Scott Brothers: “I Was Gonna Go” … James Lafferty almost never played Nathan

How can we imagine the Scott Brothers without James Lafferty as Nathan? No matter how hard we try, it remains very difficult! And yet, it almost happened after the then 17-year-old was about to hang up the phone. It must be said that the actress is a child star, and therefore from early childhood she often visited filming.

“I started too young”

As he explained in an interview with People magazine, he simply lost hope of getting the main role: “It was an accumulation because I was into acting since I was a child. I started very young and started auditioning at the age of 10.

He continues confidently: “I worked hard to get small roles, and one day I could get an opportunity like I got thanks to The Scott Brothers. When I got the script, I saw that I had to play a football player. Basketball, and I immediately recognized myself in it.”

“it was fate”

“It was a great opportunity to do all the things I loved to do at that point in my life. But when I was casting, it was my last attempt. I was on the verge of taking a leave of absence, going to Long Beach University and continuing my education. I would have done it for a while if I hadn’t gotten the part, but I realized that it was fate. he added during the interview.

But then what did he like so much about Nathan’s character? “He was a bad guy, and I was comfortable with that because he was such a well-written bad guy. It was clear that he was, because his father was. It was a great opportunity for me to play a real, complex character.”

Statements that confirm this James Lafferty Loved his character from the first minute. And fortunately, because it is to his credit that fans have attached themselves to Nathan. Backstage, however, it was no walk in the park for the cast. Hilary Burton also revealed that she and Chad Michael Murray were fired over the matter. Shocking discovery!