Chris Pine Addresses his Severe Acne which Cost him a Role on "The O.C."

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Chris Pine Addresses “Emotionally Incapacitating” Acne That Kept him from Landing Role on "The O.C."
by Christy Pina
May 11, 2024


Chris Pine is opening up about not landing the role of Ryan Atwood (which went to Ben McKenzie) on "The O.C." due to his bad acne at the time.

In 'Welcome to The O.C.: An Oral History', which was released in honor of the show’s 20th anniversary, casting director Patrick Rush revealed that the Star Trek star did not get the lead part in the Fox show because of his skin problems.

During an appearance on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast ahead of the release of Pine’s directorial debut, Poolman, host Josh Horowitz asked him if bringing up how he lost the role due to his acne was PTSD or a sour point for him.




“No — I mean, it’s a part of my life. Look, do I wish…? The man didn’t have to talk about it. I mean, it’s his prerogative,” Pine said.

“I had awful skin as a teenager, and then after college, my skin started breaking out again. I was going out for The O.C., which is a teenage melodrama. I can understand that they wanted to have pretty people doing pretty things, and bad acne is not a key [to that].”




When the host joked that it’s a shame the actor didn’t get the role because maybe his career would’ve worked out if he had, Pine responded, “I don’t want to say, ‘I’m grateful for not having landed [the part].’ I’m alright, but it is a little PTSD,” he added.

“It’s no fun having bad skin. … It was one of the most traumatic points of my life, but it is my story, man.”

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