Arielle Kebbel
Arielle Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She first gained recognition through television roles in Gilmore Girls and later The Vampire Diaries and 90210. She also became known for her roles in the films John Tucker Must Die (2006), Aquamarine (2006), and The Grudge 2 (2006).
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Arielle Kebbel
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- Name
- Arielle Kebbel
- Born
- 19 February 1985
- Birthplace
- Orlando, Florida
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- United States.
- Education
- Winter Park High School.
- Languages
- English.
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Arielle Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She first gained recognition through television roles in Gilmore Girls and later The Vampire Diaries and 90210. She also became known for her roles in the films John Tucker Must Die (2006), Aquamarine (2006), and The Grudge 2 (2006).
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Biography
Biography
Kebbel has since worked extensively in both film and television, with film credits including Think Like a Man (2012), Fifty Shades Freed (2018), and the After film series (2021–2023). Her television work has included leading roles in Midnight, Texas, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, Rescue: HI-Surf, and Marshals.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Arielle Kebbel • Born — 19 February 1985 • Birthplace — Orlando, Florida • Partner — Zach Roerig (2025–2026) • Occupation — * Actress • model • Years Active — 1999–present
Early life
Early life
Arielle Kebbel was born on February 19, 1985 in Orlando, Florida. She was raised in Winter Park, alongside her two siblings. She began taking riding lessons at the age of five and eventually owned a pony. She trained in competitive equestrian sports for seven years and also performed with horses in arena shows. Kebbel has credited her experience in equestrian sports with instilling a strong sense of discipline and dedication, saying: "I've always been non-stop, driven, and veracious, but riding taught me discipline, and to put my head down and do the work. If I wasn’t in school, I was at the barn." Kebbel graduated from Crenshaw School in Winter Garden, Florida. She was actively involved in several sports and extracurricular activities, including cheerleading, track and field, competitive dance, and volleyball.
1999–2005: Career beginnings and early roles
1999–2005: Career beginnings and early roles
In 1999, at age 14, Kebbel was hired as an extra for Creed's music video, "Higher". She was the first runner-up at the 2002 Miss Florida Teen USA beauty pageant. She began taking acting classes at age 16, and was trained at the Lisa Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School. In 2003, her first television acting credit was on the third season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, in the episode "Forever". She later recalled in an interview with TVLine: "I remember the day that I was filming, my friends were back in Florida, going to prom. I remember thinking, 'This is the path I chose. I'm doing what I want to get to do my way, and they're getting to do what they want to do their way. My high school prom was on set at CSI!" She auditioned for films Freaky Friday (2003) and Mean Girls (2004), but did not get those parts. Instead she secured a management team and an agent in Los Angeles. In January 2003, she relocated to Los Angeles and during her first week there, Kebbel successfully auditioned for the role of Lindsay Lister on The CW's comedy drama series Gilmore Girls. She went on to play a recurring role throughout the third, fourth, and fifth seasons. During this period, she also worked as a waitress and nanny. Later in 2003, she made guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Judging Amy. • Illustration — Kebbel at Comic-Con 2006 Kebbel made her film debut as Heather Hunkee in the comedy film Soul Plane (2004), and portrayed Taya in five episodes of Fox's sitcom Grounded for Life. Kebbel played Layla in the pilot episode of HBO's series Entourage. She landed her first magazine cover for Vegas magazine in October 2004. She has since appeared in features and covers for other prominent lifestyle and fashion publications, including Men's Health, Nylon, Maxim, H and Lucky. In 2005, she appeared in five films: American Pie Presents: Band Camp, The Kid & I, Dirty Deeds, Reeker and Be Cool.
