THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'A Walk to Remember' 17 years later

• In 2002, the film "A Walk to Remember" was released.
• After the romance won over audiences, the film's cast continued to grow their careers.
• The movie's stars included Mandy Moore, Shane West, Daryl Hannah, Peter Coyote, and more.
• Many of the cast members can be seen in popular films and television shows today.

Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, "A Walk to Remember" was released in 2002 and quickly became an early 2000's classic. The film is a tear-jerking tale of Jamie Sullivan, a girl living with leukemia, and Landon Carter, a "bad boy," who fall in love in the beautiful setting of North Carolina.

Seventeen years later, the movie's cast members have gone on to do a variety of films and television series.

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Mandy Moore played the shy teen Jamie Sullivan who suffers from a life-threatening disease.

Before being cast as the reverend's daughter in "A Walk to Remember", Moore had already made her mark in Hollywood as a successful pop singer and as a guest star in 2001's "The Princess Diaries."

After the film, she would go on to appear in many movies and TV shows in addition to growing her music career.

Mandy Moore grew her acting career after "A Walk to Remember" by appearing in films such as "How to Deal," "Chasing Liberty," the cult hit "Saved!," "Because I Said So," "American Dreamz," and many more.

She has many voice acting credits, as well, including "Racing Stripes," an episode of "The Simpsons," "Brother Bear 2," the television series "TRON: Uprising," and most notably the role of Rapunzel in Disney's 2010 animated film "Tangled."

Moore currently stars as Rebecca Pearson on NBC's hit show "This Is Us." However, her television career includes a variety of credits, including a guest appearance on "How I Met Your Mother," multi-episode arcs on "Entourage" and "Grey's Anatomy," and more.

Her latest project is a short film entitled "The Big Break."

Shane West became a household name when he landed the role of bad boy Landon Carter.

West was relatively unknown when he was cast in "A Walk to Remember," despite having a solid record of guest appearances on many TV shows in the mid-1990s.