The O.C. stars Peter Gallagher, 70, and Kelly Rowan, 60, reunite nearly two decades after their hit show ended... see them now 29%
By Ashleigh Gray0%
7/4/2026, 6:14:32 AM
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They've barely aged a day.
Peter Gallagher and Kelly Rowan, who famously played parents Sandy and Kirsten Cohen on Fox's The O.C., have reunited almost two decades after the beloved teen drama went off the air.
Gallagher, 70, took to Instagram on Friday with a photo of himself alongside Rowan, 60, smiling while posing outdoors.
He referenced their characters in the caption, writing, 'Look who came to visit!
Kirsten and Sandy are wishing you all a Happy Fourth!
and sending you our love.'
The actor added, 'Great to see her, her lovely family and long-time pal.
Here’s to the next occasion!'
Gallagher, who recently appeared in the AppleTV+ series Truth Be Told, looked fit and healthy, still sporting his famously heavy eyebrows.
Rowan looked just as she did on The O.C., looking youthful in a flowing white button down.
The O.C. followed a group of wealthy, yet troubled, teenagers in Orange County, California and often featured hard-hitting storylines.
It was an instant success and made the ensemble cast – including Mischa Barton, Rachael Bilson, Adam Brody, and Ben McKenzie – household names.
Gallagher, who'd already had a hugely successful career before The O.C., portrayed Sandy Cohen, a lawyer and laid back surfer.
As Seth Cohen's (Brody) workaholic and alcoholic mother, Rowan's character Kirsten was the daughter of a prominent property developer in the area.
The O.C. came to an end in 2007 after four seasons.
In the time since it wrapped, Gallagher has starred on the Netflix show Grace and Frankie and Apple TV+'s Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
The actor has appeared on shows like Rescue Me, Californication, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and joined Grey's Anatomy as Dr.
Alan Hamilton for its 18th season in 2021.
He's been married to Paula Harwood since 1983 and they share two adult children, James and Kathryn.
One year after the show ended, Rowan gave birth to a little girl with media mogul billionaire David Thomson.
However, the couple called it quits right before their daughter Braelin arrived.
After the end of The O.C., the actress landed a role in the film Perception and made an appearance on the hit show Castle.
In 2016 she starred in the Hallmark Channel made-for-TV movie Tulips in Spring.
Over the years, there has been chatter about a potential O.C. reunion.
However, Brody said he didn't think it would be practical in the current cultural climate.
'I kind of don’t think it can be done because socially we’re in a different place and we’re in a more conscious place,' he said on Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke's podcast Welcome to the O.C., Bitches in 2021.
He explained, 'While The O.C. claims to be – in a similar sense as a Gossip Girl – while it would sort of say it’s a critique, it’s not.
It’s a celebration... it’s a celebration of affluence in my opinion.'
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