Drew Van Acker Explained

Drew Van Acker
Birth Date:April 2, 1986
Birth Place:New York, U.S.
Years Active:2009–present

Drew Van Acker (born April 2, 1986[1]) is an American actor, model and producer. He is known for playing Jason DiLaurentis, the older brother of Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), on Freeform's Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) and Ian Archer in Cartoon Network's Tower Prep (2010). He has also starred as Remi Delatour on Lifetime's Devious Maids (2013–2015), and as Detective Tommy Campbell on the 2017 CBS police drama Training Day.

Early life

Van Acker was born in New York, but lived in Medford, New Jersey his entire life. He attended Shawnee High School,[2] where he began acting in their high school drama classes, where he also played on his school's soccer and lacrosse teams. His soccer abilities led him to receive a soccer scholarship to Towson University in Maryland.[2] While attending Towson, Van Acker took a number of theater courses in order to refocus on acting. He then made the decision to move to New York City, followed by a move to Los Angeles.[2]

Career

Van Acker's acting credits include Castle and ABC Family's Greek as well co-starring in the TheWB.com series The Lake.

In 2010, Van Acker starred in the short-lived Cartoon Network live-action series Tower Prep. In June 2011, it was announced he had joined the cast of Pretty Little Liars as Jason DiLaurentis for the second season.[3] Van Acker next appeared on Lifetime's Devious Maids as Remi Delatour.[4] [5] In 2017, he joined the CBS police drama Training Day as Detective Tommy Campbell. In 2019, Van Acker appeared as Garth/Aqualad in the DC Universe series Titans.[6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Fortress2nd Lt Bob TremaineDirect-to-video; also known as Flying Fortress
2014CamouflageTim Lounge
2019Life LikeJames
2020Spy InterventionCorey Gage Also executive producer
2022 Last Survivors Jake Also executive producer
TBACrimson BluesBroussard Pre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009CastleDonny KendallEpisode: "Hedge Fund Homeboys"
2009GreekParkerEpisode: "High and Dry"
2010Tower PrepIan ArcherMain role; 13 episodes
2011–2016Pretty Little LiarsJason DiLaurentisRecurring role (seasons 2–3, 5–6), guest role (seasons 4, 7); 35 episodes
2013–2015Devious MaidsRemi DelatourMain role (seasons 1–2), guest role (season 3); 28 episodes
2017Training DayDetective Tommy CampbellMain role; 13 episodes
2019Hell's KitchenHimselfGuest diner; Episode: "An Episode of Firsts"
2019TitansGarth / AqualadGuest role; 3 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The LakeRyan WellingMain role; 12 episodes
2012Pretty Dirty SecretsJason DiLaurentisEpisode: "A Reunion"

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Role
2018"Give Me Your Hand"Shannon KHimself[8]
2024Diet PepsiAddison RaeHimself[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC Family Live Chat. ABC Family. 2012-02-13.
  2. Web site: Drew Van Acker at Poptower.com . 2010-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708124308/http://www.poptower.com/drew-van-acker.htm . 2017-07-08 . dead .
  3. Drew Van Acker officially returning to Pretty Little Liars season 7. Entertainment Weekly.
  4. Web site: Devious Maids Renewed for Second Season at Lifetime. The Hollywood Reporter. 13 August 2013 .
  5. Web site: Devious Maids Trims Regular Cast For Season 3. Nellie. Andreeva. April 11, 2015.
  6. Web site: Titans Casts Drew Van Acker as Aqualad . Comicbook.com . Russ . Burlingame . June 14, 2019 . June 17, 2019.
  7. Web site: Drew Van Acker Joins Titans Season 2 as Aqualad. June 14, 2019. Jake. Abbate. SuperHeroHype. October 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Shannon K – Give Me Your Hand. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BavenwWmS14 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. November 2, 2018.
  9. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi (Official Video) . 2024-08-08 . AddisonRaeVEVO . 2024-08-09 . YouTube.