Avery Barkley Played by Jonathan Jackson
We first meet Avery at the beginning of season one backstage when he bumps into Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) at the Grand Ole Opry, with Scarlett O'Connor (Clare Bowen) who was at the time his girlfriend.
Scarlett later breaks up with Avery and then he finds himself later as a roadie on Juliette Barnes's tour. Avery decides to form a band with his friends Zoey Dalton (Chaley Rose) and Gunnar Scott (Sam Palladio). As the seasons progress Avery and Juliette's love interest grows and we soon see them becoming parents in season three when their daughter Cadence is born. However at the end of season three we see Avery leaving Juliette with Cadence because he thought that Cadence wasn't safe around Juliette due to her erratic behaviour. In season four we see Avery bring up Cadence on his own and trying to balance work.
In the new season we see Avery trying to build bridges with Juliette and helping her focus on recovering from her injuries after her plane crash.