Johnny Harper
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| Johnny Harper | |
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 Ryan Donowho as Johnny Harper |
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| First appearance | The Last Waltz (episode 3.04) |
| Last appearance | The Cliffhanger (episode 3.14) |
| Cause/Reason | Fatal fall from a cliff |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 17 (at time of death) |
| Occupation | High School Student |
| Family | Gwen Harper (mother) Jack Harper (father) Sadie Campbell (cousin) |
| Relationships | Casey (ex-girlfriend) Kaitlin Cooper (ex-lover) |
| Episode count | 11 |
| Portrayed by | Ryan Donowho |
| Created by | Josh Schwartz |
Johnny Harper is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C., played by Ryan Donowho.
[edit] Season 3
Johnny Harper was an upcoming surfer, rival of Kevin Volchok and best friend of Dennis "Chili" Childress. He was a student at Newport Union, where he met Marissa Cooper, who had just been kicked out of her old school for shooting Trey Atwood and developed feelings for her. His girlfriend Casey realizes this and cheats on him with Volchok. Johnny wants to fight Volchok, but is saved by Marissa's boyfriend Ryan Atwood, whom is suspicious of Johnny because he realizes he's in love with her.
Johnny's surfing career came to an end when a car ran him over. This and his unrequited love for Marissa led to his downfall. He starts a short relationship with Marissa's sister Kaitlin but comes to the decision that he has to confront Marissa over his feelings for her. When she replies with a letter, telling him that she doesn't love him, he begins drinking at the beach with Kaitlin. Being very drunk, he climbs up a cliff. Kaitlin calls Ryan to save him but is too late, and Johnny ends up falling to his death. Ryan starts a relationship with Johnny's cousin Sadie Campbell after Johnny's death.
[edit] Trivia
In the epsisode The Chrismukk-huh? (season 4), Ryan and Taylor Townsend end up in an alternate world where Ryan never came to Newport and Marissa died from an overdose in Tijuana. Having never met Marissa, Johnny is still alive, and living the life of a pro-surfer. Although viewers never see Harper in person, the appearance of Harper's name on a PAC-West flyer serves as an implication of Harper's survival.
| THE OC | ||
| EPISODES | CATEGORY | BROADCASTERS | SONGS | WEBSITE | ||
| Primary Characters |
Ryan Atwood | Kirsten Cohen | Sandy Cohen | Seth Cohen Jimmy Cooper | Julie Cooper | Kaitlin Cooper | Marissa Cooper Caleb Nichol | Summer Roberts | Taylor Townsend | Luke Ward |
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| Secondary Characters |
Dawn Atwood | Frank Atwood | Trey Atwood | Taryn Baker | Lance Baldwin Rebecca Bloom | Carter Buckley | Gordon Bullit | Sophie Cohen Theresa Diaz | D.J. | Holly Fischer | Lindsay Gardner | Johnny Harper Alex Kelly | Charlotte Morgan | Hailey Nichol | Neil Roberts | Anna Stern Zach Stevens | Veronica Townsend | Oliver Trask | Kevin Volchok |
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| Places | Newport Beach | Orange County | Chino | Berkeley | Providence | Tijuana | |
| Music | Mix 1 | Mix 2 | Mix 3 | Mix 4 | Mix 5 | Mix 6 | |
| Related | Atomic County | |
| Key Creators | Josh Schwartz | McG | Stephanie Savage | Allan Heinberg | |
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