High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hilarie Ross Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress. A former host of MTV`s Total Request Live, she portrayed Peyton Sawyer on The CW drama One Tree Hill for six seasons (2003-2009). Burton gained wider recognition with leading roles in the films Our Very Own, Solstice and The List, and currently stars as Sara Ellis on the USA dramedy White Collar.