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.
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.
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 parents' 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 in 2012 and the two began dating. After 10 years the couple became engaged in Malibu, California, in December 2021. They married in 2024.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Cake Valet 2006 Silver Road Mark Short film 2007 Breach Greg Hanssen 2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House 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 Notes 2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation 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 CSI: Miami 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 Transporter: The Series 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 TateSeason 2 2017 Brimming with Love Sam Jensen TV movie 2013–2017 Reign Leith BayardRecurring 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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