'Hope and Faith' Cast: Where Are They Now?

After Hope & Faith came to an end, the show’s stars — such as Kelly Ripa and Megan Fox — have only continued to find more success. The sitcom, which premiered on ABC in 2003, followed the antics of sisters Hope (Faith Ford) and Faith (Ripa). After Faith's character on a soap opera gets killed off, she moves from Los Angeles to Hope's home in the Cleveland suburbs. Hope's husband, Charlie (Ted McGinley), and the couple's three kids would usually get involved in Faith's over-the-top antics. Creator Joanna Johnson loosely based the show's premise on her own experience as a former cast member of The Bold and the Beautiful. After three seasons, ABC announced Hope & Faith's cancellation, and it has since become virtually impossible to rewatch the show in DVD form or on streaming platforms. Keep scrolling to see where the cast of Hope & Faith are now:

The actress has continued to have a career in front of the camera with appearances as herself on shows such as Ugly Betty, Hannah Montana, 30 Rock, Broad City and Home Economics. After joining Live! alongside Regis Philbin in 2001, Ripa has remained on the talk show for more than two decades. Her cohosts have changed over the years with husband Mark Consuelos being the latest person to join Ripa after Ryan Seacrest's time on the show came to an end. 

Ripa and Consuelos, who played love interests on Hope & Faith, met in 1995 and eloped one year later. They expanded their family with son Michael Joseph (born in 1997), daughter Lola Grace (born in 2001) and son Joaquin Antonio (born in 2003).

Before her memorable role on Hope & Faith, Ford played Corky on CBS' Murphy Brown, which earned her five Emmy nominations. She has booked roles on TV shows including Criminal Minds, My Name Is Earl, The Middle, Killing It and Night Court.

On the big screen, Ford appeared in Prom and We Have a Ghost. She was married to Robert Nottingham from 1989 to 1996. Following their split, Ford found love with Campion Murphy and they tied the knot in 1998. 

Ford has used her platform as an actor to discuss being diagnosed with Graves disease.

The actor took over the role of Charlie after Josh Stamberg originally played Hope's husband in the unaired pilot. McGinley has had a consistent presence on screen with roles in TV shows including Wizards of Waverly Place, Melissa & Joey, No Tomorrow, No Good Nick, Keeping Up With the Joneses and Shrinking. 

McGinley has also appeared in many TV movies such as The Note, Notes From the Heart Healer, The Bridge and Fatherly Obsession. He had a two-episode stint on Dancing With the Stars in 2008 with professional dancer Inna Brayer as his partner. 

McGinley has been married to Gigi Rice since 1991 and they share two sons: Beau and Quinn.

The role of Hope and Charlie's eldest daughter, Sydney, was recast a few times. Brie Larson originally scored the job in the unaired pilot before Paggi was brought in when the show was picked up.

After the first season, Paggi departed the show but continued to act in TV projects such as CSI: Miami, One on One, 90210, Rizzoli & Isles and 9-1-1. In December 2023, Paggi temporarily replaced Kirsten Storms as Maxie Jones on ABC's General Hospital before taking over officially in July 2025.

Paggi previously stepped away from the entertainment industry after welcoming her first daughter. She gave birth to a second child with her husband before they moved away from Los Angeles.

Taking over the role of Sydney on Hope & Faith season 2 was just the beginning of Fox's career. She went on to appear in movies such as Transformers, Jennifer's Body, This Is 40, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Taurus and Good Mourning. Fox also starred as Reagan in seasons 5 and 6 of Fox's sitcom New Girl. 

Fox met Brian Austin Green on the set of Hope & Faith when she was 18 and he was 30. They eventually started dating and got engaged in 2006. The duo, who got married in 2010, went on to welcome three kids. 

Green announced in 2020 that he and Fox separated after nearly a decade of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in 2021. Fox found love with Machine Gun Kelly and the couple got engaged in 2022. They have since split but their first child, a girl, was born in 2025.

In addition to playing Hope and Charlie's youngest daughter, Hayley, Cruthird scored roles on Two and a Half Men, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and NCIS: Los Angeles. Cruthird, whose last TV role was in 2013, also appeared in three movies: Come Away Home, The Occupants and Minutes to Midnight.

According to her social media, Cruthird has pivoted to a career in nursing. She still lives in Los Angeles but often visits Texas. 

Hope and Charlie's son, Justin, was initially brought to life by Slade Pearce. The role was then recast with the late Jansen Panettiere playing the youngest member of the Shanowski household in the pilot before Litt took over. 

He later appeared in multiple episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place and The League. On the big screen, Litt has starred in — and been a producer on — movies such as The Day I Finally Decided to Kill Myself and Sex Guaranteed. 

Litt mainly uses his social media to promote his projects and document his travels.  

Consuelos' casting as Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez was a fun Easter egg for viewers familiar with Ripa's love life. The couple, who met on set of All My Children in 1995, have collaborated on several projects together over the years including Hope & Faith, Riverdale and Live With Kelly and Mark.

Consuelos has also continued to appear on TV shows including American Horror Story, Alpha House, Only Murders in the Building, How I Met Your Father and The Girls on the Bus. His role as Hiram Lodge on Riverdale, however, has been Us’ personal favorite from Consuelos’ filmography. 

After transitioning into an acting career following being a Playboy model, McCarthy took on the role of Faith's best friend Mandi. McCarthy remained on the small screen in TV shows including What I Like About You and Two and a Half Men. She has also cohosted Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve since 2010 and was on The View from 2013 to 2014. McCarthy is currently a judge on The Masked Singer, which she has been a part of since 2019.

In 2002, McCarthy became a mother when she welcomed son Evan with then-husband John Mallory Asher. They subsequently called it quits and McCarthy found love with Donnie Wahlberg. After one year of dating, McCarthy and Wahlberg got engaged in 2014 and married later that year. 

The TV host made many appearances on Hope & Faith as successful used car salesman Handsome Hal. Off screen, Philbin was already a household name from his time on Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee, which was later renamed to Live! With Regis and Kelly. He was also the original host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Philbin was married to Catherine Faylen from 1955 to 1968 and they shared daughter Amy and son Daniel. He moved on with Joy Senese in 1970, and they shared daughters Joanna and J.J. 

After dealing with several health issues, Philbin died from a heart attack due to coronary artery disease in 2020. 

The actor made a handful of appearances as Hope and Faith's surprise half-brother, Jay. He previously rose to fame playing David on Roseanne from 1992 to 1997. Galecki reprised the role in the revival from 2018 to 2019 before departing the series. 

Galecki is also known for playing Leonard on CBS' The Big Bang Theory from 2007 to 2019, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Galecki dated costar Kaley Cuoco for two years until their split in 2009. He started dating Alaina Meyer in 2018 and they welcomed their son, Orbison, one year later. Galecki and Meyer have since parted ways.

Galecki confirmed in his Architectural Digest March 2024 cover story that he is married to Morgan Galecki, who first appeared on his social media page in January 2023. The couple share daughter Oona.