Robert Buckley

Robert Buckley

General Information
Full Name	Robert Earl Buckley
Birthplace	West Covina, California, United States
Born	May 2, 1981(age: 37)
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Character Portrayed	Major Lilywhite
Season(s)	Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5

Robert Buckley is an American film and television actor who portrays Liv's ex-fiancé Major Lilywhite in the television series. He is perhaps best known for his roles on One Tree Hill, Lipstick Jungle and 666 Park Avenue.

Biography[]

A native of West Covina, California in Los Angeles County, Buckley earned an economics degree from the University of California, San Diego. As a college student, Buckley appeared as a contestant on The Price Is Right. One of his bids was for $1 less than another contestant. After working a year as an economic consultant, he moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career[]

Television career
In 2006, Buckley made his acting debut as a series regular playing the role of Michael Bauer on the soap opera Fashion House, which premiered on September 5, 2006 to 1.3 million viewers. The series dipped in ratings dramatically and ended on December 5, 2006, as per the MyNetwork thirteen-week format.

In 2006, he signed a deal with MyNetworkTV to again appear in another soap opera. He portrayed the role of Matthew Wakefield in the series American Heiress. The series, which consisted of 65 episodes, premiered on March 13, 2007, in two-hour installments. It switched to one-hour slots in further broadcasting and was cancelled on July 18, 2007. 39 episodes remained unaired in America but were broadcast worldwide. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has no plans to release the series on DVD. In 2007, Buckley also appeared on an episode of Ghost Whisperer.

In 2008, he successfully auditioned for the recurring role of Kirby Atwood on the television series Lipstick Jungle as an "up and coming photographer who becomes infatuated with Kim Raver's character Nico Rielly". The series premiered to a relatively low 7.5 million viewers on February 7, 2008 and received a mixed critical reception from critics. Although it slipped in ratings dramatically, the show was renewed for a second season in April 2008. The second season premiered on September 24, 2008. With ratings downsliding to the 3-4 million mark, the series was cancelled in March 2009.

In 2009, The CW announced that Buckley signed on to appear in a two-episode arc on the television series Privileged as David Besser. In June 2009, it was announced that Buckley signed on as a series regular on One Tree Hill as Clay Evans. The series' seventh season premiered on September 14, 2009, to 2.45 million viewers. He remained with One Tree Hill until the show's ninth and final season.

From 2012 to 2013, he starred in the television series 666 Park Avenue as struggling playwright Brian Leonard.

Film career
In late 2005, Buckley played Matt in his feature film debut, When a Killer Calls, released in February 2006.

In 2007, he played Nik in the film Killer Movie. The film which suffered distribution problems originally had various push-backs. A proposed theatrical release was cancelled and was released straight-to-DVD on February 3, 2009. The film starred Kaley Cuoco, Leighton Meester and Torrey DeVitto. In 2008, Buckley signed on to play Kyle in the Lifetime film, Flirting with Forty, alongside Heather Locklear, the film premiered on December 6, 2008 to mixed to negative reviews. The series was a ratings success with 3.6 million viewers in its premiere.

Buckley played Bacas Mitchell in the 2011 independent film The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy, starring alongside Jenna Dewan-Tatum and One Tree Hill co-star James Lafferty.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	When a Killer Calls	Matt	Direct-to-DVD
	Petrified	Agent Tanner	Direct-to-DVD
	Capturing Q	Dillon	Short film
2007	Archer House	Lance	Short film
2008	Flirting with Forty	Kyle Hamilton	Television film
2008	Killer Movie	Nik	Direct-to-DVD
2011	The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy	Bacas Mitchell
2011	Z	Wyatt	Short film

Television[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Fashion House	Michael Bauer	Main cast
2007	American Heiress	Matthew Wakefield	Main cast
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Brandon Bishop	Episode: "Unhappy Medium"
2008–09	Lipstick Jungle	Kirby Atwood	Recurring (season 1); main cast (season 2); 20 episodes
2009	Privileged	David Besser	2 episodes
2009–12	One Tree Hill	Clay Evans	Main cast (seasons 7–9); 55 episodes
2012–13	666 Park Avenue	Brian Leonard	Main cast; 10 episodes
2013–14	Hart of Dixie	Peter	2 episodes
2015-present	iZombie	Major Lilywhite	Main cast: Season 1-present
2017	Dimension 404	Adam	Currently in Pre-production