Luke Ward
| Luke Ward | |
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| The O.C. character | |
Chris Carmack as Luke Ward
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| First appearance | "Premiere" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | "The Distance" (episode 2.01) "The Case of the Franks" (episode 4.13) (flashback) |
| Created by | Josh Schwartz |
| Portrayed by |
Chris Carmack Conner Webb (flashback) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
High school student (at the Harbor School; departed) |
| Family |
Carson Ward (father) Meredith Ward (mother) Brad Ward (younger brother) Eric Ward (younger brother) |
| Significant other(s) |
Marissa Cooper (ex-girlfriend) Holly Fischer (fling) Julie Cooper (ex-lover) Amanda (girlfriend; ambiguous) |
| Residence |
Portland, Oregon Formerly: Newport Beach, California |
Luke Ward is a fictional character in the FOX television series The O.C., portrayed by Chris Carmack. At the beginning of the series, Luke was in a long-term relationship with Marissa Cooper, largely because her mother Julie encouraged it. However, it was later revealed that Luke was cheating on Marissa with Holly Fischer. After seeing the two of them together during their trip to Tijuana, Marissa ended their relationship. This would be one of the two major factors in her suicide attempt. Luke is portrayed as a stereotypical jock.
When Luke, Summer Roberts, and Seth Cohen were all thirteen years old, he had a paintball birthday party at the same time that Seth had his Bar Mitzvah. Summer's father, Neil Roberts, was going to make Summer go to Seth's party, but when Summer's mother left abruptly, she didn't attend either one to deal with the divorce. This, coupled with most students choosing to attend Luke's party, caused Seth to have self-confidence issues for several years.
Luke had dated Marissa Cooper for a long period of time before Ryan Atwood came to Newport Beach, beginning their relationship in the fifth grade on a class trip to the Museum of Tolerance (according to Seth in the episode The Model Home). Luke seemed to love Marissa, even crying when they broke up. Despite this, he had cheated on her for a long period of time.
Luke is a rich, spoiled and popular Newport Beach student and captain of the water polo team who does not have much of a tolerance for outsiders, as shown by his fight with Ryan Atwood (who came from Chino), in the pilot episode. After beating Ryan up, Luke utters what is arguably the most famous line of the series, "Welcome to the O.C., bitch!" which was used as a tagline in trailers for the first season. He also bullies Seth Cohen constantly. However, after a bizarre turn of events, Luke becomes good friends with Ryan and Seth, even accepting Ryan's relationship with Luke's ex-girlfriend Marissa.
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