2006–2016: Breakthrough and wider recognition
2006–2016: Breakthrough and wider recognition
In 2006, Kebbel appeared in several successful films. She had a role as high school student Carrie Schaeffer in 20th Century Fox's romantic comedy film John Tucker Must Die (2006). The film revolves around three girls who seek revenge on their mutual ex-boyfriend for cheating. The film was a box office success, grossing $68.8 million worldwide against an $18 million budget. Kebbel played the main villain Cecilia Banks in the fantasy comedy film Aquamarine (2006). The film grossed $23 million at the worldwide box office and has since become a cult film. Her third successful film of 2006 was the horror film The Grudge 2. She played one of the main roles as Allison Fleming, an exchange student from Chicago who attended Tokyo International School. For her role, Kebbel was nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Scream. The film received negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success and grossed $70.7 million worldwide. • Illustration — Kebbel at the 2007 Vail Film Festival She landed a main role as Katherine in the British horror film Freakdog (2008). The film received a limited cinema release and reviews of the film were generally poor. In late 2008, she began filming the psychological horror film The Unvited (2009) in Vancouver, British Columbia. She portrayed Alex, a grieving teenager trying to prove her late mother's nurse can't be trusted. In 2009, she made her first appearance as Alexia Branson in The CW's supernatural teen drama series The Vampire Diaries, a role that lasted for 9 episodes. In 2010, she appeared in the vampire parody film Vampires Suck, which mainly parodies The Twilight Saga franchise. The film opened at number one in the United States on August 18, and grossed $81.4 million worldwide. The same year, she had a main role on the second season of The CW's drama series Life Unexpected and guest starred as Charlene on True Blood. When Kebbel began portraying Vanessa on The CW's 90210, TVLine described her as the network's "poster child", noting that she had appeared in numerous shows on the network. • Illustration — Kebbel at the ATX TV Festival 2014 for the TV show Sullivan & Son She also had roles in arthouse and independent films, including I Melt with You (2011) and The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2011). She had a small role as Gina in the romantic comedy film Think Like a Man (2012) and guest starred on Hawaii Five-0, in the episode "Popilikia". In 2013, Kebbel starred in The Vampire Diaries: Rehash and Perfect Score as the host of both shows. She had recurring roles on Unreal, The League and Ballers in 2015. Kebbel was added to the main cast for Ballers ' second season. She portrayed sportscaster Tracy Leggete, who is involved with the show's main character Spencer Strasmore, played by Dwayne Johnson.
2017–present: Action roles and television prominence
2017–present: Action roles and television prominence
In 2017, Kebbel starred as a freelance assassin, Olivia Charity in NBC's drama series Midnight, Texas for two seasons. She had main roles in the Hallmark Channel television films Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017) and A Brush With Love (2019). She portrayed architect Gia Matteo in Fifty Shades Freed (2018), distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the third and final installment in the Fifty Shades film series. The film was a box office success, grossing $372 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million. From 2020 onwards, Kebbel shifted her focus to action-oriented television roles. In 2020, Kebbel had a main role on NBC's crime drama series Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector as Amelia Sachs, an intuitive rookie NYPD officer. While popular as a mid-season replacement show, NBC made the decision in June 2020 to cancel after one season. She starred as Jessie Temple in the Christmas film A Holiday Hideout (2021), for which she won Best Actress award at Holiday Music and Film Awards. She played Kimberly in three adaptions of the After film series: After We Fell (2021), After Ever Happy (2022) and After Everything (2023). In 2022, her next role was as firefighter Lucy Donato in the procedural drama series 9-1-1. In 2024, Kebbel was cast as lifeguard lieutenant, Emily "Em" Wright in the Fox action drama series Rescue: HI-Surf. The show premiered on September 22, 2024, but was canceled after one season in May 2025. In 2026, Kebbel starred as Hilary Timmons in the biographical drama film I Can Only Imagine 2, based on the life story of singer Bart Millard. Kebbel was cast as Belle Skinner in the CBS neo-Western and police procedural television series Marshals, which premiered on March 1, 2026. The series serves as both a spin-off and sequel to Yellowstone (2018–2024) and is the fourth television series in the Yellowstone franchise. The show's premiere broke records as the most-streamed CBS episode on Paramount+ with over 20 million views. The series was soon renewed for a second season, which is set to premiere on October 4, 2026.
