The cast of 7th Heaven has come a long way since the series ended in 2007 after 11 seasons.
The WB drama ran from August 1996 to May 2007, with the later seasons airing on The CW. Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks starred as reverend Eric Camden and his wife, Annie, respectively.
Barry Watson (Matt), Jessica Biel (Mary), Beverley Mitchell (Lucy), David Gallagher (Simon), Mackenzie Rosman (Ruthie), Lorenzo Brino (Sam) and Nikolas Brino (David) played their children.
Several cast members forged unbreakable bonds while filming the show. “We used to butt heads and she used to drive me fricking nuts and we used to literally want to battle,” Mitchell exclusively told Us Weekly of Biel in September 2019, revealing that she now calls Biel her “sister.”
Even with the actors’ strong friendships, the show couldn’t avoid scandal when Collins admitted in 2014 to sexually abusing young girls. He told Katie Couric that he exposed himself to teens in the past but denied being a pedophile.
The cast has since reunited without Collins on several occasions, including at a March 2024 event.
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Collins admitted in a resurfaced video published by TMZ in 2014 that he sexually abused young girls. He later confessed to exposing himself to multiple teens throughout the 1970s to 1990s.
The First Wives Club star has not appeared in a new project since the scandal and has stayed out of the public eye. Collins and wife Faye Grant divorced in January 2015 after nearly 30 years of marriage.
The 7th Heaven cast seemingly froze him out too, reuniting without him in February 2016. Hicks, for her part, told TMZ in September 2016 that she would only sign on for a revival if Collins’ character was killed off.
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Hicks went on to star in several TV movies after wrapping the family drama. She took a break from acting in 2016 but returned to voice a character in JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales in 2020.
The activist wed Kevin Yagher in May 1990; the two welcomed daughter Caitlin in 1992.
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Watson has kept himself busy with a string of TV roles on Gossip Girl, Samantha Who?, What About Brian, Masters of Sex, Hart of Dixie and The Loudest Voice. He starred as Greg McDuffie in 2022’s Naomi.
The actor married Natasha Gregson Wagner, with whom he shares daughter Clover, in December 2014. He is also the father of sons Oliver and Felix with ex Tracy Hutson.
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The actress had roles in The A-Team, Valentine’s Day, The Sinner — which earned her an Emmy nomination — and Limetown following her run on 7th Heaven. In 2022, Biel portrayed Candy Montgomery in Hulu’s Candy.
Biel tied the knot with Justin Timberlake in October 2012 and gave birth to their son Silas in April 2015. The couple hit a rough patch in November 2019 after the singer was spotted holding hands with Palmer costar Alisha Wainwright. Biel and Timberlake bounced back and later revealed they welcomed their second son, Phineas, in 2020.
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Mitchell appeared on The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Hollywood Darlings as well as in several TV movies, including 2020’s Candy Cane Christmas.
The actress and husband Michael Cameron — whom she wed in October 2008 — are parents of daughter Kenzie, son Hutton and daughter Mayzie. She revealed in November 2018 that she suffered a miscarriage with twins.
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Gallagher guest-starred on The Vampire Diaries, Smallville, S.W.A.T., Numb3rs and other series in recent years.
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The actress kept a mostly low profile after her stint on 7th Heaven. She guest-starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager and has appeared in short films.
Rosman revealed she was pregnant via Instagram in March 2022 and announced she had given birth to her daughter by sharing a sweet photo with her baby girl two months later in May.
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Stults joined 7th Heaven in 2002 as Lucy’s future husband, Kevin Kinkirk. He has since starred in several TV movies and on Zoo.
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