Robert Buckley

Robert Earl Buckley (born May 2, 1981^, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American actor, best known for his roles on the television series Lipstick Jungle and One Tree Hill. In 2012, he joined the case of the ABC supernatural drama series 666 Park Avenue as Brian Leonard.
A native of Claremont, California in Los Angeles County, Buckley earned an economics degree from the University of California, San Diego. As a college student, Buckley appeared as a contestant on The Price is Right. One of his bids was for $1 less than another contestant." After working as an economic consultant he moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Television career

In 2006, Buckley made his acting debut as a series regular portraying the role of Michael Bauer on the television series Fashion House, which premiered on September 5, 2006, to 1.3 million viewers. The series dipped in ratings dramatically and ended on December 5, 2006, as per the MyNetwork 13-week format.
In 2006, he signed a deal with MyNetworkTV to again appear in another television series. He portrayed the role of Matthew Wakefield in the series American Heiress. The series, which consisted of 65 episodes, premiered on March 13, 2007, in two-hour installments. It switched to one-hour slots in further broadcasting and was cancelled on July 18, 2007. 39 episodes remained unaired in America but were broadcast worldwide. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has no plans to release the series on DVD. In 2007, Buckley also appeared on an episode of Ghost Whisperer.
In 2008, he successfully auditioned for the recurring role of Kirby Atwood on the television series Lipstick Jungle as an "up and coming photographer who becomes infatuated with Kim Raver's character Nico Rielly". The series premiered to a relatively low 7.5 million viewers on February 7, 2008 and received a mixed critical reception from critics. Although it slipped in ratings dramatically, the show was renewed for a second season in April 2008. The second season premiered on September 24, 2008, to a low 6.8 million viewers. With ratings downsliding to the 3-4 million mark, the series was cancelled in March 2009.
In 2009, The CW announced that Buckley signed on to appear in a two-episode arc on the television series Privileged as David Besser. In June 2009, it was announced that Buckley signed on as a series regular on One Tree Hill as Clay Evans. The series' seventh season premiered on September 14, 2009, to 2.45 million viewers. He remained with One Tree Hill until the show's ninth and final season.
As of September 2012, he stars in the new television series 666 Park Avenue as struggling playwright Brian Leonard.

Film career

In late 2005, Buckley played Matt in his feature film debut, When a Killer Calls. The film was released in February 2006, to coincide with the release of When a Stranger Calls.
In 2007, he played Nik in the film Killer Movie. The film which suffered distribution problems originally had various push-backs. A proposed theatrical release was cancelled and was released straight-to-DVD on February 3, 2009. The film starred Kaley Cuoco, Leighton Meester and Torrey DeVitto. In 2008, Buckley signed on to play Kyle in the Lifetime film, Flirting with Forty, alongside Heather Locklear, the film premiered on December 6, 2008 to mixed to negative reviews. The series was a ratings success with 3.6 million viewers in its premiere.
Buckley is set to play Bacas Mitchell in the indie film The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy. He will star alongside Jenna Dewan and One Tree Hill co-star James Lafferty. Filming took place in 2009 and has been announced in post-production. No official release has been determined.

Personal life

Buckley is close friends with his One Tree Hill co-star Shantel VanSanten.
After being in a relationship for nearly 2 years, Buckley and beauty queen, Jena Sims just recently broken up as of November 30, 2012. They still remain friends.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	When a Killer Calls	Matt	Straight-to-DVD
	Petrified	Agent Tanner	Straight-to-DVD
	Capturing Q	Dillon	Short film
2007	Archer House	Lance	Short film
2008	Killer Movie	Nik	Straight-to-DVD
2011	The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy	Bacas Mitchell
	Z	Wyatt	Short film
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Fashion House	Michael Bauer	65 episodes
2007	American Heiress	Matthew Wakefield	36 episodes
	Ghost Whisperer	Brandon Bishop	Episode 3.07: "Unhappy Medium"
2008	Flirting with Forty	Kyle Hamilton	Made-for-television film
2008–2009	Lipstick Jungle	Kirby Atwood	Series regular (Season 2)
2009	Privileged	David Besser	2 episodes
2009–2012	One Tree Hill	Clay Evans	Main cast (seasons 7-9; 57 episodes)
2012-	666 Park Avenue	Brian Leonard
2013	Like It was Yesterday	Matt

External links

• Robert Buckley at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert Buckley at AllRovi
• Robert Buckley interview at Good Day LA
• Robert Buckley interview on CBS
• Robert Buckley on MyFoxLA April 27, 2007.