Personal life
Personal life
Kebbel has a lifelong love of horses. She also spends time advocating against the brutal round-ups of feral horses, many of whom are sold for slaughter. She serves as a board member for horse rescue organization, Skydog Sanctuary. On April 14, 2025, she announced her relationship with American actor and The Vampire Diaries co-star, Zach Roerig. They ended their relationship in February 2026.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Right Teen — Episode: "Forever" • Judging Amy — Paige Lange — Episode: "The Long Goodbye" • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Andrea Kent — Episode: "Mean" • 2003–2004 — Gilmore Girls — Lindsay Anne Lister Forester — 9 episodes • 2004 — Entourage — Layla — Episode: "Pilot" • Grounded for Life — Taya — 5 episodes • 2005 — CSI: Miami — Pam Carpenter — Episode: "Nothing to Lose" • Clubhouse — Kat — Episode: "Road Trip" • 2006 — Shark — Sydney Blair — Episode: "In the Grasp" • 2007 — Football Wives — Nicole Holt — Pilot (not picked up) • 2009 — No Heroics — Sandy — Pilot (not picked up) • 2009–2014, 2017 — The Vampire Diaries — Alexia "Lexi" Branson — 9 episodes • 2010 — True Blood — Charlene — Episode: "I Smell a Rat" • Life Unexpected — Paige — Main role (season 2); 7 episodes • Brooklyn to Manhattan — Chloe — Television film • 2011 — Marcy — Arielle — Episode: "Marcy Does a Photographer" • Good Vibes — Payton — Voice; Episode: "Backstage Babs" • Hallelujah — Veda Roman — Movie • 2011–2013 — 90210 — Vanessa Shaw — 15 episodes • 2012 — A Bride for Christmas — Jessie Patterston — Hallmark movie • Hawaii Five-0 — Nicole Carr — Episode:3x4 • Audrey — Marissa — 4 episodes • 2013 — Perfect Score — Herself / Host — Game show • Instant Mom — Stephanie's Friend — 2 episodes • 2014 — Sweet Surrender — Nancy — Hallmark television film • The After — Tammy — Web series pilot • 2015 — Bridal Wave — Georgie Dwyer — Hallmark television film • Unreal — Britney — 3 episodes • The League — Libby — 3 episodes • 2015–2016, 2019 — Ballers — Tracy Legette — 16 episodes; Recurring role (seasons 1, 5) Main role (season 2) • 2015–2016 — The Grinder — Avery Banks / Gabrielle — 2 episodes • 2015–2019 — Robot Chicken — Various roles — Voice; 3 episodes • 2017 — Four Christmases and a Wedding — Chloe — Lifetime television film • 2017–2018 — Midnight, Texas — Olivia Charity — Main role; 19 episodes • 2019 — A Brush With Love — Jamie — Hallmark television film • Grand Hotel — Skye — Recurring role; 4 episodes • 2020 — Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector — Amelia Sachs — Main role; 10 episodes • 2022–2023 — 9-1-1 — Lucy Donato — Recurring role; 10 episodes • 2023 — Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance — Haley James — Also co-producer; Hallmark television film • 2024–2025 — Rescue: HI-Surf — Emily "Em" Wright — Main role; 19 episodes • 2025 — Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch — Maggie Keller — Lifetime television film • 2025 — Love Is a Dog's Best Friend — Lily Garner — Also executive producer; Television film • 2026–present — Marshals — Belle Skinner — Main role; 13 episodes
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Title — Artist(s) — Role — Ref. Reference • 1999 — "Higher" — Creed — Extra • 2008 — "Don't Go Away" — Buckcherry — Girlfriend
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Soul Plane — Heather Hunkee • 2005 — The Kid & I — Arielle • American Pie Presents: Band Camp — Elyse Houston • Dirty Deeds — Alison • Reeker — Cookie • Be Cool — Robin • 2006 — Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy — Ellie • The Grudge 2 — Allison Fleming • John Tucker Must Die — Carrie Schaeffer • Aquamarine — Cecilia Banks • The Bros. — Kim • 2007 — Daydreamer — Casey Green • 2008 — Forever Strong — Emily • Freakdog — Catherine Thomas • 2009 — The Uninvited — Alex Ivers • 2010 — Vampires Suck — Rachel • Answer This! — Naomi • 2011 — I Melt with You — Randi • The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best — Cassidy • Mardi Gras: Spring Break — Lucy • 2012 — Supporting Characters — Jamie • Think Like a Man — Gina • 2017 — Bitch — Miss Cohen • 2018 — Fifty Shades Freed — Gia Matteo • Another Time — Ally • 2021 — Some Dogs Go to Heaven — Narrator — Short film • After We Fell — Kimberly • 2022 — After Ever Happy • 2023 — After Everything • 2024 — Summer Camp — Frankie • 2025 — Site — Elena Bardo • Blue Zeus — Herself — Documentary film • 2026 — I Can Only Imagine 2 — Hilary Timmons
Awards and nominations
• Year — Association — Category — Work — Result • 2007 — Teen Choice Awards — Choice Movie: Scream — The Grudge 2 • 2024 — Holiday Music and Film Awards — Best Actress — A Holiday Hideout
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- 1.Your Horoscope. Montreal Gazette. C5. February 19, 2015.
