Eric: Stephen Collins

Eric Camden is a husband and a father of seven children. Hes a minister at his local community church, Glen Oak Community Church. Most of his days, he help people, even strangers with problems that are need some help. Hes always quick and there when is needed. Even when hes tired, stress, or his schedule is tight. He can be a very strict to his children because he wants to make it best for them.

Annie: Cathrine Hicks

Annie Camden is a wife and a mother of seven children, which it makes her the busiest homemaker. Shes very loving and caring person, but she can be strict sometimes to her children. A lot of times shell do the grocery shopping and cooking for the family. Shes never out of the house that often, except for her errands, going to school or taking the kids to school. Right now shes back in school getting an early childhood degree.

Matt: Barry Watson

Matt Camden is the oldest child and son of the family. Hell help any of his siblings or parents if theyre needed. Hes like a second father. Even though, he always have to go through everything first like college and his troubles, but he always learns his hard lessons. In another way, hell often check out some guys for Mary and Lucys date and give Simon some advice about growing up. Right now hes in junior college working towards his dreams, the study of medicine and becoming a doctor.

Mary: Jessica Biel

Mary Camden is the second oldest child and the oldest daughter of the family. Over the years, she had been a wonderful, popular, and the star of the varsity basketball player and now she had lost her ways. Last year she went into the wrong crowd and trashed the school gym. She ended up with harsh consequences and one of them was loosing the scholarship. Last couple months ago, she was even farther down the road. She was getting into more troubles that her parents had to send her to Buffalo, New York, to her grandparents. Now she had learned her lesson and shes back home for the summer.

Lucy: Beverley Mitchell

Lucy Camden is very charming and caring. She had been involved with several boys, which makes her a huge boy crazy. During the past year, she had been involved in the Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that helps build houses for low income and homeless people. She just graduated from high school and shes off to college in New York. Also, shes engaged to her lovely handsome boyfriend, Jeremy.

Simon: David Ghallagher

Simon Camden is the middle child of the family. Hes a kind of a guy who you would want to choose as a good friend. Hes very nice to most people. Hes very helpful to his siblings such as lending his older brother some money he needed them. For right now, he is heading to his sophomore year and finding his own identity.

Ruthie: Mackenzie Rosman

Ruthie Camden is the youngest daughter of the family. She used to be the youngest of all until the twins arrived. A very sneaky girl, she likes to hide a lot so she can find out whats going on in the family. Like her older sister, Mary, during the past years, shes very smart and athletic. Right now she goes to a private school, because if she stayed at her old elementary school, she would ended up with a mean teacher.

Guest Stars


Michele Abrams - Becky

Lawrence B. Adisa - Jury in court member

Keith Allison - Eric's band mate

Shiri Appleby - Stanley's sister

Conrad Bachmann - Principal of Walter Reed Junior High

Kirk Baily - Joe James

Lynsey Bartilson - Terri

Lance Bass - Rick Palmer, Robbies brother

Ed Begley Jr - Dr. Hank Hastings, Aunt Julies husband, Erics brother in law

Jason Behr - Brian Heaz

Cliff Bemis -Drunk Guy, Emily's Husband

Julie Marie Berman - Shelby

Ryan James Bittle - Jeff, Mary's ex-boyfriend and Matts friend

Mathew Botuchis - Stevie

Zachary Browne Stanley, Simons friend

Tin Bui - Jury member for testimony

Michael Cade - Lou, the board member of the church

Ashley Lyn Cafagna - Joanne, Matts ex-girlfriend

Krystal Callan - Grandma James

Wade Carpender - Jordan, Lucys and Marys ex-boyfriend

Jack Carter - Custodian at Walter Reed Jr. High

Toran Caudell - Rod, Lucys ex-boyfriend

Gary Cervantes - Jury member for testimony

Nicole Cherie - Deena, Simons ex-girlfriend

Terri Conn - Krystal Panisher

Tim Conway - Santa Claus

Kaitlin Cullum - Cindy

Koli Cutler - Mason

Jason Davis Dwight, Jimmy Moons good friend

Adria Dawn - Carole Overhill

Phyllis Diller - Mable

Alex M. Douglas- Ruthies classmate in third grade

David Duke - Jack Brenner

Jenna Von Oy - Theresa, the teenage pregnant women who stole Matts car

Ray Walson -homeless man

Jason Waters - Mitch

Norman Weiss - Zack

Alicia Leigh Willis - Corey Conway, Marys friend from her basketball team

Camille Winbush - Lynn Hamilton

Meg Wittner - Donna

Kim Johnston Ulrich - Mrs. Hinkle

Tom Virtue - Jury member for larceny

Erik Von Detten - Kid in "Halloween"


