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Chris Pine Recalls 'Traumatic' Auditions With Acne, Lost Role on ‘The O.C.’


Chris Pine says his bad skin lost him a role on ‘The O.C.’ but wants sufferers of long-term skin issues should know it gets better

: The Oral History, released last fall, casting director Patrick Rush revealed that Pine’s acne was the reason he didn’t score the role of Ryan Atwood, which went to Benjamin McKenzie. Chris Pine and Benjamin McKenzieMichael Loccisano/Getty Images for Disney; Courtesy of FoxPine also took a moment to raise awareness that acne can be more than just a passing time in a young person’s life. The series, which ran for four seasons on Fox, followed 16-year-old Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) as he’s taken in by well-intentioned lawyer Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) and his prominent Newport Beach, […]

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