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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]

Early life

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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

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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

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Mayday Dough Berry Television film
2005 Cake Valet
2006 Silver Road Mark Short film
2007 Breach Greg Hanssen
2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House Wesley Direct-to-DVD
2009 Dadnapped Tripp Zoome Television film
2009 Acceptance Harry Burton Television film
2011 Prom Brandon Roberts
2011 Transgression David
2012 Playback Nate
2012 Operation: CTF Panther Short film
2013 21 & Over Randy
2013 The Privileged Jeff Lynley
2017 Brimming with Love Sam Jensen Television film
2017 White Night Sully
2018 Once Upon A Prince Prince Nathaniel (Nate) Television film
2018 Acquainted Allan
2019 The Cuban Ethan
2020 Falling for Look Lodge Noah Television film
2021 Fit for a Prince Prince Ronan Television film
2022 Stalked by a Prince Prince Jack Television film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation Nate 4 episodes
2004 Radio Free Roscoe Mark Episode: "Lil' and Grace"
2005 Queer as Folk Lucas Season 5, episode 4
2005 Missing Joe Johnstone Episode: "Patient X"
2006 Dark Oracle Harvey Episode: "Trail Blaze"
2007 ReGenesis Jeff Riddlemeyer 2 episodes
2007 Cold Case Dom Barron '63 Episode: "Boy Crazy"
2008 The Cleaner Jeff Episode: "House of Pain"
2009–2011 Entourage Jake Steinberg 15 episodes
2009 Heartland Cody Dawson Episode: "The Fix"
2010 CSI: Miami Ben Wilcox Episode: "See No Evil"
2011 31st Genie Awards Himself Presenter
2011 Breakout Kings Oliver Day Episode: "Steaks"
2011 The Listener Tyler Rooker Episode: "Eye of the Storm"
2011 Combat Hospital Private Henry Flax Episode: "Inner Truth"
2011 Leverage Travis Zilgram Episode: "The Experimental Job"
2012 Fairly Legal Jacob Mathews Episode: "Borderline"
2012 Flashpoint Luke Episode: "Below the Surface"
2013 Transporter: The Series Clyde Episode: "Give the Guy a Hand"
2013 Murdoch Mysteries Ralph Bridgewater Episode: "Twisted Sisters"
2013–2014 Republic of Doyle Grayson Mann 9 episodes
2013 Necessary Roughness Darryl "Hutch" Hutchinson 3 episodes
2017 Cardinal Kevin Tate Season 2 Blackfly Season
2013–2017 Reign Leith Bayard Recurring 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 Wiseman Recurring roll
2023 Christmas by Design Hallmark Movie

References

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  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e 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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