Jonathan Keltz

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Jonathan Keltz
Born
Jonathan Lippert Keltz

(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Partner(s) Laysla De Oliveira (2021–present; engaged) [1]

Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988) [2] is an American actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series Entourage , [3] [4] [5] and his work in the films Prom (2011) and 21 & Over (2013). [6] [7] [8] 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. [9]

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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. [10]

After moving to Canada with his family, he attended high school [11] at the Northern Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario. His father is of Polish Jewish descent, while his mother is German (born in Hamburg). [12] Keltz was raised in his father's Jewish religion. [11] [13] [14]

Keltz began taking acting classes when he was 10 years old and began working as an actor when he was 16. [11] In Toronto, he lived in an apartment once occupied by Keanu Reeves. [8] Keltz currently lives in Los Angeles, California, [7] while his parents reside in Toronto. [11]

Career

June 1, 2011, Keltz was reported as wrapping filming of the final season of Entourage. [11] 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, [7] 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, [15] and the film Transgression. [7]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Mayday Dough BerryTelevision film
2005 Cake Valet
2006Silver RoadMarkShort film
2007 Breach Greg Hanssen
2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House WesleyDirect-to-DVD
2009 Dadnapped Tripp ZoomeTelevision film
2009 Acceptance Harry BurtonTelevision film
2011 Prom Brandon Roberts
2011TransgressionDavid
2012 Playback Nate
2012Operation: CTFPantherShort film
2013 21 & Over Randy
2013The PrivilegedJeff Lynley
2017 Brimming with Love Sam JensenTelevision film
2017 White Night Sully
2018 Once Upon A Prince Prince Nathaniel (Nate)Television film
2018AcquaintedAllan
2019 The Cuban Ethan
2020Falling for Look LodgeNoahTelevision film
2021Fit for a PrincePrince RonanTelevision film
2022Stalked by a PrincePrince JackTelevision film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation Nate4 episodes
2004 Radio Free Roscoe MarkEpisode: "Lil' and Grace"
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"
2010 CSI: Miami Ben WilcoxEpisode: "See No Evil"
2011 31st Genie Awards HimselfPresenter
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 Blackfly Season
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) [16]
Nominated – Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. (2016) [17]
2023 Wilderness Detective WisemanRecurring roll
2023Christmas by DesignHallmark Movie

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