Lenny Platt

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Lenny Platt
Born (1984-07-25) July 25, 1984 (age 40)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater University of Florida (Class of 2006)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Lenny Platt (born July 25, 1984) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 2010 to 2012 and FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller Quantico in 2016.

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Early life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Platt moved with his family to Florida at age 12. [1] He graduated in criminology from the University of Florida in 2006. [1] [2]

Career

Platt began portraying the recurring role of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera One Life to Live in April 2010, and was put on contract with the series in October 2010. [3] [4] His last appearance on One Life to Live was in January 2012 when the show was cancelled by ABC. [5] [6] Platt next played guest roles on two other New York-based series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods , in 2013. [7] [8] He also voiced the character Gianni in the video game Grand Theft Auto V . [9] Platt appeared in multiple episodes of ABC's How to Get Away with Murder as college quarterback Griffin O'Reilly in 2014 and 2015. [9] [10] [11] [12] In 2016, Platt portrayed the recurring role of FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller Quantico . [13] [14] [15]

On February 24, 2017, it was announced that Platt was cast in a recurring role as Felix in the CBS television pilot Perfect Citizen. [16] However, the network passed on the pilot in May 2017. [17]

Recently, Platt starred as Sgt. Kyle Ormond in the National Geographic miniseries The Hot Zone . [18] [19]

Filmography

Television

YearProjectRoleNotesRef.
2010–2012 One Life to Live Nate Salinger Contract [3] [4]
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Travis HolmesEpisode: "Girl Dishonored" (Season 14) [7]
Blue Bloods Joe Ferraro2 episodes [8]
2014–2015 How to Get Away with Murder Griffin O'Reilly5 episodes [9] [10] [11] [12]
2015 Gotham Luke Garrett2 episodes
2016 Quantico Drew PeralesRecurring [13] [14] [15]
2018Perfect CitizenFelixUnsold television pilot [16] [17]
2019 The Hot Zone Sgt. Kyle OrmondRecurring, 6 episodes [18] [19]
2019–2020 NCIS: New Orleans Detective David Cabrera2 episodes

Videogames

YearTitleRoleReferences
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Gianni [9]

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