Hilarie Burton | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 73% Growing Up Smith (2015)

Lowest Rated: 50% Bloodworth (2010)

Birthday: Jul 1, 1982

Birthplace: Sterling, Virginia, USA

Hilarie Burton was an American actress and TV personality who was best known for playing Peyton Sawyer on the drama "One Tree Hill" (The WB/The CW, 2003-2012). Born and raised in Sterling, Virginia, Burton served in multiple capacities in her student government throughout high school (eventually being elected student body president), and was also crowned Homecoming Queen during her senior year. Burton's bubbly personality would later help her earn her first TV hosting job with MTV's "Total Request Live" (MTV, 1998-2008, 2017). But before that was to happen, Burton relocated to New York City to attend college, as well embark on an acting career. She attended both Fordham University and NYU while living in NYC, and also attended as many open casting calls for TV roles as she could. One of those roles was for the widely-popular MTV music show "Total Request Live," also known as "TRL." Burton won a job to be a guest VJ on the show-a role that was only supposed to last one day. However, she so impressed the show's producers with her charming, upbeat personality, that they offered her a full-time VJ position, and later a job as the show's host. Burton served as VJ and host on "TRL" from 2002 to 2004. As much as she enjoyed her time on the show, however, Burton longed to be doing what she truly loved: acting. Lucky for her, she got her first big break in 2003 when she was cast as Peyton Sawyer on the popular drama "One Tree Hill." The role earned Burton overwhelmingly positive critical praise, and quickly established her as a rising young television actress. In 2009 she left the show to explore other creative opportunities in the industry. By this time, Burton had started gravitating towards film roles. She appeared in "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008), "Bloodworth" (2010), and "Naughty or Nice" (2012). Burton returned to TV in 2010 with a recurring role on the crime drama series "White Collar" (USA, 2009-2014), appearing on 25 episodes of the show from 2010 to 2013. She also nabbed recurring roles on "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005- ), "Extant" (CBS, 2015- ), and the Fox buddy cop comedy-drama series "Lethal Weapon" (Fox, 2016-19). After her run on "Lethal Weapon" ended in 2017, Burton appeared in a couple of made-for-TV Christmas movies. She was cast in "The Christmas Contract" in 2018, and the following year appeared alongside Golden Globe-nominee Pam Grier in "A Christmas Wish" (2019).

Highest rated movies

73% 80% Growing Up Smith Watchlist 60% 78% The Secret Life of Bees Watchlist 50% 40% Bloodworth Watchlist 28% Solstice Watchlist 47% Surprised by Love Watchlist 57% A Christmas Wish Watchlist 32% Normal Adolescent Behavior Watchlist 35% Naughty or Nice Watchlist 25% The List Watchlist 62% The Christmas Contract Watchlist

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Hilarie Burton Hilarie Burton Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for MAGIC CITY Series and First Season Premiere, The Academy Theater at Lighthouse International, New York, NY March 22, 2012. Photo By: Andres Otero/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for MAGIC CITY Series and First Season Premiere, The Academy Theater at Lighthouse International, New York, NY March 22, 2012. Photo By: Andres Otero/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals 1, on the beach, Santa Monica, CA February 25, 2012. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 - Arrivals 2, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 8, 2017. Photo By: Adrian Newton/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton at arrivals for MAGIC CITY Series and First Season Premiere, The Academy Theater at Lighthouse International, New York, NY March 22, 2012. Photo By: Andres Otero/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for MAGIC CITY Series and First Season Premiere, The Academy Theater at Lighthouse International, New York, NY March 22, 2012. Photo By: Andres Otero/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals 1, on the beach, Santa Monica, CA February 25, 2012. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan at arrivals for 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals 1, on the beach, Santa Monica, CA February 25, 2012. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bloody Axe Wound Producer - 2024
No Score Yet 57% A Christmas Wish Faith (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 62% The Christmas Contract Jolie (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 47% Summer Villa Terry Russell (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 47% Surprised by Love Josie Mayfield (Character) - 2015
73% 80% Growing Up Smith Nancy Brunner (Character) $14.9K 2015
No Score Yet 33% Last Chance for Christmas Annie (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 29% Christmas on the Bayou Katherine (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 35% Naughty or Nice Krissy Kringle (Character) - 2012
50% 40% Bloodworth Hazel (Character) $9.6K 2010
60% 78% The Secret Life of Bees Deborah Owens (Character) $37.8M 2008
No Score Yet 25% The List Jo Johnston (Character) $132.9K 2007
No Score Yet 28% Solstice Alicia (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 32% Normal Adolescent Behavior Ryan (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 42% Our Very Own Bobbie Chester (Character) - 2005

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here Host 2021-2022 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet True Crime Story: Smugshot Host 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2023
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2023
No Score Yet 71% True Crime Story: Indefensible Host 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2022
63% 51% Good Sam Gretchen Taylor (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet 81% Talking Dead Guest 2021
No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Friday Night In with The Morgans Host,
Producer
2020
50% 59% Council of Dads Margot (Guest Star) 2020
89% 76% Lethal Weapon Agent Karen Palmer (Guest Star) 2016-2017
77% 62% Extant Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
57% 92% Forever Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
56% 65% Hostages Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
96% 93% White Collar Sara Ellis (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2010-2013
82% 87% Castle Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 68% One Tree Hill Peyton Sawyer (Character) 2003-2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Real World Host 2003
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