Jonathan Keltz
American actor (born 1988)
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::summary American actor (born 1988) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jonathan Keltz |
| birth_name | Jonathan Lippert Keltz |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 2004–present |
| spouse | |
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| name = Jonathan Keltz | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jonathan Lippert Keltz | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2004–present | spouse =
Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988) is an American-Canadian actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series Entourage,{{cite news |url=http://www.justjared.com/2010/07/15/jonathan-keltz-entourage/ |title=Jonathan Keltz: Entourage's August Man |date=July 15, 2010 |work=Just Jared |access-date=April 30, 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526211001/https://www.webcitation.org/6K8ddCJFL?url=http://www.justjared.com/2010/07/15/jonathan-keltz-entourage/ |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |title=City Unseen: Hand them Hardly, and the kids might just be all right |last=Leanne Delap |date=February 24, 2011 |work=Toronto Star |access-date=April 30, 2011}} 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.
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.
After moving to Canada with his family, he attended high school{{cite interview |subject-first=Jonathan |subject-last=Keltz |interviewer-first=Ilan |interviewer-last=Mester |title=Jonathan Keltz and his Canadian Prom |website=shalomlife.com |date=2011-06-01 |url=http://shalomlife.com/files/culture/15326/jonathan-keltz-and-his-canadian-prom/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125134648/http://shalomlife.com/files/culture/15326/jonathan-keltz-and-his-canadian-prom/ |archive-date=2020-11-25 |url-status=dead}} at the Northern Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario. His father is of Polish Jewish descent, while his mother is German (born in Hamburg). Keltz was raised in his father's Jewish religion.
Keltz began taking acting classes when he was 10 years old and began working as an actor when he was 16. In Toronto, he lived in an apartment once occupied by Keanu Reeves.{{cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2010/09/24/15463371.html |title=Keltz finds luck in Reeves' old home |last=Linda Massarella |date=September 26, 2010 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=April 30, 2011 |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002172749/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2010/09/24/15463371.html |url-status=dead
By 2011, in pursuit of his career, Keltz had moved from his parent's home in Toronto to a residence in Los Angeles, He returned to Toronto for numerous roles, including his five years of work on the locally produced series Reign, during which time he became a Canadian-American dual citizen.
Career
June 1, 2011, Keltz was reported as wrapping filming of the final season of Entourage. 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, 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, and the film Transgression.
Personal life
Keltz met actress Laysla De Oliveira when they worked on the 2018 film Acquainted. The couple became engaged in Malibu, California, in December 2021. They married in May 2025.
Filmography
::data[format=table title="Film"]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cake | Valet | |
| 2006 | Silver Road | Mark | Short film |
| 2007 | Breach | Greg Hanssen | |
| 2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | Wesley | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2011 | Prom | Brandon Roberts | |
| 2011 | Transgression | David | |
| 2012 | Playback | Nate | |
| 2012 | Operation: CTF | Panther | Short film |
| 2013 | 21 & Over | Randy | |
| 2013 | ** | Jeff Lynley | |
| 2017 | White Night | Sully | |
| 2018 | Acquainted | Allan | |
| 2019 | The Cuban | Ethan | |
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::data[format=table title="Television"]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Nate | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Radio Free Roscoe | Mark | Episode: "Lil' and Grace" |
| 2005 | Mayday | Dough Berry | TV movie |
| 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 | ** | Jeff | Episode: "House of Pain" |
| 2009–2011 | Entourage | Jake Steinberg | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | Heartland | Cody Dawson | Episode: "The Fix" |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | Tripp Zoome | TV movie |
| 2009 | Acceptance | Harry Burton | TV movie |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Ben Wilcox | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Oliver Day | Episode: "Steaks" |
| 2011 | ** | 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 |
| 2017 | Brimming with Love | Sam Jensen | TV movie |
| 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) | |||
| Nominated Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. (2016) | |||
| 2018 | Once Upon A Prince | Prince Nathaniel (Nate) | TV movie |
| 2020 | Falling for Look Lodge | Noah | TV movie |
| 2021 | Fit for a Prince | Prince Ronan | TV movie |
| 2022 | Stalked by a Prince | Prince Jack | TV movie |
| 2023 | Wilderness | Detective Wiseman | Recurring role |
| 2023 | Christmas by Design | TV movie | |
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References
References
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- Sheila Marikar. (June 28, 2010). "'Entourage's' New Addition on What's to Come This Season". [[ABC News (United States).
- (September 10, 2010). "Jonathan Keltz on Role of a Lifetime, Entourage Season Finale". TV Fanatic.
- Bob Thompson. (April 27, 2011). "Jonathan Keltz was born to act". [[Times Colonist]].
- Andy Swift. (May 30, 2014). "Reign Promotes Jonathan Keltz to Series Regular for Season 2". [[TVLine]].
- (April 18, 2011). "Interview with Jonathan Keltz from the upcoming movie "Prom"".
- Fraiman, Michael. (September 24, 2014). "Half-Canadian, half-Jewish, all talent". [[Canadian Jewish News]].
- staff. "Jonathan Keltz". [[Jewish United Fund]].
- Lippert, Karin. (December 6, 2012). "Hanukkah! Lights, Latkes and Kosher Hot Dogs!". [[Huffington Post]].
- Allan Dart. (May 20, 2011). "It's Playback time.". [[Fangoria]].
- Keltz, Jonathan. (2021-12-12). "Cielo Farms 12/07/21 📸: @chrisstanfordinc".
- "Instagram".
- "Golden Maple Awards'15 Winners Include Brandon Jay McLaren and Amanda Crew {{!}} IndieWire".
- (May 16, 2016). "Golden Maple Awards Nominees Unveiled".
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