Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley
Hartley on set of Emily Owens, M.D. in November 2012
Born	Justin Scott Hartley January 29, 1977 Knoxville, Illinois, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director, writer, producer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Lindsay Hartley (2004–12)
Partner(s)	Chrishell Stause (2014–)
Children	Isabella Justice Hartley

Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977)^[1] is an American actor, known for his roles as Fox Crane in the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006) and Oliver Queen in The CW's superhero series Smallville (2006–2011). Hartley also starred in the short-lived CW comedy-drama Emily Owens, M.D. in 2012, before landing recurring roles in the ABC primetime dramas Revenge and Mistresses. On August 19, 2014, it was announced that Hartley would take over the role of Adam Newman on The Young and the Restless, succeeding Michael Muhney. Hartley first appeared on November 5, 2014.^[2]

Personal life

Hartley was born in Knoxville, Illinois, and was raised in Orland Park, Illinois, with his brother Nathan, and sisters Megan and Gabriela. After graduating from Carl Sandburg High School, he attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale and University of Illinois at Chicago where he majored in history and theater.^[3]

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, and on May 1, 2004, they married in a small ceremony. On July 3, 2004, Lindsay gave birth to their daughter Isabella Justice. On May 6, 2012, it was announced that Lindsay filed for divorce after eight years of marriage in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing "irreconcilable differences" and is asking for joint physical and legal custody of their daughter.^[4] In 2014, he began dating Days of Our Lives star Chrishell Stause.^[5]

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 in a television pilot for The CW titled Aquaman (or Mercy Reef), but it was not picked up as a series. 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, following the departure of Kristin Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum.^[6] Hartley also co-wrote the 2010 episode "Sacrifice" and directed the 2011 episode "Dominion". In 2008, he starred as Tom in the film Red Canyon, filmed in the badlands of Utah.^[7]

After Smallville, Hartley starred opposite Mamie Gummer in The CW comedy-drama Emily Owens, M.D., but the show was cancelled after one season. He also guest-starred on Chuck, Castle, and Hart of Dixie, and from 2013 to 2014, he had a recurring role as Victoria Grayson's (Madeleine Stowe) illegitimate son, Patrick Osbourne, on the ABC primetime soap opera Revenge. In February 2014, Hartley landed the lead role of Tim opposite Anna Camp in the ABC comedy pilot Damaged Goods, but the show was never picked up to series.^[8] In March 2014, he was cast in the second season of the ABC drama series Mistresses as plastic surgeon Scott, a new love interest for Joss (Jes Macallan).^[9]

Filmography

Hartley in 2009

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Race You to the Bottom	Joe
2008	Red Canyon	Tom
2009	Spring Breakdown	Todd
2009	Way with Murder, AA Way with Murder	Ted Rawlings
2009	MegaFault	Dan Lane	Television film
2010	Scorpio Men on Prozac	Bill King
2015	Challenger, TheThe Challenger	James
2015	Another Time	Eric Laziter	Post-production Also executive producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002–2006	Passions	Nicholas Foxworth "Fox" Crane	248 episodes
2006–2011	Smallville	Green Arrow/Oliver Queen	72 episodes Also director ("Dominion"), writer ("Sacrifice")
2006	Aquaman	Arthur "A.C." Curry	TV pilot
2007	CSI: NY	Elliott Bevins	Episode: "Heart of Glass"
2007	Cold Case	Mike Delaney (1982)	Episode: "Justice"
2011	Chuck	Wesley Sneijder	Episode: "Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit"
2012	Castle	Reggie Starr	Episode: "An Embarrassment of Bitches"
2012	Hart of Dixie	Jesse Kinsella	Episode: "Bachelorettes & Bullets"
2012–2013	Emily Owens, M.D.	Will Collins	13 episodes
2013	Melissa & Joey	Noah Butler	Episode: "Fast Times"
2013–2014	Revenge	Patrick Osbourne	13 episodes
2014–present	Mistresses	Scott Thompson	9 episodes
2014–present	The Young and the Restless	Adam Newman	Series regular

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Gemini Division	Nick Korda	12 episodes

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2005	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Younger Lead Actor	Passions	Nominated
2005	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Favorite Triangle (shared with Lindsay Hartley and Brook Kerr)	Passions	Nominated
2009	Streamy Awards	Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series	Gemini Division	Nominated	[10]
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Pending	[11]

References

1. "Justin Hartley Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
2. Clifford, Kambra (September 16, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Justin Hartley’s First ‘Y&R’ Airdate Revealed + The 10 Things Adam Has Missed (Or Maybe Not) Since He Was Presumed Dead!". Soapoperanetwork.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
3. "Smallville Cast Bios Justin Hartley". Retrieved May 5, 2011.
4. "'Days of Our Lives' Star Files for Divorce From 'Smallville' Husband". Retrieved May 6, 2012.
5. "Revenge's Justin Hartley Is Dating All My Children's Chrishell Stause". eonline.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
6. Kristin. "Smallville Season Eight: Look Who's In!". E! Online.
7. "Utah Calls Red Canyon "Too Controversial"". Red Canyon Movie. November 2, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
8. Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2014). "Justin Hartley & Ben Lawson Join 'Damaged Goods'; 'Agatha' Adds Christian Keyes". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
9. Slezak, Michael (March 24, 2014). "Mistresses Exclusive: Revenge's Justin Hartley Joins Season 2 Cast as Love Interest for [Spoiler]". TVLine. PMC. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
10. "The 1st Annual Winners & Nominees". streamys.org, Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
11. "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

External links

• Justin Hartley at the Internet Movie Database
• The Young and the Restless site for Hartley