What I remember most about junior homecoming was my date getting sick afterwards. That kinda sucked. Then, senior year, someone got gum in her hair when we were dancing. She had to get one of the chaperones to take her to the office and cut up her hair. I felt really bad for her, but it worked out fine.

After attending Hemet High School until 2003 Lafferty enrolled in California State University Long Beach. Production began on May 18 2008 in Coalville Utah and Magna Utah on a $4 million budget. Lafferty has received four Teen Choice Award nominations for his stint on the series.

He is best known for his portrayal of Nathan Scott on The CW Teen Drama television series One Tree Hill.