Luke Kleintank

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Luke Kleintank
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Kleintank in 2019
Born (1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 (age 34)
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Children1 [1]

Luke Kleintank (born May 18, 1990) [2] is an American actor. He is known for playing Finn Abernathy on Bones , Tyler Harne in the 2015 film Max , Joe Blake in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle , and as of 2021 FBI Special Agent Scott Forrester in CBS crime drama series FBI: International .

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Early life

Kleintank was born on May 18, 1990, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has five older siblings. He and his family moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, when he was two, where he resided for three years, learning to speak English and Spanish. [2] He spent the rest of his formative years in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, where he resided for 12 years. [2] On his father's side, Kleintank is of Dutch and German descent. His second great-grandfather, Antonius klein Tank (later changed to Kleintank), was born in 1827 in the municipality of Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands, moved to Cincinnati in 1846, and married Catharina Adelheides Messink from Nordhorn in 1854. [3]

Career

Kleintank's mother introduced him to acting when he was 5. "She threw me into my first play, Carnival. Made a part for me", he recounts. "That's when I knew I wanted to act." He started doing plays and community theater, and took part in a number of stage productions while in high school. [2]

Kleintank went to New York City to pursue his acting career, and made his television debut as Greg in a 2009 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [2] In 2010, he played a recurring role on Gossip Girl as Elliot Leichter, a bisexual love interest for Eric van der Woodsen. [2] After relocating to Los Angeles, Kleintank landed his first daytime role, debuting as Noah Newman in The Young and the Restless on September 21, 2010. [2] He left the role after less than six months to play Chris on No Ordinary Family .

In 2011, Kleintank joined the cast of the Fox series Bones as Finn Abernathy. In 2013, he had a small recurring role in the CBS series Person of Interest as Caleb Phipps, first appearing for one episode in the middle of season 2 and then again as a crucial character for two more episodes in 2015 that was critical to the storyline development towards the season 4 finale. From 2013 to 2014, he portrayed the recurring character of Travis in the ABC Family teen drama series Pretty Little Liars . He played Tyler Harne in the 2015 film Max . [4] From 2015 to 2018, Kleintank played Nazi agent Joe Blake in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle . [5]

In 2019, Kleintank played Nick Holland in Crown Vic , Platt Barbour in The Goldfinch , and Clarence Dickinson in Midway .

From 2021 to 2024, Kleintank played FBI Special Agent Scott Forrester in CBS crime drama series FBI: International . In April 2024, he announced that he would be leaving the series in order to spend more time with his family. [6] His last episode is "Touts" in Season 3 (2024).

Personal life

In December 2018, Kleintank became engaged to Christina Vignaud, daughter of Argentine diplomat Juan Carlos Vignaud. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story Brendan "Pops" TreleaseDirect-to-video
2014 Dark House Nick Di Santo
2014 Phantom Halo Beckett Emerson
2015 Sacrifice Hank
2015 Max Tyler Harne
2019 Crown Vic Nick Holland
2019 The Goldfinch Adult Platt Barbour
2019 Midway Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
2022The Good Neighbor [8] David
2022Sleep No MoreBeckett Emerson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit GregEpisode: "Snatched"
2009 Mercy JoshEpisode: "I'm Not That Kind of Girl"
2010–2011 Gossip Girl Elliot Leichter6 episodes (2 uncredited)
2010–2011 The Young and the Restless Noah Newman Role held: September 21, 2010 – April 8, 2011
2010 Parenthood Howard2 episodes
2011 No Ordinary Family Chris Minor7 episodes
2011 Greek RylanEpisode: "Agents for Change"
2011 Law & Order: LA Jesse BeckmanEpisode: "Runyon Canyon"
2011–2014 Bones Finn Abernathy 8 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Tom GrangerEpisode: "Long Gone"
2012 The Good Wife ConnorEpisode: "Here Comes the Judge"
2013, 2015 Person of Interest Caleb Phipps3 episodes
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jake / Usher2 episodes
2013–2014 Pretty Little Liars Travis Hobbs 9 episodes
2015–2018 The Man in the High Castle Joe BlakeMain role (seasons 1–3)
2021–2024 FBI: International Supervisory Special Agent Scott ForresterMain role (seasons 1–3)
2023 FBI Episode: "Imminent Threat: Part Two"
2023 FBI: Most Wanted Episode: "Imminent Threat: Part Three"

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