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Luke Ward
Chris Carmack as Luke Ward
First appearance	Premiere (episode 1.01)
Last appearance	The Distance (episode 2.01) The Case of the Franks (episode 4.13) (Flashback)
Cause/Reason	Moved to Portland
Information
Gender	Male
Age	17 (last appearance)
Occupation	Student
Family	Carson Ward (father) Meredith Ward (mother) Brad Ward (brother) Eric Ward (brother)
Relationships	Amanda (girlfriend) Julie Cooper (ex-girlfriend) Marissa Cooper (ex-girlfriend; deceased) Holly Fischer (ex-lover)
Episode count	22
Portrayed by	Chris Carmack
Created by	Josh Schwartz

Luke Ward is a fictional character from the FOX series The O.C., played by Chris Carmack.

Contents 1 Life Before Season 1 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Trivia

When he and Seth Cohen attended grade 5 class together, Luke bullied Seth and continued to bully Seth until Ryan came to Newport as seen in The Case of the Franks.

When Luke, Summer Roberts, and Seth Cohen were all 13 years old, he had his birthday party, a paintball party, at the same time that Seth has his Bar Mitzvah. Summer's father, Neil Roberts, was going to make Summer go to Seth's party, but Summer's Mother left abruptly, so they did not attend so that they could deal with the sudden divorce. This, coupled with most students choosing to attend Luke's party, cause Seth to have self-confidence issues for several years.

Luke had dated Marissa for a long period of time before Ryan came to Newport Beach, beginning their relationship in 5th grade on a trip to the Museum of Tolerance. Luke seemed to love Marissa, even crying when they broke up. Despite this, he had cheated on her for a long period of time.

Luke is a rich, spoiled and popular Newport Beach student who does not have much of a tolerance for outsiders, as shown by his fight with Ryan Atwood (who came from Chino), in the pilot episode. However, Luke later reformed his ways and became good friends with Ryan, after he was shot at a party by another person.

Luke was the boyfriend of Marissa Cooper since fifth grade. However, when Marissa became attracted to Ryan and Luke cheated on her with one of her best friends, their relationship ended after a few episodes. Luke eventually became sexually involved with her mother, Julie Cooper. The affair was later discovered by Marissa. The once popular Luke also fell out of favor with his clique as word spread about his father's homosexuality. Luke became depressed and decided to leave Newport Beach for Portland to live with his father, after his parents' divorce. He joked in his last scene of the season: "Welcome to Portland, bitch," a reference to Ward's most memorable lines in the show, on the pilot episode: "Welcome to the O.C., bitch."

On the night before Luke leaves Newport he discovers that Julie Cooper and Caleb Nichol become engaged at a party for Jimmy Cooper and Sandy Cohen's restaurant, the Lighthouse. Distraught, he drives away intoxicated and is involved in a car crash.

Luke briefly appeared in the first episode of the second season. Seth had apparently been living at Luke's house after Seth fled Orange County.

• Out of all of the main characters on the show, Taylor Townsend was the only regular to not appear in an episode with Luke at all aside from the flashback in The Case of the Franks.

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
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
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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