Justin Hartley
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| Born | January 29, 1977 (age 29) Knoxville, Illinois |
| Height | 6'3" (1.90m) |
| Notable roles | Fox Crane on Passions Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) on Smallville |
| Spouse(s) | Lindsay Hartley |
Justin Hartley (born January 29, 1977 in Knoxville, Illinois) is an American actor who is most popular for having portrayed the role of Fox Crane on the NBC daytime drama Passions from December 17, 2002 to February 10, 2006.
[edit] Early Life
The second of four children, 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 in majored in theatre and history.
[edit] Career
After work in commercials, Hartley originated the role of Nicholas Foxworth Crane, a spoiled, rich young man on the NBC soap opera Passions, where he and his character were fan favorites.
In October 2005, Hartley announced that he had opted not to renew his contract with Passions after three years with the series. He taped his final episode on January 7 and last aired on February 10. [1]
Shortly after his departure from the soap, Hartley was tapped to replace Will Toale as Arthur "AC" Curry in The CW's eponymously titled drama based on DC comic book character Aquaman. The CW failed to pick up the show for fall 2006, though the show's pilot was released on iTunes. However, Hartley was later cast as Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) on seven episodes of Smallville's sixth season.
Hartley currently has three movies due out in theatres, two of which are completed. Hartley stars as "Joe" in Race You to the Bottom, a film by writer/director Russell Brown; he also just completed a movie called Scorpio Men on Prozac, which he describes as a dark comedy. Hartley recently signed as the lead in Stewart St. John's newest movie, The Next Race (put on my StewdioMedia).
[edit] Personal Life
It was on the set of Passions that Hartley fell in love with co-star Lindsay Korman, who played his stepgrandmother and one-time love interest. He married Korman, now Hartley, in May of 2004. They have one child, Isabella Justice Hartley, born in July 2004.
