world. She has appeared in US, Canada and UK television series and done big budget mainstream Hollywood films as well as small indy films. Rachel currently spends most of her time in the UK, where she lives with her husband and their two young children.moreless -
Adam LaVorgna
Robbie Palmer (Episodes 98-140, recurring previously)
Adam was born in New Haven, Conneticut on March 1, 1981. He is the youngest of three children with whom he was raised with in North Branford. LaVorgna's on screen career began when he was three years old at which time he first appeared on the daytime series As the World Turns. He has since made many guest appearances on television shows, as well as starring in Brooklyn Bridge and 7th Heaven. In 1993, he received the Youth in Film Award for Best Actor for his work on Brooklyn Bridge.
His movie career holds such credits as I'll Be Home For Christmas, Beautician and the Beast, Milk Money, Monkey Trouble and more...
Adam currently lives in LA. In his free time, he likes to play basketball with his friends.moreless -
George Stults
Kevin Kinkirk (Seasons 7-11; recurring previously)
George Sheehy Stults was born on August 16, 1975. Born in Detroit and raised in Colorado, Stults was interested in acting and wrestling in high school. He got his career start in life as a model. A commercial agent spotted Stults eating lunch one day and stopped to give him her card and he then entered into the world of acting. At the time, Stults was seriously considering joining the U.S. Navy. George auditioned for a role on 7th Heaven where his younger brother Geoff already had a recurring role as Mary Camden's love interest Ben Kinkirk. Originally auditioning for the role of a kid who forces people to drink, George was later cast in the role of Ben's older brother Kevin.moreless -
Scotty Leavenworth
Peter Petrowski (Season 7; recurring otherwise)
May 21, 1990 Scotty Leavenworth was born in Riverside, California. At the age of four he decided he "Wanted to do what his sisters did" so he got into acting. He started out how most actors and actresses start out, doing commercials. Right away he learned he loved it and decided to keep doing it. Before the age of 9, he was in such movies as "The Green Mile" starring Tom Hanks, "Come On, Get Happy:The Partridge family story", "Baby Geniuses", "Babe:Pig In The City", "The Soul Collector" starring Malisa Gilbert, and "Life as a House" starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Hayden Christensen. After that he landed a lead in the hit box office movie "Erin Brockovich" starring Julia Roberts. After that he switched modes from movies to television starring in such shows as "Unsolved Mysteries", "Dads" (pilot), "Meego", "The Young And The Restless", "Any Day Now", "The Nikki Show", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "ER", "Citizen Banes"(pilot), "Philly" starring Kim Delaney, and what Scotty is best known for "7th Heaven". Now Scotty is in the process of filming a movie he stars in called "Slow Moe", with Amanda Michalka and Mark John Jeffries. It is supposed to be out around end summer 2005! Scotty still is pursuing his career as he finishes his freshman year of highschool. Yup, this kid is playing with the big stars now as he stars on television and on the big screen. But, when he isn't working he resides to his Californian home with his family. Scotty enjoys spending time with his close knit family and friends. Whether its playing Ruthie Camden's boyfriend on '7th Heaven' or playing his Gibson SG with his friends at home, Scotty is always doing what he has a large passion for.moreless -
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz
Cecilia Smith (Seasons 7 & 8)
On October 3, 1984, Ashlee Simpson was born as the second daughter of Joe and Tina Simpson. Ashlee also had an older sister, that is also a current starlet, named Jessica. By the time Ashlee was four, she discovered her love for ballet. Though her parents were impressed with her talents, they were busy concentrating on getting her sister a famous name. When Ashlee was 11 years-old, she became the youngest person ever to attend the School of American Ballet. It was at this time that Ashlee suffered a minor eating disorder but quickly recovered and continued to dance. After her sister got a recording contract, Ashlee became one of her back-up dancers. But this was only the beginning for Ashlee. She started receiving small roles on TV shows, such as "Malcolm in the Middle." After a few minor acting roles, Ashlee received her first major role as Cecilia Smith on the hit WB series, "7th Heaven" in 2002. Ashlee stayed on the series until 2004 when she received a recording contract and an MTV reality show to top it off. The first season of the show followed Ashlee as she recorded her first CD, "Autobiography." The disc hit shelves on July 20, 2004 and went triple platinum. On October 18, 2005, Ashlee released her second CD, "I Am Me" and on April 22, 2008, Ashlee released her third CD, "Bittersweet World." In April 2008, Ashlee got engaged to Pete Wentz.moreless -
