- Justin Hartley
Infobox actor
name = Justin Hartley
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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 Americanactor , most popular for having portrayed the role ofFox Crane on theNBC 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 atCarl Sandburg High School . Hartley attendedSouthern Illinois University and theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago , where he majored in theatre and history.Career
Hartley portrayed character
Fox Crane on the daytime drama "Passions ", fromDecember 17 2002 toFebruary 10 2006 . In 2006, Hartley played the comic book character ofAquaman 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 theGreen 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 andMario 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 portrayGreen Arrow on television. In the "Smallville" episode, "Justice", he playedGreen Arrow alongside "Aquaman " (Alan Ritchson ), the second actor to play the role when counting Gordon Goodman, who starred in the 1984UCLA 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 playedTheresa Lopez-Fitzgerald ). After six months, the two became engaged onNovember 13 2003 . In honor of their first date, they married in a small ceremony onMay 1 2004 . They welcomed their first child, Isabella Justice, onJuly 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) - ToddReferences
External links
* [http://justinhartleyonline.net Justin Hartley Online, Official Site]
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