- 2.Baldwin, Sarah. Film & TV star visits Arlington. WALB News. July 17, 2008.
- 3.Arielle Kebbel. TVGuide.com.
- 4.Arielle Kebbel – BELLO Mag.
- 5.From Twilight to Glee: All the celebs you forgot began their careers in Gilmore Girls.
- 6.Zap2it
- 7.Hawaii Five-0 Scoop: Arielle Kebbel, Robbie Amell Cop Season 3 Guest Spots. 23 August 2012.
- 8.Ng, Philiana. From ‘Vampire Diaries’ to ‘Perfect Score,’ Arielle Kebbel Puts a New Twist on Dating. The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-07-16.
- 9.TVD Rehash: 'Original Sin' - CBS San Francisco. www.cbsnews.com. 2013-10-23.
- 10.Woman Crush Wednesday: Arielle Kebbel Plays a Badass Sportscaster on ‘Ballers’ Decider. 2015-06-24.
- 11.Andreeva, Nellie. Arielle Kebbel To Star As Amelia In ‘Lincoln’, NBC Pilot Based On ‘The Bone Collector’ Books. Deadline. 2019-03-14.
- 12.Mitovich, Matt Webb. 9-1-1 Casts Arielle Kebbel as the Daredevil 'Buck' From Rival Firehouse. TVLine. February 2, 2022.
- 13.Otterson, Joe. Fox Sets Cast for Lifeguard Drama Series Rescue: Hi Surf. Variety. January 18, 2024.
- 14.I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) - Full Cast and Crew. Moviefone.
- 15.Courtney. 10 Fun Facts About Arielle Kebbel from ABC's 'Grand Hotel' Feeling the Vibe Magazine. 24 June 2019.
- 16.Torrey DeVitto on Instagram: "Happy birthday to this birthday QUEEN!!!!! 👑❤️🎂 @ariellekebbel , my soul sister, I love you !!! I am so grateful to do this life with you…". Instagram.
- 17.Bender, Abbey. ‘Marshals’ Star Arielle Kebbel Talks Playing a ‘Rough and Tough Badass Cowgirl’ in Taylor Sheridan’s New Hit (Exclusive). Woman's World. March 13, 2026.
- 18.'The Vampire Diaries' Costars Arielle Kebbel and Zach Roerig Reveal They Are Dating at Fan Convention. US Weekly. April 14, 2025.
- 19.https://www.eonline.com/news/1428833/arielle-kebbel-zach-roerig-break-up-vampire-diaries-stars-split
- 20.People: Dog's Best Friend. The Malibu Times.
- 21.Jake McLaughlin, Theo Rossi, Miki Ishikawa & Arielle Kebbel To Star In Sci-Fi Thriller 'Site' From Writer-Director Jason Eric Perlman. Deadline.
- 22.N'Duka, Amanda. 'Grand Hotel' EPs On Making A Show About "A Hispanic Family Achieving The American Dream" – ATX. Deadline. June 6, 2019.
- 23.Andreeva, Nellie. Arielle Kebbel To Star As Amelia In 'Lincoln', NBC Pilot Based On 'The Bone Collector' Books. Deadline. March 14, 2019.
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