| Jonathan Keltz | |
| Birth Name: | Jonathan Lippert Keltz |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Partner: | Laysla De Oliveira (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] 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.[8]
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.[9]
After moving to Canada with his family, he attended high school[10] at the Northern Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario. His father is of Polish Jewish descent, while his mother is German (born in Hamburg).[11] Keltz was raised in his father's Jewish religion.[10] [12] [13]
Keltz began taking acting classes when he was 10 years old and began working as an actor when he was 16.[10] In Toronto, he lived in an apartment once occupied by Keanu Reeves.[14] Keltz currently lives in Los Angeles, California,[7] while his parents reside in Toronto.[10]
June 1, 2011, Keltz was reported as wrapping filming of the final season of Entourage.[10] 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]
| 2005 | Mayday | Dough Berry | Television film | |
| 2005 | Cake | Valet | ||
| 2006 | Silver Road | Mark | Short film | |
| 2007 | Breach | Greg Hanssen | ||
| 2007 | 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 | 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 |
| 2004 | 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 | Jeff | Episode: "House of Pain" | ||
| 2009–2011 | Entourage | Jake Steinberg | 15 episodes | |
| 2009 | Heartland | Cody Dawson | Episode: "The Fix" | |
| 2010 | Ben Wilcox | Episode: "See No Evil" | ||
| 2011 | 31st Genie Awards | Himself | Presenter | |
| 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 | 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 |