Chris Pine Breaks Silence On Losing Role On 'The O.C.' Over 'Traumatic' Acne Struggle

Chris Pine is reflecting on not making the cut to star in Foxs teen drama The O.C. because of his skin problems.

The Wonder Woman stars response comes after the hit shows casting director, Patrick Rush, revealed in November in the Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History book that Pine wasnt hired for the lead role of Ryan Atwood because he was experiencing really bad skin problems that looked insurmountable.

The role was given to Ben McKenzie who starred on the show from 2003-2007.

While appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast on Thursday, Pine, now 43, opened up about suffering a little PTSD over the snub.

No I mean, its a part of my life. Look, do I wish? The man didnt have to talk about it. I mean, its his prerogative, the Star Trek actor explained. I had awful skin as a teenager, and then after college, my skin started breaking out again. I was going out for The O.C., which is a teenage melodrama. I can understand that they wanted to have pretty people doing pretty things, and bad acne is not a key [to that].

Pine went on to speak candidly about how suffering from acne was emotionally incapacitating for him at that time.

It can be kind of just like you get a pimple on your forehead. It can also be tremendously debilitating and really, seriously, emotionally incapacitating, which it was for me, he shared.

After host Josh Horowitz poked fun that Pines acting career probably wouldve taken off had he scored the role, Pine replied, I dont want to say, Im grateful for not having landed [the part]. Im alright, but it is a little PTSD.

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Its no fun having bad skin It was one of the most traumatic points of my life, but it is my story, man, he added.

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