Will Peltz

William Peltz (born May 30, 1986)^[2] is an American actor, who is best known for his roles in Unfriended, Manifest and Men, Women & Children.

Will Peltz
Peltz in 2015
Born	William Peltz (1986-05-30) May 30, 1986 (age 38) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Partner	Kenya Kinski-Jones (2011–present)[1]
Parent	Nelson Peltz (father)
Relatives	Nicola Peltz (sister) Brooklyn Beckham (brother-in-law)

Early life

Peltz was born in New York City,^[2] the son of Nelson Peltz, a billionaire businessman. Peltz's father is of Austrian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent, while his mother has German, Welsh, and English ancestry.^[3][4] Peltz celebrated his Bar Mitzvah.^[5] Among his siblings are actress Nicola Peltz and former ice hockey defenceman Brad Peltz. He has seven siblings, and two half-siblings from his father's previous marriages.^[3][6]

Peltz played hockey in his youth, advancing to Tier III Junior hockey with the New Jersey Hitmen.^[7]

Career

Peltz became interested in acting while reading scripts with his sister Nicola.^[2][8] In 2009, he moved to Los Angeles and secured his first roles in film productions.^[8] In 2014, he had his first major role in Jason Reitman's drama Men, Women & Children. That same year, he starred in the horror film Unfriended as Adam Sewell.

Personal life

Peltz and his sister, actress Nicola Peltz, at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival

He and his sister actress Nicola Peltz have matching Hebrew tattoos on their ribs, that read: "family".^[9]

He has been in a relationship with American fashion model Kenya Kinski-Jones since 2011.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Abduction	Jake	as William Peltz
2011	In Time	Pierre
2012	To Write Love on Her Arms	Sean	as William Peltz
2012	The Collection	Brian	as William Peltz
2013	Sugar	Free	as William Peltz
2013	As Cool as I Am	Tim	as William Peltz
2013	Paranoia	Morgan	as William Peltz
2014	Men, Women & Children	Brandon Lender
2015	Unfriended	Adam Sewell
2015	Miles Away	Jason	Short film
2015	Safelight	Jason
2015	Occupy Alice	Dan Abrams	Short film
2017	The Outcasts	Colin Hackett
2018	Sierra Burgess Is a Loser	Spence
2018	Time Freak	Ryan
2019	You Are Here	Richard
2020	InstaFame	Kurt
2021	13 Minutes	Luke
2022	Exploited	Jacob
2023	The Nana Project	Cody
2023	Hunt Club	Jackson
2023	The List	Avon
2023	The Resurrection of Charles Manson	Lucas Williams

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Medium	Nervous Young Man	Episode: "There Will Be Blood... Type A"
2010	Entourage	Amanda's Assistant	2 episodes
2015	CSI: Cyber	Meta / Justice	Episode: "Fire Code"
2016	The Deleted	Mason	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2019	Euphoria	Luke Kasten	Episode: "Shook Ones: Pt II"
2021	Manifest	Levi	3 episodes
2022	Welcome to Chippendales	Derek	Episode: "Velveeta"
2023	Mayans M.C.	Derek	2 episodes

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist
2017	"Young Dumb & Broke"	Student	Khalid

References

1. "Kenya Kinski-Jones Is Now a Full-Time Model, and Forever an Animal Rights Activist". W Magazine. March 20, 2017.
2. "Acting Up: Will Peltz". VMan. February 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
3. "Paid Notice: Deaths Peltz, Claire". The New York Times. April 12, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
4. Bloom, Nate (July 30, 2010). "Jewish Stars 7/30". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
5. Lawrence, Vanessa (March 16, 2017). "Meet Cody Lohan, Chase Hill and More Up-and-Coming Male Models from Famous Families". W. Growing up, Peltz was an intense hockey player—he even had a hockey-themed bar mitzvah at the Pierre hotel in New York.
6. "5 Facts About Will Peltz". September 10, 2014.
7. "William Peltz". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
8. "Will Peltz". Interview. November 2, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
9. Frot, Mathilde (July 14, 2020). "Who is Brooklyn Beckham's Jewish fiancée Nicola Peltz?". The Jewish News. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

External links

• Will Peltz at IMDb