Thad Luckinbill
| Thad Luckinbill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill April 24, 1975 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Spouse | Amelia Heinle (m. 2007-) 2 children |
Thaddeus Rowe "Thad" Luckinbill (born April 24, 1975) is an American actor best known for playing J.T. Hellstrom on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless for 11 years (November 1999-November 2010). Luckinbill's wife and co-star, Amelia Heinle, announced on September 24, 2010, that Luckinbill would not be renewing his contract because he wanted to pursue other acting roles.
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[edit] Personal life
Thad Luckinbill has an identical twin brother, Trent, who is 12 minutes younger. Trent Luckinbill is a lawyer who lives in Washington, D.C.[1] In the final episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap", Trent briefly appeared as the identical twin murder victim/corpse lying beside the murder victim/corpse of the character played by Thad.
Luckinbill married Young and the Restless co-star Amelia Heinle in March 2007 while their characters were also married on the show. He is stepfather to Amelia's son, August Weatherly, and the couple welcomed their first child together, a son, Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill, Jr. on November 2, 2007.[2][3] They welcomed their second child, daughter Georgia March Luckinbill, on December 17, 2009.
Luckinbill enjoys playing volleyball, surfing, boxing and going to the gym.[1] He occasionally plays for the Hollywood Knights basketball team.[4] He majored in business finance at the University of Oklahoma.[1]
[edit] Acting career
[edit] Television
In addition to his role as J.T. Hellstrom on The Young and the Restless, Thad Luckinbill has guest-starred on several primetime television shows, including Undressed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Providence, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Nash Bridges, 8 Simple Rules, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, Nip/Tuck, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami and CSI. He recently booked a role on the CW show Nikita as Nathan, which will reunite Thad with his former Y&R co-star Lyndsy Fonseca for the first time in five years.
In 2001, Luckinbill was also featured in an episode of the MTV documentary series True Life and appeared in Madonna's "Don't Tell Me" video as the cowboy who was thrown from his horse at the end of the song.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Undressed | Kyle | |
| 1999-2010 | The Young and the Restless | J.T. Hellstrom | |
| 2000 | Task Force 2001 | Gary | |
| 2001 | Boys to Men | Faux Boy Band Model | Segment, "Crush" |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Sean Hexton | Episode "Witchright Hall" | |
| Nash Bridges | Young Bobby Bridges | Episode "Quack Fever" | |
| 2002 | Generation Gap | ||
| The Division | Josh Costa | ||
| Providence | Jack Finch | Episode "The Whole Truth" | |
| JAG | PO1 Moritz | Episode "In Thin Air" | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | R.J. Brooks | Episode "Him" | |
| 2002–2003 | 8 Simple Rules | Donny Doyle | |
| 2003 | Just Married | Willie McNerney | |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Todd | |
| 2005 | 5 Stages of Grief | Manuel | |
| Bobby Cannon | Dallas | ||
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Mitchell Skinner | Episode "Blu Mondae" |
| Home of the Brave | Soldier #1 | ||
| The Shadow Effect | Steve Sexly | ||
| 2006-2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Michael Wilson / Timothy Johnson | |
| 2007 | Grampa's Cabin | Older Jake (voice) | |
| Protect and Serve | Tim Cook | ||
| 2008 | The Essence of Depp | JB | |
| Without a Trace | Tim Collier | Episode "Article 32" | |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Troy Holdon / Grant Harper | Episode "Stage Fright" |
| CSI: NY | Connor Dunbrook | Episodes "Pay Up" & "The Past, Present and Murder" | |
| 2010 | CSI:Miami | Dominic Cross | Episode "Miami, We Have a Problem" |
| Once Fallen | August - Age 21 | ||
| 2011 | Nikita | Nathan | 6 episodes |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Parker Gaffney/Thomas Gaffney | Episode "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap" | |
| Keeping Up with the Randalls | Will Randall |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Young and the Restless Cast: Jessica Collins
- ^ Amelia Heinle and Thad Luckinbill welcome Thaddeus Rowe via Celebrity Baby Blog; Retrieved 13 November 2007
- ^ It's a Boy for Y&R Stars via SOAPnet; Retrieved 13 November 2007
- ^ HollywoodKnights.com > The Knights Gazette
- ^ http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/thadluckinbillbio/