Eileen Brennan
Mrs. Gladys Bink
Eileen married David Lampson in 1968, they later divorced in 1975. The marriage produced two sons: Patrick Oliver in 1973 and Samuel John in 1974. Shortly after her career took off, Brennan was injured in a near-fatal automobile accident. As a result she had to fight a long battle to overcome dependency on prescription painkillers. She triumphed and was back on-screen in the mid-1980s.moreless -
Ryan Bittle
Jeff
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Graham Jarvis
Charles Jackson
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Laraine Newman
Rosina Glass
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Barry Watson
Matt Camden
After what Barry Watson has gone through with his health, love life, and career, it wouldn't be hard to imagine him feeling to be one of the most blessed and luckiest people on this Earth. Television and film actor Watson has battled through cancer, was reunited with his life partner after several years, and has starred in three successive television shows from 1996 to 2009, his most popular role playing Matt Camden on the conservative family drama 7th Heaven. He spent his first eight years in Traverse City, Michigan before his family settled in Richardson, a suburb in Dallas, Texas, where he began a career in modeling up until his mid-teens. With the suggestion of his modeling agent, Barry took acting courses. In 1989, Watson moved to Los Angeles and immediately landed the role of Randy on the long-running daytime soap Days of Our Lives. After his six-month stint on the show, Barry went back to Texas and finished his secondary studies at Richardson High School (1992), where he first met his fiancee Tracy Hutson. He then returned to LA determined to continue his acting profession. He made guest appearances on The Nanny (1994), Baywatch (1996), and Nash Bridges (1996) before he met actress Tori Spelling, who introduced her to his first wife Laura Payne Gabriel. He also met Tori's father, TV producer Aaron Spelling, who cast him in a recurring role on the short-lived NBC teen drama Malibu Shores. It was in 1996 when Barry landed the role of his career as he was cast by Spelling to play Matt, oldest son of Rev. Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) on 7th Heaven. During his ten-year stint on the series, Watson also had notable appearances in the films Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), Sorority Boys (2002), and Boogeyman (2005). In 2002, Watson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, a form of lymphatic cancer. While undergoing chemotherapy, he stopped work as an actor but was instead involved as a writer for 7th Heaven. With his cancer going into remission in 2003, Barry continued on with his character on the show until it ended in 2006. He was never out of work after that as he portrayed the title role of Brian O'Hara on the ABC sitcom What About Brian (2006-2007) and played Todd, the ex-boyfriend and roommate of Samantha (Christina Applegate) on another ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007-2009).moreless -
Jessica Biel
Mary Camden
The role of Mary Camden (7th Heaven) is Jessica Biel's first television acting debut. Since then she has co-starred with Peter Fonda in the feature film Ulee's Gold and played Jonathan Taylor Thomas' love interest in the Disney movie I'll Be Home for Christmas. She began her career as a performer at age nine, singing roles in regional musical theater productions such as Beauty and the Beast, Anything Goes, The Invisible People, Annie, and The Sound of Music. After that, she worked as a professional model in several television commercials and in national and international print advertising campaigns for companies including Limited Too. She was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1999. Ms. Biel enjoys many sports including rollerblading, mountain biking, snowboarding, gymnastics, soccer, basketball, and football. She was born in Ely, Minnesota, grew up in Colorado, and lives with her parents and younger brother, Justin in Los Angeles, California and Colorado.moreless -
David Gallagher
Simon Camden
David was born to Vince and Elena Casey. He has two younger brothers (Kyle and Killian) and two younger sisters (Kelly and Michelle). He is best known for his role as Simon Camden on 7th Heaven.
David is currently attending college taking courses in Cinametography and is in his senior year.moreless -
Ed Begley Jr.
Hank Hastings
Edward James Begley, Jr. (born September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an environmentalist first and an actor second. Edward had a recurring role in Six Feet Under, VeronicaMars, Arrested Development, and several other TV shows. He also starred in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital.moreless
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