Favorite TV On-Screen Couples (using real names)
by spunkransomm | created - 20 Aug 2011 | updated - 21 Aug 2011 | PublicIn my opinion. I'm just using the actor/actress' real name.
30 names. 30 characters.
15 couples.
Only some last.
*I would have liked to add Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) and Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) from Smallville after Clark Kent (Tom Welling) and Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk). I forgot, and I can't now or the numbering will be off. Sorry!
Enjoy!
1. Bethany Joy Lenz
Actress | Dexter
Bethany Joy Lenz was born in Hollywood Florida, an only child of Robert George Lenz (a history teacher and therapist) and Catharine Malcolm Holt Shepard (a personnel manager and entrepreneur). She is best known for her role on - the WB hit One Tree Hill (2003) - as "Haley James Scott", wife to ...
aka "Haley James Scott"
2. James Lafferty
Actor | One Tree Hill
James Lafferty is an actor, director, writer and producer. Best known for his work on the popular television series One Tree Hill, Lafferty's other television credits include Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House, NBC's Crisis and WGN's Underground. In the feature world, Lafferty supported in ...
aka "Nathan Royal Scott"
1 & 2. 'Naley' A married couple, from the beginning it was an unlikely match... yet years later they continue in a declining drama One Tree Hill.
3. Anna Paquin
Actress | The Piano
Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.
She was born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mary (Brophy), an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian phys-ed teacher. Anna moved ...
aka "Sookie Stackhouse"
4. Alexander Skarsgård
Actor | The Legend of Tarzan
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...
aka Viking Vampire "Eric Northman"
3 & 4. The true definition of forbidden love is Sookie and Eric. They flaunt the screen together on HBO's True Blood.
5. Kristin Kreuk
Actress | EuroTrip
Kristin Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Deanna Che, who is of Chinese ancestry, and Peter Kreuk, who is of Dutch descent. Her parents are landscape architects. She attended and graduated from Eric Hamber Secondary School. Although she did some stage work in school, she ...
aka "Lana Lang"
6. Tom Welling
Actor | Smallville
Tom Welling is probably best known for playing Clark Kent on the hit television series Smallville (2001).
He was born Thomas Joseph Welling in Putnam Valley, New York, to Bonnie and Thomas Welling, who is a retired executive for General Motors. He has a younger brother, Mark Welling, who is also an ...
aka "Clark Kent" aka... Superman
5 & 6. Much more preferred, the end of their love was the most heartbreaking. Lana will forever stay in Clark's heart in CW's Smallville, which recently ended.
7. Nina Dobrev
Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Nina Dobrev is a Bulgarian-born Canadian actress. Her best-known television roles are Mia Jones in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The Vampire Diaries (2009). Her film work includes The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Let's Be Cops (2014), The ...
aka "Elena Gilbert"
8. Ian Somerhalder
Actor | The Vampire Diaries
Ian Somerhalder was born and raised in the small southern town of Covington, Louisiana. His mother, Edna (née Israel), is a massage therapist, and his father, Robert Somerhalder, is a building contractor. He has Cajun (French), English, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Boating, swimming, fishing and ...
aka "Damon Salvatore"
7 & 8. Yet another forbidden couple, but in this up-coming season of Vampire Diaries, they may not be so 'forbidden.'
9. Maggie Q
Actress | Divergent
Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family ...
aka "Nikita"
10. Shane West
Actor | A Walk to Remember
Shane West was born Shannon Bruce Snaith in 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah (Launey), a lawyer, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner. Shane began to pursue an acting career at the age of fifteen, gaining bit parts on various television shows, but it was not until 1999 when West ...
aka "Michael"
9 & 10. Together they fight off Division in Nikita. Their chemistry and tension is noticeable on and off screen.
11. Kristin Kreuk
Actress | EuroTrip
Kristin Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Deanna Che, who is of Chinese ancestry, and Peter Kreuk, who is of Dutch descent. Her parents are landscape architects. She attended and graduated from Eric Hamber Secondary School. Although she did some stage work in school, she ...
aka "Lana Lang"
12. Jensen Ackles
Actor | Supernatural
Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, ...
aka "Jason Teague"
11 & 12. This couple was hot! Though together only briefly, they made a big enough splash for Jensen to continue to another hit show. This case: the basic boyfriend protector turns evil on Smallville.
13. Sandra Oh
Actress | Killing Eve
Sandra Oh was born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Oh Junsu, a businessman, and her mother, Oh Young-Nam, a biochemist, were married in Seoul, Korea. They both attended graduate school at the University of Toronto. Sandra began her career as a ballet ...
aka "Dr. Christina Yang"
14. Kevin McKidd
Actor | Trainspotting
Kevin McKidd was born and raised in Elgin, Scotland, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber. He was a member of the Moray Youth Theatre, before going on to study Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. While at the university, Kevin became involved with Bedlam Theatre, the...
aka "Dr. Owen Hunt"
13 & 14. Army man falls in love with over-confident aspiring surgeon? What's not to love about them in Grey's Anatomy.
15. Alexis Bledel
Actress | Gilmore Girls
Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born in Houston, Texas, to Nanette (Dozier) and Martin Bledel. Her parents are both Spanish-speakers (her mother was born in Arizona and raised in Mexico, and her father was born in Argentina), and Alexis's ancestry includes Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, and ...
aka "Rory Gilmore"
16. Matt Czuchry
Actor | The Resident
Matt Czuchry is an American Actor and Producer known for his work on The Resident (2018), The Good Wife (2009) and Gilmore Girls (2000).
