Larry Sawyer
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| Larry Sawyer | |
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| First appearance | The Living Years (episode 1.11) |
| Last appearance | Things I Forgot At Birth (episode 4.02) |
| Information | |
| Relationships | Anna Rebecca Sawyer (Wife, deseased) |
| Children | Peyton Sawyer (Adoptive daughter) |
| Episode count | 11 |
| Portrayed by | Thomas Ian Griffith (Season One) (5 episodes) Kevin Kilner (Season Three) (6 episodes) |
| Created by | Mark Schwahn |
Larry Sawyer is a character on CW show One Tree Hill. He is the adoptive father of Peyton Sawyer, one of the main teen characters. He has been portrayed by 2 different actors.
[edit] Biography
Before One Tree Hill began, Larry was married to Anna Sawyer but she died in a car crash one day she went to pick her daughter Peyton at school. Since Peyton didn't know she was adopted and he didn't want to cause her more pain, he never told her that her "real" mother was actually Ellie Harp and prevented the latter from getting anywhere near Peyton during the following years.
[edit] Season One
In season 1 he was a boat captain, most of the time away on one of his trips, but he decided to stay for Peyton after seeing one of her drawing on the THUD magazine (one with a daughter saying goodbye to a boat. He also began a relationship with Karen Roe after the chaperonned the players and cheerleaders together at one of the championship. At the end of the season, he went for another contract and also took Jake Jagielski and his daughter Jenny away from Tree Hill in order to protect them from Nikki, the baby's mother.
[edit] Season Three
He was mostly absent during season 2 and came back in season 3 when Ellie Harp showed up at his house doostep. He was at first reluctant to let her see Peyton (just like he was during her numerous attempts before) but changed his mind when he discovered she had a breast cancer ans was dying. He also welcome Brooke Davis in his house after she moved out of her apartment and advised his daughter to follow her heart to know who to be with, making her choose Jake over Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy. He is currently on another trip and hasn't been seen since the end of Season 3.
| One Tree Hill | ||
| Episode list | Official site | ||
| General | Mark Schwahn | I Don't Want to Be (Theme) | episode titles | |
| Current Main Characters | Lucas Scott | Nathan Scott | Peyton Sawyer | Haley James Scott Dan Scott | Brooke Davis | Deborah Lee | Mouth McFadden Skills Taylor | Rachel Gatina | Whitey Durham | Karen Roe |
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| Former Main Characters |
Keith Scott (S1-S3) |
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| Recurring Characters |
Bevin Mirskey | Tim Smith | Jake Jagielski | Nicki | Cooper Lee |
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| Places | Wilmington, North Carolina | |
