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Jonathan Keltz
American actor (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988)[1] is an American-Canadian actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series Entourage,[2][3][4] and his work in the films Prom (2011) and 21 & Over (2013).[5][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]
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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.[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.[7]
By 2011, in pursuit of his career, Keltz had moved from his parent's home in Toronto to a residence in Los Angeles,[6] 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.[11]
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Career
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,[6] 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,[14] and the film Transgression.[6]
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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.[15] They married in May 2025.[16]
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