List of The Hills cast members

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Original main cast members of The Hills
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The Hills is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. [1] [2] Developed as the spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County , the series aired six seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young women residing in Los Angeles, California. Its premise was originated with Adam DiVello, [3] while Liz Gateley served as the executive producer. [4]

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Throughout its run, the series was generally led by four primary cast members (three in season 5), who were credited by their first names. Their storylines were largely developed by a number of supporting cast members. It originally focused on Lauren Conrad, who appeared in its predecessor, as she pursued a career in the fashion industry. It additionally placed emphasis on her housemate Heidi Montag and their friends Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port. Conrad's friend Lo Bosworth and Montag's boyfriend Spencer Pratt developed major positions as part of the supporting cast in the second season, while his sister Stephanie Pratt was added in the third. After moving to New York City, Port left the series upon the conclusion of the fourth season to launch her own spin-off The City . [5]

Looking to pursue other career opportunities, Conrad left the series halfway through the fifth season, and was subsequently replaced by fellow Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County cast member Kristin Cavallari. [6] Bosworth and the female Pratt joined Cavallari and Patridge as primary cast members in the sixth and final season, while Montag and her husband Pratt were removed from the show after four episodes.

Main cast members

  Main cast (appears in opening credits)
  Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
  Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
Cast memberSeasonsRef(s)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Main [lower-alpha 1] Guest [lower-alpha 2] [7]
Main [1]
Main [lower-alpha 3] [1]
Main [lower-alpha 4] [8]
Main [lower-alpha 5] [9]
GuestRecurring [lower-alpha 6] Main [10]
Recurring [lower-alpha 7] Main [11]
Cast notes
  1. Conrad departs in "Something Old, Something New" (ep. 5.10).
  2. Appears in alternate ending only.
  3. Port departs in "Mr. & Mrs. Pratt" (ep. 4.19), although she remains credited for the rest of the season.
  4. Montag departs in "This is Goodbye" (ep. 6.4), although she remains credited for the rest of the season.
  5. Cavallari appears as a guest star in "Something Old, Something New" (ep. 5.10), before being added to the opening credits from "It's On Bitch" (ep. 5.11).
  6. Bosworth is initially credited onscreen as "Lauren's friend" (seasons 2–5), "Audrina's friend" (season 5), then just her first name, before being added to the opening credits from "Put on a Happy Face" (ep. 6.1).
  7. Pratt is credited onscreen as "Spencer's sister", before being added to the opening credits from "A New Bird" (ep. 6.5).

Supporting cast members

  Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
  Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
Cast memberOnscreen titleSeasonsRef(s)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Lisa Love West Coast editor [lower-alpha 1] Recurring [1]
Jordan EubanksHeidi's boyfriendRecurring [1]
Brian DroletJordan's roommateRecurring [1]
Brent Bolthouse Nightlife & events producerRecurringGuestRecurringGuest [12]
Jason WahlerLauren's ex-boyfriend [lower-alpha 2] RecurringGuestRecurring [13]
Elodie OttoEvent coordinator [lower-alpha 3] Recurring [14]
Kelly Cutrone Publicist for Jennifer Nicholson [lower-alpha 4] GuestRecurring [15]
Spencer Pratt Heidi's boyfriend [lower-alpha 5] Recurring [16]
Jen Bunney
Lauren's friend [lower-alpha 6] RecurringGuest [17]
Chiara KramerAudrina's co-worker [lower-alpha 7] RecurringGuest [18]
Brody Jenner Spencer's friend [lower-alpha 8] Recurring [16]
Emily Weiss New York internRecurring [19]
Justin "Bobby" Brescia Audrina's ex [lower-alpha 9] Recurring [20]
Frankie Delgado Lauren's friend [lower-alpha 10] CameoRecurring [11]
Taylor "Sleazy T" MosherBrody's friendCameoGuestRecurring [11]
Kimberly BrandonEvent coordinator [lower-alpha 11] RecurringGuest [21]
Holly Montag Heidi's sisterCameoGuestRecurring [22]
Casey PatridgeAudrina's sisterCameoGuestRecurringGuest [22]
Doug Reinhardt Lauren's friend [lower-alpha 12] RecurringGuest [22]
Charlie SmithSpencer's friend [lower-alpha 13] Recurring [23]
Stacie HallBartender [lower-alpha 14] Recurring [24]
Jayde Nicole Brody's girlfriend [lower-alpha 15] Recurring [25]
Ryan Cabrera Audrina's date [lower-alpha 16] Recurring [26]
McKaela LineBrody's date [lower-alpha 17] Recurring [27]
Allie LutzMcKaela's friendRecurring [28]
Cast notes
  1. Also as "Lauren's Boss" and "West Coast editor, Teen Vogue " when outside the office.
  2. Later as "Lauren's boyfriend" (season 1) and "Lauren's ex" (season 3).
  3. Also as "Heidi's co-worker".
  4. Later as "Owner, People's Revolution" (seasons 3–5).
  5. Later as "Heidi's fiancé" (season 5) and "Heidi's husband" (seasons 3, 5–6).
  6. Also as "Heidi's friend" (seasons 3, 5).
  7. Also as "Epic intern".
  8. Also as "Lauren's date" (season 2), "Lauren's friend" (seasons 3–5) and "Kristin's ex-boyfriend" (seasons 5–6).
  9. Also as "Audrina's boyfriend" (seasons 3–4) and "Audrina's ex-boyfriend" (seasons 5–6).
  10. Also as "Brody's friend".
  11. Also as "Heidi's co-worker" (season 5).
  12. Also as "Lauren's date".
  13. Later as "Brody's friend" (season 6).
  14. Also as "The bartender" (season 5) and "Kristin's friend" (seasons 5–6).
  15. Also as "Brody's ex-girlfriend".
  16. Later as "Audrina's boyfriend".
  17. Later as "Brody's friend".

Cast crossovers

The Hills franchise includes its predecessor, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County , and its spin-offs Newport Harbor , The City and The Hills: New Beginnings . Several cast members have appeared on multiple shows.

  Main cast (receives star billing at some point in the series)
  Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
  Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
Cast member
Laguna Beach
(2004–06)
The Hills
(2006–10)
The City
(2008–10)
The Hills:
New Beginnings

(2019–21)
MainGuest
MainGuest
MainGuest
Main
Jason Wahler
MainRecurringMain
Jen Bunney
Recurring
RecurringMainMain
MainMain
Main
MainMain
RecurringMain
RecurringMain
RecurringMain
CameoRecurringMain
Recurring
Jay Lyon
GuestMain
Roxy Olin
GuestMain

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