The cast gets along pretty well, it's a good work environment. I hang out a lot with Brett Claywell, he plays Tim Smith on the show. We play plenty of basketball.

After attending Hemet High School until 2003 Lafferty enrolled in California State University Long Beach. Production began on May 18 2008 in Coalville Utah and Magna Utah on a $4 million budget. Lafferty has received four Teen Choice Award nominations for his stint on the series.

He is best known for his portrayal of Nathan Scott on The CW Teen Drama television series One Tree Hill.