Where Is The Cast Of 'Gilmore Girls' Now?

Alexis Bledel landed her breakout role as Rory Gilmore when she was just 19 years old. While working on the show, Alexis began her career in film, starring in Tuck Everlasting and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Since Gilmore Girls, Alexis' career has continued to flourish. The actress had a reoccurring role on Mad Men in 2012, where she met her now-husband Vincent Kartheiser. She also won an Emmy for her role in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. In 2019, she announced plans for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3.

In 1996, Lauren Graham snagged her first role in television in a guest spot on 3rd Rock from the Sun, but she didn't hit her stride as an actress until she played the fast-talking, coffee-crazed single mother, Lorelai Gilmore.

Lauren enjoyed a few roles in films like Evan Almighty and small TV roles in shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Odd Couple. She gave another acclaimed starring performance in 2010 as Sarah Braverman on NBC's Parenthood. The show ran for six seasons, and she met her partner, Peter Kraus, on set. He played her TV brother!

Kelly Bishop has been working in TV and film since the late '50s. Her first role was on the soap opera As The World Turns and she later appeared in Dirty Dancing. In 2000, the actress was cast in the role of Emily Gilmore, the wealthy and cold matriarch of the Gilmore family. "I've always enjoyed playing what I call the nasty, rich women. Because I can't stand them," she said on a panel in 2016. "So I try to make them as awful as possible."

The actress hasn't appeared in many roles since the A Year In The Life revival in 2016, but she did thoroughly enjoy the journey that the writers sent her on during the reunion. "I was delighted with what they wrote, I really was," Kelly told The Hollywood Reporter. "It was just wonderful for me because she really goes to some different places."

Edward Herrmann was by far one of the most recognizable names when he starred as Richard Gilmore, Rory's dashing and intellectual grandfather. From Overboard to Annie, he was an impeccably trained actor who was instantly recognizable for his tall and strong stature.

Sadly, Edward passed away in New York City in 2014 at the age of 71, after fighting a battle with brain cancer. The actor continued to work, appearing in The Good Wife, The Wolf Of Wall Street, and Black Box towards the end of his life. The cast shared their heartbreak at his loss and his death was written into the reunion series.

Scott Patterson has small parts on hit shows like Seinfeld and Will And Grace before he was cast as the grumpy diner owner, Luke Danes, on the Warner Brothers show.

In addition to appearing on the Netflix revival a few years ago, Scott starred in the horror films Saw IV and Saw V. The actor is also a musician on the side. Patterson returned to TV for his starring part in Sullivan’s Crossing, a romantic drama on the Canadian network CTV which also stars Chad Michael Murray, a fellow Gilmore Girls alum.

Melissa McCarthy began her career in the '90s working as a stand-up comedian, but her first major role on television was as the quirky chef and loyal best friend to Lorelai, Sookie St. James, on Gilmore Girls.

After starring in her Emmy-winning TV show, Mike And Molly, the actress stole the show in the movie Bridesmaids and even picked up a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. The actress has has recently shown her more dramatic chops as well, like with the acclaimed film Can You Ever Forgive Me? She'll also star as Ursula in the upcoming live-action version of The Little Mermaid.

The Canadian-born actor had smaller roles before joining Gilmore Girls at the end of season 1 as Rory's absentee father, Christopher Hayden. David became a reoccurring character throughout the series and the actor enjoyed success on the side with roles in films like Under The Tuscan Sun.

After the show wrapped in 2007, David went to work on Private Practice, as well as star in his own crime series, Cracked. Most recently, he appeared on the Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs and was on an episode of the hit HBO sitcom Insecure.

The actress was 27 years old when she was cast to play Rory's best friend and confidant, 15-year-old Lane Kim. She remained a staple cast member throughout all seven seasons. Before Gilmore Girls, Keiko had minor roles on shows like Felicity and Beverly Hills, 90210.

After leaving her role of Lane Kim behind, Keiko landed minor roles in TV and film for years. But since the Gilmore Girls mini-series revival, Keiko has been in some of the biggest new shows, including 13 Reasons Why, Better Call Saul, and Dirty John. She had a main role on the Fox crime procedural, Prodigal Son, which was unfortunately canceled after only two seasons in 2021.

Jared Padalecki was just starting out as an actor when he signed on to play Dean, Rory's first boyfriend. The actor had a reoccurring role until 2005, when what happens to most first loves happened: Rory and Dean broke up. Meanwhile, Jared began appearing in movies, like Cheaper By The Dozen and New York Minute.

After Jared left the show in 2005, he appeared in multiple horror films (House of Wax and Friday the 13th) and landed a leading role on the hit tv show Supernatural, which aired its fifteenth and final season in 2020. He is back in a lead role on the CW fronting the revival of Walker: Texas Ranger.

After earning small parts in TV shows like The West Wing and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Liza's first major role was as Paris Gellar—Rory's overachieving classmate at her competitive private school. Despite starting out as Rory's foe, the two eventually became friends and Liza's role became a staple in storylines.

Life after Gilmore Girls was pretty good for Liza. After a few guest spots on shows like Private Practice, Liza had a reoccurring role in the first season of Scandal and was a cast member on How To Get Away With Murder.