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What the Friday Night Lights Cast Looks Like Now

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Connie Britton

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The people asked—and continue to ask—"what would Tami Taylor do?" And now we're asking "what hasn't she done?" After starring in Nashville and 911, Connie has been v busy. After appearing in hit films like Bombshell and Promising Young Woman, she recently starred in the HBO miniseries The White Lotus. Lucky for us, we won't have to wait much longer to see her back on our screens. She was in the mystery thriller Luckiest Girl Alive, and is also part of the cast of the upcoming biopic Winner, a biographic dark comedy film about the whistleblower Reality Winner.

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Kyle Chandler

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Since Friday Night Lights, our favorite football coach has been booked and busy thanks to his many roles on the big and small screen. He starred in Netflix's Bloodline for three seasons before making his way back to the movies with projects like Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Slumberland. He has a couple of films in the works, but you can also get more Chandler if you haven’t watched the first season of the anthology series Super Pumped, or the Paramount+ show Mayor of Kingstown yet.

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Taylor Kitsch

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No. 33 stole our hearts with his trailer-living, beer-drinking, bad-boy acting antics, and despite his insistence that he'd never leave Texas, Riggins took his sex appeal and acting chops to California for the second season of True Detective. He also appeared in Waco, and his show The Terminal List is a solid action thriller offering.

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Aimee Teegarden

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Gone are Aimee's days of denying Matt Saracen the love he deserves and with them, her iconic bangs. Back in 2016, she was cast in ABC's Notorious and has built up a solid Hallmark resume with films including Once Upon a Christmas Miracle and Christmas Class Reunion.

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Zach Gilford

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If you're a huge TV fan, then you know that Zach has been all over the small screen since the show's end. He recently appeared in Good Girls throughout the series' four seasons, and has collaborated with writer Mike Flanagan on several horror series including Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher.

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Minka Kelly

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Minka has come a long way from making out with Tim Riggins in his trailer. She appeared on shows like Almost Human, Jane the Virgin, and plays Samantha in Euphoria. She had a cute relationship with the former Daily Show host Trevor Noah, but the two split in 2022.

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Scott Porter

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After FNL, Scott took to the big screen in the rom-com Music and Lyrics but returned to TV soon after by starring in CBS's The Good Wife for a year and then in the CW's Hart of Dixie until 2015. He has appeared in some of our biggest Netflix obsessions like Lucifer, which wrapped up in 2021, and Ginny & Georgia, which has a third and fourth season coming.

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Jurnee Smollett

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The winner of three NAACP Image Awards, Jurnee has made it since her days in the East Dillon locker room. She starred alongside Jim Belushi in CBS's The Defenders and Robert De Niro in the film Hands of Stone. Journee made a big splash thanks to her role as Leti in Lovecraft Country, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She has also been working regularly in film with appearances in films like The Burial and Spiderhead.

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Adrianne Palicki

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Adrianne's post-Friday Night Lights life has included ABC's Marvel Comics-inspired show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, where she starred as Barbara "Bobbi" Morse. From 2017 to 2022, she starred in FOX's The Orville, which moved to Hulu for its third and final season.

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Gaius Charles

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Gaius said good-bye to his days as the Dillon Panthers' starting running back and took to the stage in several theatrical performances. He also starred as Dr. Shane Ross in Grey's Anatomy and recently appeared as Roy Bronson in Roswell, New Mexico. He shared the screen with Keke Palmer in the film Alice, and can be seen currently in The Walking Dead: Dead City if you can handle zombies.

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Jesse Plemons

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Jesse has kept a packed schedule since his days playing Landry Clarke. He appeared in hit shows like Breaking Bad and was nominated for an Emmy thanks to his role in the Black Mirror episode "USS Callister." He's also made a big move to film with roles in The Power of the Dog, Jungle Cruise, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Jesse also married his longtime GF Kirsten Dunst in 2022.

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Michael B. Jordan

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Michal B. Jordan needs no introduction. The 2020 People's Sexiest Man Alive has become a household name thanks to his amazing performances in Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther. His directorial debut, Creed III, which he also starred in, released in 2023 to positive reception.

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Derek Phillips

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After getting his life together as Billy Riggins in the final seasons, Derek had a brief stint in ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. alongside his FNL sister-in-law. He's also moved onto voice acting, playing both Nightwing and Aquaman in the animated film Injustice and Jerry Anderson in the hit PlayStation game The Last of Us Part II.

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Brad Leland

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Brad has been busier than ever thanks to roles in TV shows like Veep and Love & Death. He's also made a big move to film as he appeared in Land and The Last Whistle where he played a football coach.

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Louanne Stephens

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Louanne tweeted (how hip of Mrs. Saracen!) the photo on the right with the caption, "Got emotional hadn't seen grandson in 5 yrs; he's so kind, smart." Cue all of the nostalgia. Thanks Grandma for always warming our hearts...and for raising Saracen. She also recently appeared as Ruby in Longmire and played Granny Carole Shaw in the 2022 mystery comedy Vengeance.

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Jeff Rosick

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Since his days as Buddy Garrity's rebellious teenage son, Jeff has guest-starred in shows like Parenthood and Bones. And according to his website, when he's not acting he composes musical numbers for commercials, television, and films, and freelances as a graphic designer. Busy guy!

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Dora Madison Burge

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After she brought us to tears in the season finale by dramatically waving goodbye to an Army-bound Luke Cafferty, Dora didn't stop playing with our emotions, especially while starring in NBC's Chicago Fire from 2015 to 2016. She also picked up a unique credit in 2017 when she acted in the short-lived Viceland sitcom What Would Diplo Do?

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Jeremy Sumpter

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According to Jeremy's Twitter, he is an actor and producer who likes to surf and play golf. As far as his acting career, Sumpter starred in the movie Billionaire Ransom (original title: Take Down) as, you guessed it: a rebellious rich kid. He also got to be a heartthrob in the rom-com Holiday Harmony on Max.

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Matt Lauria

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This East Dillon Lions star went from Texas cowboy to Chicago detective on Fox's one-season show The Chicago Code. From 2012 to 2015, Matt had a recurring role in NBC's Parenthood as an Afghanistan war vet, and he has been a great part of CSI: Vegas since 2021.

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Stacey Oristano

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While she is best known for her role as stripper-turned-full-time-mother in Friday Night Lights, Stacey has since starred in ABC Family's Bunheads and in the off-Broadway production Disaster! She also appeared in shows like Grey's Anatomy and Bull.

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