David Eisley - Eric's band mate member

Will Estes - Andrew Nayloss, Lucys ex-boyfriend

Josh Ryan Evans - Rob's Father

Greg Evigan - Principal at Ruthies old school

Andrea Ferrell - Heather, Matts ex-girlfriend

Maureen Flannigan - Shawna, Matts ex-girlfriend

Sarah Freeman - Sarah

Lisa Freund - Lisa Lunby

Beverly Garland - Ginger, Annies step-mom

Justin Garms Lee, Simons friend

Ali Glazer - Dianne Butler

Nancy Grahn - Principal Russell at Kennedy High School

Faye Grant - Wife-Abused victim

Peter Graves - Colonel, Eric's father

Johnny Green - Richard

Shashawnee Hall - Japanese War Victims Wife

Dorian Harewood - Rev. Morgan Hamilton

Bill Henderson - Jury member for testimony

Lori Heuring - Marcher in Aghafistan Women

Alice Hirson - Annie's mother, Grandma Jenny

Graham Jarvis - Annie's father, Grandpa Charles

Don Jeffcoat - Michael Towner, the guy who ran over Mary with his car

Robin Karfo - Jury member for testimony

Corinne Kason -Jury member for testimony

William Katt - Will Grayson

Kerrie Keane - Mrs. Tripp

Andrew Keegan - Wilson West, Marys ex-boyfriend

Mila Kunis - Ashley

David Lago-Jeremy, Lucys fiancé

Christine Lakin - Cassandra

Paul Robert Langdon - Miguel

Nils Larsen -Leonard

Adam LaVorgna -Robbie, Marys boyfriend

Tamara Lee Krinsky -Jury member for testimony

Christopher Khayman Lee - Deena's brother Jack

Hudson Leick - Ms. Hunter

Jeremy Lelliott-Mike Pierce


Page Leong - Jury member for murder case

Ashlee Levitch -Renee

Barbara Lindsay - Joyce

Matthew Linville - Jimmy Moon, Lucys ex-boyfriend

Alison Lohman - Barbara

Brandon Lucas Guy, foreign exchange student

Allison Mack Nicole, Lucys friend who was a cutter

Chris Marquette -Pete Lawrence

Shane Meier - Joe

Tamara Mello - Allison (Matts roommate in the first episode of season 3)

Christopher Michael - Sgt. Micheals, good friend of Erics

David Millbern - Jack

Steve Monroe - Kevin

Claudette Nevins - Mrs. Rainy, Ruthies first grade teacher

Daniel Christopher Newman- James

Chris Owen -Japanese War Veteran

Kimberly Paige - Jan

Chase Parker -Frankie

Andréa Pearson - Priscilla, Johns wife

Alexandra Picatto - Rita

Carlos Ponce Carlos, homeless friend of Marys

Daniela Preisley - Ashley's acutance

Moira Price - Mrs. Nayloss, Andrew Naylosss mother

Deborah Raffin - Julie Camden- Hastings, Erics sister

Kurt Rambis - Coach Cleary, Marys basketball coach

Sheeri Rappaport - Collection Lady

Annalea Rawics - Susan Gertz

Jake Richardson - Johnny, the kid who shot Eric with a gun

Barbara Rush - Eric's mother, Grandma Ruth

Keri Russell - Camille

Kyle Sabihy - Jim

Andrea Sabesin - Cathy

Sam Saletta - George Camden, Erics adopted brother

Paul Satterfield - Coach Koper, Marys Basketball Coach

Matt Schulze - Evan Desing

Chaz Lamar Shepherd - John Hamilton, Matts good friend and old roommate

Wylie Small -Scott

Adrienne Smith - Denise Semple

Riley Smith - Tyler Smith

Taran Noah Smith - Peter McKinley

Mindy Spence - Diana

Eric Spillman - Sam Robbins

c - Dr Peterson, the doctor who told Annie that shes pregnant

Kirsten Storms - Simon's first girlfriend

Barret Swatek - Cheryl, Robbies ex-girlfriend

Jonna Tamases - Jury member

Scott Terra - Bert, Ruthies friend

Jeremy Torgerson - Todd

Peter Tork - Eric's band member friend