Jonathan Keltz

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Jonathan Keltz
Born
Jonathan Lippert Keltz

(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 37)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Partner Laysla De Oliveira (m. 2025)

Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988) [1] is an American-Canadian actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series Entourage , [2] [3] [4] and his work in the films Prom (2011) and 21 & Over (2013). [5] [6] [7] He starred as Leith Bayard in The CW's series Reign . In May 2014, Keltz was promoted to series regular for the show's second season, which premiered in October 2014. [8]

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Early life

Keltz was born in New York City, the son of Karin Lippert, who worked in public relations, and Martin Keltz, who is a co-founder of Scholastic Productions. [9]

After moving to Canada with his family, he attended high school [10] at the Northern Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario. His father is of Polish Jewish descent, while his mother is German (born in Hamburg). [11] Keltz was raised in his father's Jewish religion. [10] [12] [13]

Keltz began taking acting classes when he was 10 years old and began working as an actor when he was 16. [10] In Toronto, he lived in an apartment once occupied by Keanu Reeves. [7]

By 2011, in pursuit of his career, Keltz had moved from his parent's home in Toronto to a residence in Los Angeles, [6] He returned to Toronto for numerous roles, including his five years of work on the locally produced series Reign , during which time he became a Canadian-American dual citizen. [11]

Career

June 1, 2011, Keltz was reported as wrapping filming of the final season of Entourage. [10] His new projects at that time included the 2011 films Prom , released in April 2011 by Disney, in which he played the role of Brandon Roberts, an oblivious but self-confident teen preparing for his school's prom night, [6] the completed horror film Playback , in which a group of high school students unwittingly unleash an evil spirit that destroys its victims through video playback, [14] and the film Transgression. [6]

Personal life

Keltz met actress Laysla De Oliveira when they worked on the 2018 film Acquainted. The couple became engaged in Malibu, California, in December 2021. [15] They married in May 2025. [16]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Cake Valet
2006Silver RoadMark Short film
2007 Breach Greg Hanssen
2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House Wesley Direct-to-DVD
2011 Prom Brandon Roberts
2011TransgressionDavid
2012 Playback Nate
2012Operation: CTFPantherShort film
2013 21 & Over Randy
2013The PrivilegedJeff Lynley
2017 White Night Sully
2018AcquaintedAllan
2019 The Cuban Ethan
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation Nate4 episodes
2004 Radio Free Roscoe MarkEpisode: "Lil' and Grace"
2005 Mayday Dough Berry TV movie
2005 Queer as Folk LucasSeason 5, episode 4
2005 Missing Joe JohnstoneEpisode: "Patient X"
2006 Dark Oracle HarveyEpisode: "Trail Blaze"
2007 ReGenesis Jeff Riddlemeyer2 episodes
2007 Cold Case Dom Barron '63Episode: "Boy Crazy"
2008 The Cleaner JeffEpisode: "House of Pain"
2009–2011 Entourage Jake Steinberg15 episodes
2009 Heartland Cody DawsonEpisode: "The Fix"
2009 Dadnapped Tripp ZoomeTV movie
2009 Acceptance Harry BurtonTV movie
2010 CSI: Miami Ben WilcoxEpisode: "See No Evil"
2011 Breakout Kings Oliver DayEpisode: "Steaks"
2011 The Listener Tyler RookerEpisode: "Eye of the Storm"
2011 Combat Hospital Private Henry FlaxEpisode: "Inner Truth"
2011 Leverage Travis ZilgramEpisode: "The Experimental Job"
2012 Fairly Legal Jacob MathewsEpisode: "Borderline"
2012 Flashpoint LukeEpisode: "Below the Surface"
2013 Transporter: The Series ClydeEpisode: "Give the Guy a Hand"
2013 Murdoch Mysteries Ralph BridgewaterEpisode: "Twisted Sisters"
2013–2014 Republic of Doyle Grayson Mann9 episodes
2013 Necessary Roughness Darryl "Hutch" Hutchinson3 episodes
2017 Cardinal Kevin TateSeason 2
2017Brimming with LoveSam JensenTV movie
2013–2017 Reign Leith BayardRecurring role (Season 1); Main role (Season 2-4)
Nominated – Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcasted in the U.S. (2015) [17]
Nominated – Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. (2016) [18]
2018Once Upon A PrincePrince Nathaniel (Nate)TV movie
2020Falling for Look LodgeNoahTV movie
2021Fit for a PrincePrince RonanTV movie
2022Stalked by a PrincePrince JackTV movie
2023 Wilderness Detective WisemanRecurring role
2023Christmas by DesignTV movie

References

  1. ↑ Rose, Mike (January 17, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com . Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ Sheila Marikar (June 28, 2010). "'Entourage's' New Addition on What's to Come This Season". ABC News . Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Keltz on Role of a Lifetime, Entourage Season Finale". TV Fanatic. September 10, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Keltz: Entourage's August Man". Just Jared . July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ Leanne Delap (February 24, 2011). "City Unseen: Hand them Hardly, and the kids might just be all right". Toronto Star . Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Bob Thompson (April 27, 2011). "Jonathan Keltz was born to act". Postmedia News . Times Colonist. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  7. 1 2 Linda Massarella (September 26, 2010). "Keltz finds luck in Reeves' old home". Toronto Sun . Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  8. ↑ Andy Swift (May 30, 2014). "Reign Promotes Jonathan Keltz to Series Regular for Season 2". TVLine . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Keltz, Jonathan (April 18, 2011). "Interview with Jonathan Keltz from the upcoming movie "Prom"". moviestv.feedfury.com (Interview). Interviewed by Before the Trailer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Keltz, Jonathan (June 1, 2011). "Jonathan Keltz and his Canadian Prom". shalomlife.com (Interview). Interviewed by Mester, Ilan. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Fraiman, Michael (September 24, 2014). "Half-Canadian, half-Jewish, all talent". Canadian Jewish News . Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ staff. "Jonathan Keltz". Jewish United Fund. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  13. ↑ Lippert, Karin (December 6, 2012). "Hanukkah! Lights, Latkes and Kosher Hot Dogs!". Huffington Post . Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  14. ↑ Allan Dart (May 20, 2011). "It's Playback time". Fangoria . Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  15. ↑ Keltz, Jonathan [@jonnykanyon] (December 12, 2021). "Cielo Farms 12/07/21 📸: @chrisstanfordinc". Cielo Farms Vineyard, Malibu, California. Retrieved April 18, 2025– via Instagram.
  16. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DKU84UdvPBn/?img_index=7&igsh=YWowaXg0N2oxc3dv
  17. ↑ Levine, Sydney. "Golden Maple Awards'15 Winners Include Brandon Jay McLaren and Amanda Crew | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Golden Maple Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. May 16, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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