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(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

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Keltz on Instagram: "12/07/21 📸: @chrisstanfordinc"".
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Sheila Marikar (June 28, 2010). "'Entourage's' New Addition on What's to Come This Season". ABC News . Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Keltz on Role of a Lifetime, Entourage Season Finale". TV Fanatic. September 10, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Keltz: Entourage's August Man". Just Jared . July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ Leanne Delap (February 24, 2011). "City Unseen: Hand them Hardly, and the kids might just be all right". Toronto Star . Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. ↑ Andy Swift (May 30, 2014). "Reign Promotes Jonathan Keltz to Series Regular for Season 2". TVLine . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ staff. "Before the Trailer: Interview with Jonathan Keltz from the upcoming movie "Prom"". April 18, 2011. FeedFury. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Ilan Mester (June 1, 2011). "Jonathan Keltz and his Canadian Prom". Shalom Life. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  12. ↑ Michael Fraiman (September 24, 2014). "Half-Canadian, half-Jewish, all talent". Canadian Jewish News .
  13. ↑ staff. "Jonathan Keltz". Jewish United Fund. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  14. ↑ Lippert, Karin (December 6, 2012). "Hanukkah! Lights, Latkes and Kosher Hot Dogs!". Huffington Post . Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  15. ↑ Allan Dart (May 20, 2011). "It's Playback time". Fangoria . Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  16. ↑ Levine, Sydney. "Golden Maple Awards'15 Winners Include Brandon Jay McLaren and Amanda Crew | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Golden Maple Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. May 16, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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