Arielle Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She has starred on several television series, including ''

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'' (2003–2004), ''

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'' (2009–2017), ''

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'' (2010), ''90210'' (2011–2013), ''

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'' (2015–2016, 2019), ''

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'' (2017–2018), '' Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector'' (2019–2020), and '' Rescue: HI-Surf'' (2024–2025). Kebbel has also starred in films such as '' American Pie Presents: Band Camp'' (2005), ''

John Tucker Must Die ''John Tucker Must Die'' is a 2006 teen comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. The film stars Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, and Jenny McCarthy. The plot centers around a trio of teenage girls who plan to bre ...

'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), ''

Forever Strong ''Forever Strong'' is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Little, written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. ...

'' (2008), '' The Uninvited'' (2009), ''

Think Like a Man ''Think Like a Man'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story, written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman, and produced by Will Packer. It was based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book '' Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man''. The f ...

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2021), ''

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'' (2022), and '' After Everything'' (2023).

Early life and modeling career

Kebbel's mother, Sheri, owns a production company. Kebbel graduated from Crenshaw School in

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. She was the first runner-up at the 2002

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beauty pageant. Before pursuing a career in acting, Kebbel was a full-time model. She was trained at the Lisa Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School,

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. She has since appeared in numerous magazines such as ''

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'', '' H'', '' Lucky'', ''

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'', ''Stuff'', ''

FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) was a printed British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. It contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World. The final printed issue of British ''F ...

'', ''Vegas, Bello'', and ''Razor.''

Acting career

Within the first week of moving to

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, Kebbel successfully auditioned for her first major role portraying Lindsay Lister on

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's ''

''. She went on to play a recurring role throughout the third, fourth, and fifth seasons. She worked in television programming such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''

''. She worked in two pilots, '' Football Wives'' and ''

No Heroics ''No Heroics'' is a British superhero-comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show was ITV2's first original sitcom. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. Setting ''No Hero ...

'' for

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Arielle Kebbel at ATX TV Festival 2014 Sullivan and Son

In 2004, Kebbel worked with

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, Tom Arnold, and

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in the

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comedy ''

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''. She worked in films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' American Pie Presents: Band Camp'', and '' Reeker''. Kebbel played the role of Carrie Schaeffer in

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's romantic comedy film ''

'' (2006). Kebbel signed on for another 20th Century Fox film titled '' Aquamarine'' (2006) starring

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, and JoJo. Kebbel portrayed the role of the film's villain, Cecilia Banks. Joey Shaw and Arielle Kebbel on set of H magazine in Los Angeles

In 2006, Kebbel starred alongside

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and

Teresa Palmer Teresa Mary Palmer (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian actress and model. Following her film debut in '' Wolf Creek'' (2005), Palmer had supporting roles in films such as '' The Grudge 2'' (2006), '' Bedtime Stories'' (2008), ''The Sorcer ...

in ''

''. The film is a sequel to the 2004 horror film, ''

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'', a re-make of the Japanese original. Kebbel described her role of schoolgirl Allison Flemming as "The girl you see in the background of all the pictures that wants to be a part of everything but never is". Filming took place in

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, in April that same year. She portrayed Emily Owens in the sports drama film ''

'' (2008) alongside

Penn Badgley Penn Dayton Badgley (born November 1, 1986) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012) and Joe Goldberg in the Netflix psychological thriller series ''Y ...

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, and

Neal McDonough Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn Compton, Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001), Deputy District Attorney ...

. Filming took place in August 2006 in

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. This is Badgley and Kebbel's second film together after ''John Tucker Must Die''. The film was released straight-to-DVD on September 26, 2008. In February 2008, Kebbel was announced to star as the central character Katherine in the horror film ''

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'' alongside

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. The film received a limited theatrical release on August 22, 2008, and was quickly released to DVD in February 2009. In March 2008,

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announced Kebbel was portraying the role of Alex Ivers in the

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of the 2003 South Korean Horror film ''

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'', with

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as Alex's sister Anna and

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confirmed to be co-starring. Filming took place in late 2008 in

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. Kebbel also starred in the comedy ''

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'', premiering on September 9, 2011, at the

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. The film, widely release in 2012, is the directorial debut for writer/director/star

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, and

Jason Ritter Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor. The son of actors John Ritter and Nancy Morgan, he is known for his work in television series such as ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005), ''Gravity Falls'' (2012–2016), '' Anot ...

. In December 2011, Kebbel worked in season four of '' 90210'' portraying Vanessa. In October 2012, Kebbel appeared on '' Hawaii Five-0'', in the season three episode "Popilikia". From 2022–2023, she recurred in 10 episodes of ''

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'' as firefighter Lucy Donato from the rival Firehouse 147. As of 2024, Kebbel has been starring as Emily "Em" Wright in the

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drama '' Rescue: HI-Surf''.

Personal life

Kebbel is good friends with actress

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, who was also raised in

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. Kebbel has a lifelong love of horses, taking her first riding lesson at the age of five. She also spends time advocating against the daily round up, and slaughter of horses. On April 14, 2025, she announced her relationship with American actor and ''

'' co-star,

Zach Roerig Zachary George Roerig (; born February 22, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for playing Casey Hughes on ''As the World Turns'' (2005-2007), Hunter Atwood on ''One Life to Live'' (2007), Cash on '' Friday Night Lights'' (2008-2009), Mat ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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