Justin Hartley

Infobox actor


name = Justin Hartley
caption =
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|1|29
location = Knoxville, Illinois, U.S.
spouse = Lindsay Hartley (2004 - present)
website = http://justinhartleyonline.net/

Justin Hartley (born January 29 1977) is an American actor, most popular for having portrayed the role of Fox Crane on the NBC daytime drama "Passions" and Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in "Smallville".

Early life

The second of four children, Justin Hartley grew up in Orland Park, Illinois with older brother Nathan and younger sisters Megan and Gabriela. An avid basketball player, he also played soccer and baseball at Carl Sandburg High School. Hartley attended Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored in theatre and history.

Career

Hartley portrayed character Fox Crane on the daytime drama "Passions", from December 17 2002 to February 10 2006. In 2006, Hartley played the comic book character of Aquaman in a television pilot for the CW titled "Aquaman" (or "Mercy Reef"). Though it never aired, the pilot later became available online. Hartley did a seven-episode run as billionare Oliver Queen (secretly the Green Arrow) on the CW series "Smallville" later that year.

There is an animated micro-series called "Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles" on Sprint Wireless, chronicling the Green Arrow's origins as a young boy, with which Hartley has no affiliation. He was set to portray "Ben" on the new series "Eight Days a Week" opposite Christina Milian and Mario Lopez as a mid-season replacement but it too was cancelled before it even aired, and also reprised his role of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on "Smallville" for one episode. He was scheduled to appear in a medical drama on the CW but once again, it wasn't picked up. In June 2008, The CW confirmed that Justin would be back for "Smallville's" eight season, this time as a regular castmember. [ [http://uk.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=209ae407-79c9-42aa-9248-8e5a3d4341e6 Smallville Season Eight: Look Who's In!] Kristin E! Online ]

Hartley is the third actor to portray Aquaman, and the first to portray Green Arrow on television. In the "Smallville" episode, "Justice", he played Green Arrow alongside "Aquaman" (Alan Ritchson), the second actor to play the role when counting Gordon Goodman, who starred in the 1984 UCLA student film often erroneously described as an unsold pilot or TV movie. [ [http://www.kryptonsite.com/manyfacesaquaman.htm Many Faces of Aquaman] KryptonSite.com]

Personal life

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. In honor of their first date, they married in a small ceremony on May 1 2004. They welcomed their first child, Isabella Justice, on July 3 2004.

Filmography

* "Race You To the Bottom" (2005) - Joe
* "Aquaman" (2006, TV) - Arthur Curry/'A.C.'/Orin (pilot not picked up).
* "Passions" (2002-2006, TV series) - Nicholas Foxworth Crane
* "" (2007, TV series,1 episode) - Elliott Bevins
* "Spellbound" (2007, TV) - Danny
* "Smallville (2006-) - Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
* "Red Canyon" (2008) - Tom
* "Spring Breakdown" (2008) - Todd

References

External links

* [http://justinhartleyonline.net Justin Hartley Online, Official Site]
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