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Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988) is an American-Canadian actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the HBO series Entourage, and his work in the films Prom (2011) and 21 & Over (2013). 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.
After moving to Canada with his family, he attended high school 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.
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
| + Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | ||
| 2005 | Cake | Valet | |
| 2006 | Silver Road | Mark | Short film |
| 2007 | Breach | Greg Hanssen | |
| 2007 | 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 |
| + Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | ||
| 2004 | 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 | 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 | 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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