Cast » Liam Court

Liam Court is played by Matt Lanter. A seemingly rebellious boy who meets Naomi originally when he was the bartender of the hotel where she was staying, he is eventually revealed to be a high school student after Naomi sends a bottle of champagne to his house and his mother finds out he wasn't enrolled at West Beverley. Not long afterwards, Liam takes Naomi to a drag race where he shows a quick temper when another man starts hitting on Naomi, and smashes his car windshield. They have their first kiss at the end of the date in his car. Following complaints about his grades and considerations for military school, Liam's guidance counsellor suggests that in addition to bringing up his grades he joins some school activities. This prompts him to invite Naomi to prom. When the guidance counselor tells Liam how glad he is to see him at prom, Naomi begins to question his reasons for inviting her and whether or not he likes her. With Naomi's constant pressuring, he reveals that he does in fact like Naomi. However, he ends up sleeping with her sister, Jen after getting angry with her over telling his secrets to who he thinks is just a random girl (but is really Naomi's sister). At the end of the season, he is shown being manhandled and presumably taken off to military school. Liam in a sense is a tougher version of Dylan McKay from the original series. At the beginning of season 2 he is found standing behind Naomi and says he needs to talk to her. She runs away crying and he never gets the chance to talk to her. In season two he is determined to open Naomi's eyes to see how evil her sister is. With the help of Dixon, Teddy and his new friend with benefits, Ivy they prove Annie is innocent. After she finds out she goes to talk to Liam but sees Ivy kissing Liam. Liam and Naomi talk, after Ivy texts Naomi. Liam shows Naomi the boat that he is building. He tells her that whenever he is angry, he works on the boat. Then, Naomi decides to give Liam another chance by sharing a kiss. Liam later catches his stepfather kissing another woman and confronts him by punching him. He then leaves home and moves in with Naomi. Liam thinks that Naomi was sexually harassed by Mr. Cannon and confronts him, calling him a piece of garbage. Liam is sent to Mr. Wilson's office and is about to kick Liam out of school unless he tells him why he confronted Mr. Cannon. Liam refuses to talk, believing he would be betraying Naomi. Naomi walks in and gives the reason, that Mr. Cannon sexually harassed her. At a hearing, Naomi feels guilty and tells the truth and Liam moves back in with his mother and stepfather, preferring to be there than with Naomi. He then sees his birth father, who just got out of prison, wanting to reconnect with him. His father wanted Liam to move in with him and run a bait shop together, so Liam steals some coins from his stepfather's coin collection so they would have the money. But his father later abandons him. Later, He goes to Annie's house to do their homework, but sees how messed up Annie's parents really are. So they go out for fresh air, Annie and Liam have a moment and it seems they were about to kiss but. She tells him he should go with Naomi. Liam takes her advice and gets back together with Naomi. In Meet the Parent, Naomi and Liam both start to get distracted as things go on, which Liam tries telling Naomi but keeps being interrupted by her, Naomi keeps telling her side of the story not paying attention to what Liam is trying to tell her. Then Liam tells Naomi that she has no idea what is going on his life and she says she will pay more attention and she will never ignore him again. Liam calls Naomi and she says she had to go,that she was sick. But she wasn't and he finds out .So he call Annie and tells her his problems. Liam starts to develop feelings for Annie because she listens to what he has to say. And Annie starts to develop feelings for Liam too when they look into each others eyes after he tries to warm her up after getting wet. Later on, Liam is having dinner with his mother and finds out she's trying to hire another housekeeper after she fires the current one she was accused of stealing his stepfather's coins. he looks for advice from Annie, not Naomi. In the season 2 finale Liam breaks up with Naomi then takes Annie on his newly finished boat. After Annie confesses to Liam about her killing Jasper's uncle she decides to tell her parents. As she does this Liam sees that his boat is on fire and spots Jasper, who's on crutches, trying to get away. Seeing this he takes down Jasper and starts to brutally hit him repeatedly as the police arrives. Later on in the series, Liam develops feelings for Annie, and kisses her. But Annie, rejects him after almost getting her into trouble with the police. It is revealed he has a half-brother; Charlie, who Annie begins dating. Later when Liam is injured and Annie is left to look after him, they kiss after Liam admits he loves her. Although Annie is still in a relationship,she says she couldn't live without him.

Matt Lanter stars as Edward Sullen in the spoof comedy feature "Vampires Suck," which was released on August 18. Lanter also lends his voice as Anakin Skywalker to the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." He will be seen in the upcoming psychological thriller "The Roommate," opposite Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl") in February, 2011.

Born in northeastern Ohio, Lanter moved with his family to Atlanta, Georgia, when he was 8 years old. In Atlanta, he spent much of his time playing baseball, football and golf. His love for baseball led him to a position as a batboy with the Atlanta Braves and later, while studying at the University of Georgia, Lanter developed an interest in the film and television industry.

After briefly working as a model, Lanter decided to move to Los Angeles to follow his dream of establishing a successful acting career. The leap of faith turned out to be quite worthwhile, and after landing roles on TV shows such as "Grey's Anatomy," "CSI," "Life," "Big Love," "Monk," as well as the feature film, "Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius," he built a solid foundation.

Often recognized for his series regular role as Geena Davis' son on "Commander in Chief," Lanter has also recurred on "Heroes," and "Shark." His talent surpasses the ability to solely act for TV and film and on stage, Matt had the opportunity of starring in his theatrical debut opposite Laurence Fishburne in Alfred Uhry's "Without Walls" at The Mark Taper Forum.

Lanter's films include the horror film "Sorority Row," "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," "Disaster Movie" and "Wargames 2: The Dead Code." Prior to that, he established himself as a tween heartthrob, playing the lead in the film "The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream."

Outside of acting, Lanter actively supports the Alzheimer's Association and has participated in various events for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (one of which was a celebrity dodgeball team promoting the premiere of Ben Stiller's movie, "Dodgeball," in which the proceeds also went to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation) and the Nautica Malibu Triathlon where he was part of the "Commander in Chief " celebrity relay team.

Lanter currently resides in Los Angeles.