“My So-Called Life” Cast: Where Are They Now?

Claire Danes, Jared Leto and other 'My So-Called Life' stars have all grown up since the '90s cult classic ended

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On Aug. 25, 1994, audiences met the introspective 15-year-old Angela Chase ( Claire Danes ), her bad boy crush Jordan Catalano ( Jared Leto ) and the rest of the crew at Liberty High. Created by Winnie Holzman (the screenwriter for both Wicked films , having also written the book for the stage musical), My So-Called Life became an unofficial diary for Xennial teens — a.k.a. Generation Catalano — capturing the angst of adolescence while unafraid to address issues like homophobia, drug use, homelessness and more. 

Though the series snagged four Emmy nominations and earned Danes a Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a television series — drama, the show was canceled after 19 episodes, leaving fans with an unresolved cliffhanger. However, while the now-cult favorite didn't get a proper send-off, its stars certainly did: Danes and Leto eventually rose to A-list status , A.J. Langer married into royalty and other castmates forged successful paths of their own.

As we mark the 30th anniversary of this one-season wonder, let's check in on what the My So-Called Life cast has been up to in the years since.

Claire Danes as Angela Chase

Decades after Claire Danes' role as Angela Chase on My So-Called Life , the actress became most recognizable to TV fans as Homeland 's Carrie Mathison, but she never forgot her small-screen start as the angst-ridden teen.

"It was a seminal experience for me, both professionally and personally ... I was the same age as the character, and there was an incredible symmetry between us — unlike Carrie Mathison, who in no way resembles me," the star told Interview magazine in November 2013 .

Since My So-Called Life , Danes has won multiple Emmys for roles in Temple Grandin and Homeland and starred in films including Romeo + Juliet (1996) and The Family Stone (2005). The actress also had parts in the miniseries The Essex Serpent (2022), Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) and Full Circle (2023).

In 2009, Danes married actor Hugh Dancy and had two sons, Rowan and Cyrus. In July 2023, they welcomed a daughter , whose name is yet to be revealed.

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A.J. Langer as Rayanne Graff

Years after starring as Claire Danes' rebellious on-screen BFF Rayanne Graff, A.J. Langer is now taking on a different role: Countess! In 2004, she married Charles Courtenay , who is the 19th Earl of Devon, and the couple raised their children — Joscelyn and Jack — in Courtenay's ancestral home of Powderham Castle in the English countryside.

In October 2023, Courtenay filed for divorce from Langer after 19 years of marriage, but four months later, he asked the court to dismiss his request for disunion ( per The Blast ).

Langer joined her former My So-Called Life castmates for a virtual reunion in 2020.

Wilson Cruz as Enrique "Rickie" Vasquez

In his My So-Called Life role as Rickie Vasquez, Wilson Cruz made history by being the first out gay actor to portray an out gay teen. He now credits the show for helping his father come to terms with Cruz's sexuality.

"It was through his watching of the series that he was able to understand what my life was really like ," the actor told PEOPLE in February 2020. "Growing up, I never thought he would ever accept my sexuality, but because of a TV show, he was able to change his mind."

Cruz is still acting — starring on shows like 13 Reasons Why and Star Trek: Discovery — and is also an LGBTQ+ activist, becoming the new chair of GLSEN's board of directors in 2023. He also has been featured on Fox's game show 25 Words or Less and was an executive producer for Apple TV+'s 2020 docuseries Visible: Out on Television .

Related: Wilson Cruz Reveals Discovery He Made About My So-Called Life While Making Visible Docuseries

Devon Odessa as Sharon Cherski

Since starring on My So-Called Life , Devon Odessa has acted in a 2011 episode of Private Practice and the film Shark Girl (2024). Otherwise, Odessa has mostly moved away from being on-screen, except for a few guest roles. However, she remained close with the My So-Called Life crew well after filming.

"[Creator] Winnie [Holzman] married my husband and me in 2008," Odessa told Elle magazine in November 2016, adding that the show's cast and crew were a tight-knit group. "Claire [Danes] and I were both in each other's weddings."

Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano

Jared Leto made audiences swoon as pensive heartthrob Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life . Despite fans' obsession with the brooding bad boy he played, the actor told Rolling Stone in July 2016 that starring on the show didn't leave as much of an impact on him.

"I feel like it was such a short period of my life," he recalled. "Let's face it, I barely spoke! I have a lot of gratitude for starting there, but they made such a big deal of the character in the show."

Leto has since remained in the spotlight, starring in films like Dallas Buyers Club (2014) — for which he won an Oscar — Suicide Squad (2016), House of Gucci (2021) and Haunted Mansion (2023). In 2022, it was announced that Leto was cast as Karl Lagerfeld in an upcoming biopic , which he will also produce.

In addition to acting, Leto has dabbled in directorial endeavors. He sat in the director's chair for the first time for the 2012 documentary Artifact and then later helmed the TV series Beyond the Horizon. He also serves as the frontman of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars .

Devon Gummersall as Brian Krakow

On My So-Called Life, Devon Gummersall played nerdy next-door neighbor Brian Krakow, whose unrequited crush on Angela Chase was a tough story line to witness. Since starring on the show, the actor has acted on The Last Ship and 9-1-1 and directed two episodes of Nashville .

"Even though we were all devastated when [ My So-Called Life ] ended, I do think we are grateful for it being such a short-lived and kind of perfect thing that happened under glass, in a way," Gummersall shared with Elle magazine. "It was over before it became huge, so it had a purity to it that was kind of unique and rare."

Gummersall was married to actress Majandra Delfino for one year between 2007 and 2008.

Lisa Wilhoit as Danielle Chase

Lisa Wilhoit was the youngest star of the show, playing Danielle Chase, Angela's little sister.

The actress has kept busy since the end of My So-Called Life , doing voiceover work for animations including Family Guy and Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) . Wilhoit has been a voice actress in more than 40 projects.

Tom Irwin as Graham Chase

Tom Irwin has worked steadily in TV and on movies, (including Devious Maids, Scandal and 2018's On the Basis of Sex ) since his days playing Angela and Danielle Chase's down-to-earth dad on My So-Called Life.

After the show's conclusion, Irwin has earned many one-off credits in series like 7th Heaven, Criminal Minds and How to Get Away with Murder . Most recently, Irwin starred on Apple TV+'s The Morning Show .

While unmarried in real life, Irwin has reflected fondly on his on-screen partnership with his fictional wife, Patty, played by Bess Armstrong. "There were several times when we would finish the scene and then Bess and I would just sit there in bed and talk for another hour or two, and just hang out on the set. I loved working with her," Irwin recalled to Elle magazine.

Bess Armstrong as Patricia "Patty" Chase

Bess Armstrong took on the role of a well-meaning helicopter mom, Patty Chase, on My So-Called Life before graduating to acting stints on House of Lies and Mad Men . Armstrong has also been featured on Grey's Anatomy and Boston Legal.

While viewers strongly sympathized with Angela, the show's season finale procured a legion of Mrs. Chase supporters. Armstrong opened up about the defining moment in a 2014 interview with Vanity Fair , and how the twist would have influenced a second season.

"[Winnie Holzman] had told me that, because Graham was beginning that affair, I know I was going to go into a major depression," Armstrong recounted. "I know that she told me that the thing which was going to force Angela to become more of the adult in the household. I swear on a stack of Bibles, she did tell me this. And Angela was going to be forced to become more of the adult."

She's been married to actor John Fielder since 1986. Together, they have three children.

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