If you’re ready to hear one of the longest-spanning romance stories ever, settle in to watch How I Met Your Mother. Over the course of no less than nine seasons, Ted Mosby tells his children the story of how he met their mother — and all of the events leading up to it. From slap bets to interventions, the How I Met Your Mother cast makes up the majority of Ted’s adventures,
The series, which first aired in 2005, was the recipient of 10 Primetime Emmy awards over the course of its run. And while Ted shares his life and love story with his children, he recounts falling in love with multiple other women while on the search for the one.
How I Met Your Mother came to an end in 2014 with the revelation of who the mother actually is and while the ending of the series after 208 episodes didn’t satisfy everyone, it did nicely wrap up the story.
Catch up with the How I Met Your Mother cast and see what the stars have been up to over the past 10 years.
Josh Radnor
Character Played: Ted Mosby
Born: July 29, 1974, Columbus, Ohio
Best Known For: Films including Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Happythankyoumoreplease (2010) and Liberal Arts (2012).
Thoughts on How I Met Your Mother: “I think the series and the finale are going to age pretty well, that’s my sense,” Radnor explained. “When I read the finale script, I thought it was a beautiful, poignant way to say goodbye to these characters.”
Jason Segel
Character Played: Marshall Eriksen
Born: January 18, 1980, Los Angeles, California
Best Known For: TV series including Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) as well as films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Sex Tape (2014) and The Muppets (2015).
Thoughts on How I Met Your Mother: “Everybody is rooting for everybody, always, in such a big way, so when this [sequel series] happened in such a promising way, everybody was just thrilled. I mean, I keep texting them and going, ‘Season 10! We could do it guys!’”
Cobie Smulders
Character Played: Robin Scherbatsky
Born: April 3, 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Must Read: Films such as The Avengers (2012), Safe Haven (2013) and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). Also known for the TV series Friends from College (2017-19) and Stumptown (2019-20).
Thoughts on How I Met Your Mother: “I think at the end of the series between Robin and Barney, that was sort of the relationship everyone was rooting for,” Smulders explained. “But when you go back to the very beginning of the show, it was Robin and Ted. So, I think that it’s a different way to watch the show now when you see it in its entirety.”
Neil Patrick Harris
Character Played: Barney Stinson
Born: June 15, 1973, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Best Known For: TV series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993) and A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-19); films Starship Troopers (1997) and The Smurfs (2011).
Thoughts on How I Met Your Mother: “I got an audition for this show called How I Met Your Mother, which I thought was a terrible title, when you have Friends and Three’s Company, you know, something that looks good on a cap,” Harris shared. “And I thought it would just be up to pilot and would never go, because of the title… But I digress.”
Alyson Hannigan
Character Played: Lily Aldrin
Born: March 24, 1974, Washington, District of Columbia
Best Known For: TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and Fancy Nancy (2018-22); movies American Pie (1999) and American Reunion (2012).
Thoughts on How I Met Your Mother: “It’s sort of just a montage of great memories [working on HIMYM]. That was just such a wonderful job to go to every day and the people were incredible. We’re silly and fun and got to do this incredible show.”
