Main Characters
| Name | Actor or actress | Starring seasons | Recurring seasons | Episode count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen, SandySandy Cohen | Gallagher, PeterPeter Gallagher | 1 - 4 | — | 92 |
| Cohen, KirstenKirsten Cohen | Rowan, KellyKelly Rowan | 1 - 4 | — | 92 |
| Atwood, RyanRyan Atwood | McKenzie, BenjaminBenjamin McKenzie | 1 - 4 | — | 92 |
| Cooper, MarissaMarissa Cooper | Barton, MischaMischa Barton | 1 - 3 | — | 76 |
| Cohen, SethSeth Cohen | Brody, AdamAdam Brody | 1 - 4 | — | 92 |
| Cooper, JimmyJimmy Cooper | Donovan, TateTate Donovan | 1 - 2 | 3, 4 | 36 |
| Ward, LukeLuke Ward | Carmack, ChrisChris Carmack | 1 | 1, 2 | 22 |
| Cooper, JulieJulie Cooper | Clarke, MelindaMelinda Clarke | 1 - 4 | 1 | 82 |
| Roberts, SummerSummer Roberts | Bilson, RachelRachel Bilson | 1 - 4 | 1 | 92 |
| Nichol, CalebCaleb Nichol | Dale, AlanAlan Dale | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Townsend, TaylorTaylor Townsend | Reeser, AutumnAutumn Reeser | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| Cooper, KaitlinKaitlin Cooper | Holland, WillaWilla Holland(Shailene Woodley &) Holland, WillaWilla Holland | 4 | 1, 3(1), 3 | 28 |
- G^ : In season one, Chris Carmack for the Premiere, and Melinda Clarke & Rachel Bilson for the first 13 episodes, were credited as guest stars.
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