SOPHIA BUSH, born on this date, is an American actress. She starred as Brooke Davis in The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill, and as Erin Lindsay in the NBC police procedural drama series Chicago P.D. She was a producer for and starred in the lead role of Dr. Samantha “Sam” Griffith in the medical drama Good Sam.

Bush made her first film appearance in the 2002 film National Lampoon’s Van Wilder opposite Ryan Reynolds. Following this, she made appearances in several television shows, including Nip/Tuck, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and the HBO film Point of Origin. In 2002, Bush was cast as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, though she was replaced by Claire Danes after a week of filming. Jonathan Mostow, the director of the film, stated that he had replaced her as he felt she was too young for the role, but praised her talent as an actress.

Bush has also appeared in films, including John Tucker Must Die, The Hitcher, The Narrows, Chalet Girl, Marshall, Acts of Violence, and Incredibles 2. She is also known for her philanthropy work and social activism, including her work for the Time’s Up movement and DoSomething.org. Bush is currently a co-host on the Drama Queens podcast along with her former One Tree Hill co-stars, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Bethany Joy Lenz.

After a series of relationships with men, in 2020, Bush began dating businessman Grant Hughes and announced their engagement in August 2021 via Instagram. The couple were married in June 2022, at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In August 2023, Bush filed for divorce after 13 months of marriage.

In April 2024, Bush confirmed her relationship with former professional soccer player Ashlyn Harris and came out as queer in an article in Glamour that she wrote.