Matt graduated from College of Charleston with Summa Cum Laude honors, and B.A degrees in the disciplines of both History and Political Science. In his senior year...
aka "Logan Huntzburger"
15 & 16. Technically forbidden love, but watching Matt chase after Alexis despite all repercussions is just too good not to swoon over. Watch Gilmore Girls to find out what happens to them.
17. Alexis Bledel
Actress | Gilmore Girls
Kimberly Alexis Bledel was born in Houston, Texas, to Nanette (Dozier) and Martin Bledel. Her parents are both Spanish-speakers (her mother was born in Arizona and raised in Mexico, and her father was born in Argentina), and Alexis's ancestry includes Danish, Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, and ...
aka "Rory Gilmore"
18. Milo Ventimiglia
Actor | Heroes
Milo Ventimiglia is an American actor, director and producer.
Milo currently stars on the critically acclaimed drama series "This is Us." He has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2017 & 2018) and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama ...
aka "Jess Mariano"
17 & 18. Rory tags another one, mysterious bad boy is head over heels for Rory. She sure has something to look at in Gilmore Girls.
19. Sophia Bush
Actress | John Tucker Must Die
Sophia Bush has captured film and television audiences with her range of roles and diverse characters She was born on July 8, 1982, in Pasadena, California, and is an only child. Her father, Charles William Bush, is a renowned advertising and celebrity photographer, and her mother, Maureen E. (...
aka "Brooke Davis"
20. Chad Michael Murray
Actor | One Tree Hill
Chad Michael Murray has showcased his brooding good looks and acting talent on television sets and silver screens for two decades. The 6-foot tall star, who resides in Wilmington, North Carolina, is known to audiences of One Tree Hill (2003), where he played the character of Lucas Scott. The ...
aka "Lucas Scott"
19 & 20. Against all, 'Brucas' is my favorite. What an unlikely, but honest, pair they were in One Tree Hill.
21. Gabrielle Anwar
Actress | The Three Musketeers
Her father is Tariq Anwar and her mother is Shireen Anwar. Anwar attended Laleham Church of England Primary and Middle School from 1975 to 1982. Trinian's sketch in the school concert of 1982 gave an early indication of her theatrical leanings. She studied at the London drama and dance school, "...
aka "Fiona Glenanne"
22. Jeffrey Donovan
Actor | Burn Notice
Jeffrey Donovan was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, son to single mother Nancy Matthews. Nancy raised him and two of his brothers, while having trouble financially supporting herself and her family. They were reportedly living on welfare, had trouble paying electric bills, and often moved to a new...
aka "Michael Westen"
21 & 22. Not such an obvious fairytale, these two have lasted seasons together. A true sign that love does not waver when time... or whatever it was! Catch them in action drama Burn Notice.
23. Leighton Meester
Actress | The Roommate
Leighton Marissa Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance Lynn (Haas) and Douglas Jay Meester. Although born in Texas, Meester spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her grandparents. There, she became involved with the local playhouse and made her stage debut in a ...
aka "Blair Waldorf"
24. Ed Westwick
Actor | Gossip Girl
Edward Jack Peter Westwick is an English actor and musician best known for his role as Chuck Bass on The CW's Gossip Girl as well as Vincent Swan in the TV series White Gold. He made his feature film debut in Children of Men (2006) and has since appeared in the films Breaking and Entering (2006), ...
aka "Chuck Bass"
23 & 24. It's Chuck Bass. Need I say more? Gossip Girl.
25. Lucy Hale
Actress | Truth or Dare
Lucy Hale has captured the attention of millions through her dynamic on-screen performances in some of the most buzzed about projects in film and television. Hale recently starred as the lead, DC Lake Edmunds, in the new series, Ragdoll, which is streaming on AMC and Alibi. Last year, she finished ...
aka "Aria Montgomery"
26. Ian Harding
Actor | Pretty Little Liars
Ian Harding was born on September 16, 1986 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Pretty Little Liars (2010), Ford v Ferrari (2019) and Adventureland (2009). He has been married to Sophie Hart since October 2019.
aka "Mr. Ezra Fitz"
25 & 26. Aria and Ian's relationship was inevitable from episode 1 of Pretty Little Liars. They must overcome real hardships like how to expose their relationship to those who still recognize Ezra as Aria's teacher.
27. Troian Bellisario
Actress | Pretty Little Liars
Troian Bellisario, daughter of producers Donald P. Bellisario and Deborah Pratt, made her film debut at the age of 3 in Last Rites (1988). She made several TV and movie appearances in her teens (most of the TV appearances were in shows produced by her father) before attending the University of ...
aka "Spencer Hastings"
28. Keegan Allen
Actor | Pretty Little Liars
Keegan Allen received his breakout role in ABC Family's hit series Pretty Little Liars (2010), based on the novels by Sara Shepard. He portrayed the mysterious "Black Cat" character, "Toby Cavanaugh".
Allen has also made small appearances in TV shows, such as Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush (2009) and ...
aka "Toby Cavanaugh"
27 & 28. Another Pretty Little Liars couple (requested) portray that looks and rumors are deceiving. Who would have thought the over-achieving student would fall for Rosewoods criminal.
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