BYRON MONTGOMERY

Byron Montgomery (Chad Lowe) is Aria's father and a history professor at Hollis College. Aria is aware that her father had cheated on Ella a year before and he had asked Aria to keep it a secret from Ella. Byron regrets the affair, and Aria struggles with keeping the secret from her mother to protect her. Ella unknowingly befriends Byron's former mistress, a student named Meredith. The relationship between Byron and Ella is strained after Ella reads a letter from "A" revealing Byron's affair. Bryon goes too far when he thinks that Ezra is going out with his wife to a poetry reading; however he soon finds out that other teachers are going there and he apologizes to Ezra. Byron is unaware that Ezra is dating Aria.