Justin Hartley
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 Hartley at the 35th Saturn Awards |
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| Born | Justin Scott Hartley January 29, 1977 Knoxville, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Spouse | Lindsay Hartley (2004-present) |
Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977)[1] is an American actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles of Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions, and as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on the WB/CW Superman-inspired series Smallville.
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[edit] Career
Hartley portrayed character Fox Crane on the daytime drama Passions, from December 17, 2002 to February 10, 2006. In 2006, Hartley played the starring role as Aquaman, of comic book fame, in a television pilot for the CW titled Aquaman (or Mercy Reef), which was to have been a spin off of the television show Smallville. Though it never aired, the pilot later became available online. Hartley did a seven-episode run as billionaire Oliver Queen on the CW series Smallville later that year. In 2008, he returned to Smallville as a regular cast member.[2]
In 2008, he starred as Tom in the controversial film, Red Canyon, filmed in the badlands of Utah.[3]
Hartley is the third actor to portray Green Arrow, and the first to do so in live-action.
[edit] Personal life
Hartley was born in Knoxville, IL, and was raised in Orland Park, IL with his brother Nathan, and sisters Megan and Gabriela. Hartley went SIU and UIC where he majored in history and theater. [4] In 2003, Hartley began dating his Passions co-star Lindsay Korman (who played Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald). After six months, the two became engaged on November 13, 2003. They married in a small ceremony on May 1, 2004. They had a daughter, Isabella Justice, on July 3, 2004.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Race You to the Bottom | Joe | |
| 2007 | Spellbound | Danny | TV film |
| 2008 | Austin Golden Hour | Rhett Clark | TV film |
| Red Canyon | Tom | TV film | |
| 2009 | Spring Breakdown | Todd | Direct-to-video |
| A Way with Murder | Ted Rawlings | ||
| Megafault | Dan Lane | TV film | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002–2006 | Passions | Fox Crane | Main character |
| 2006 | Aquaman | Arthur Curry | Pilot |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Elliot Bevins | "Heart of Glass" |
| Cold Case | Mike Delaney | "Justice" | |
| 2006–2011 | Smallville | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | Eighty-two episodes as of February 2011 |
| 2011 | Chuck | Wesley Sneijder[5] | |
| 2012 | Castle | Reggie Star[6] | |
| 2012 | Hart of Dixie | ||
| Web | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Gemini Division | Nick Korda | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Justin Hartley". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1261997/.
- ^ Kristin. "Smallville Season Eight: Look Who's In!". E! Online. http://uk.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=209ae407-79c9-42aa-9248-8e5a3d4341e6.
- ^ "Utah Calls Red Canyon "Too Controversial"". Red Canyon Movie. November 2, 2009. http://redcanyonmovie.com/home/utah-calls-red-canyon-too-controversial. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Smallville Cast Bios Justin Hartley". http://www.cwtv.com/shows/smallville/cast/justin-hartley. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ 'Smallville's' Justin Hartley and 'Lost's' Jeff Fahey Guest Star on 'Chuck'
- ^ 'Castle Casting Note: Justin Hartley to Date Hilarie Burton'
