Jonathan Lippert Keltz (born January 17, 1988) is an American-Canadian actor known for his role as Jake Steinberg in the

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series ''

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'', and his work in the films ''

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'' (2011) and '' 21 & Over'' (2013). He starred as Leith Bayard in

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's series ''

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''. 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

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, the son of Karin Lippert, who worked in public relations, and Martin Keltz, who is a co-founder of Scholastic Productions. After moving to

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with his family, he attended

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at the

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, Ontario. His father is of Polish Jewish descent, while his mother is German (born in

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). 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

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. 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 ''

'', 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

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'', released in April 2011 by

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, in which he played the role of Brandon Roberts, an oblivious but self-confident teen preparing for his school's prom night, the completed

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'' 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''. The couple became engaged in

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, in December 2021. They married in May 2025.https://www.instagram.com/p/DKU84UdvPBn/?img_index=7&igsh=YWowaXg0N2oxc3dv

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keltz, Jonathan 1988 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors Living people Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from New York City American people of German descent 21st-century American Jews Northern Secondary School alumni