Hilarie Burton

Biography

Hilarie Ros Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress, businesswoman, author and producer. A former host of MTV's Total Request Live, she is best known for her portrayal of Peyton Sawyer on One Tree Hill. Hilarie was born and raised in Sterling Park, Virginia. She is the oldest of four children and describes her family as tight-knit. Burton won a recurring arc in the USA Network crime drama series White Collar in 2010 as Sara Ellis, an insurance investigator. She also appeared as the DEA agent love interest of main character Martin Riggs on Lethal Weapon from the first season in 2016 through the third episode of the second season in 2017. Burton guest-starred in the tenth season of The Walking Dead as Negan's wife Lucille, appearing alongside her real-life husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays Negan.

Known For

The Walking Dead

as Lucille Smith (uncredited)

Grey's Anatomy

as Lauren Boswell

Castle

as Kay Cappuccio

White Collar

as Sara Ellis

Lethal Weapon

as Karen Palmer

The Walking Dead: Dead City

as Lucille Smith

Forever

as Iona Payne

Dawson's Creek

as Hilarie Burton

The Secret Life of Bees

as Deborah Owens

One Tree Hill

as Peyton Sawyer