Justin Kelly (actor)

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|occupation = Actor

|years_active = 2007–present

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Justin Kelly (born March 7, 1992) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Noah Jackson on the Family channel original series The Latest Buzz and as Jake Martin in Degrassi.[http://www.ctvmedia.ca/muchmusic/releases/release.asp?id=13626&yyyy=2011 Bell Media Site - MuchMusic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510091703/http://www.ctvmedia.ca/muchmusic/releases/release.asp?id=13626&yyyy=2011 |date=May 10, 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000405941|title=MuchMusic's Degrassi Begins Production on season 11 | Broadcaster - Canada's Communications Magazine|accessdate=September 6, 2024}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Since 2019, Kelly has played the role of Jesse Mills on Hudson & Rex.

Career

In 2014, Kelly appeared in David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars.{{cite web|title=Margot Robbie to Star Opposite Will Smith in FOCUS; David Cronenberg Casts Emilia McCarthy, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Justin Kelly in MAPS TO THE STARS|website=Collider|date=July 16, 2013|url=http://collider.com/margot-robbie-focus/|accessdate=July 18, 2013}} He appeared as Wes in Open Heart, Robin in Wynnona Earp, Chuck in Between.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

In 2019, Kelly began appearing on the Canadian series Hudson & Rex as Jesse Mills, an IT specialist for the St. John's Police Department. Kelly has played Jesse for four seasons as of early 2022. "I get to really play with these quirks and explore the nerdy comedic side of him, because he's the youngest one on the team. He's the millennial. He makes the jokes that the older folks don’t quite understand. That's something that I just always latched onto and always really enjoyed."{{Cite web |title=Hudson & Rex's Justin Kelly: "I get to really play with these quirks" {{!}} TV, eh? |url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2019/04/18/hudson-rexs-justin-kelly-i-get-to-really-play-with-these-quirks/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=www.tv-eh.com|date=April 18, 2019 }} After a successful season 4 and season 5, the show was renewed for season 6 in April 2023.{{Cite web |title=Hit Cop Show 'Hudson & Rex' Gets Greenlight for Season 6, Beta Film Adds New Season to MipTV Slate (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/hudson-and-rex-season-6-miptv-1235582440/ |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=Variety |date=April 14, 2023}}

Personal life

Justin Kelly has been engaged to Kathryn Fantaske since December 2018.{{cite instagram|user=justinckelly125|last=Kelly|first=Justin|postid=BrxrEorAq8z|title=I have the best future wife ever... so incredibly lucky I get to spend the rest of my life with you...|date=December 24, 2018}} They got married in December 2021. He attended Earl Haig Secondary School.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2012 \|The Subterfuge Suite \|Jack \|Short film
rowspan="4" \| 2014	Maps to the Stars	Rhett	{{cite tweet \|number=339477991706996737 \|user=IsJustKelly \|title=Thrilled to announce to you guys that I'll be shooting David Cronenberg's "Maps To The Stars" this summer! Couldn't be more pumped for this. \|first=Justin \|last=Kelly \|date=May 28, 2013 \|access-date=June 6, 2013 \|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/IsJustKelly/status/339477991706996737}}
Big Muddy	Andy Barlow
Ahead \|Colin \|Short film
Lost After Dark	Sean
2016 \| Lost & Found	Andy Walton
2018	data-sort-value="Last Man, The" \| The Last Man	Johnny
2019	Run This Town	Neil

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2007–2010	data-sort-value="Latest Buzz, The" \| The Latest Buzz	Noah Jackson	Main (Seasons 1–3)
2008 \|For The Love Of Grace \|Teenage Boy \|Television film
2010 \|data-sort-value="Jensen Project, The" \| The Jensen Project \|Brody Thompson \|Television film
2011 \|Change of Plans \|Noah Roorda \|Television film
2011–2013	Degrassi	Jake Martin	Main (Seasons 11–12)
2012	Warehouse 13	Brady Miller	Episode: "There's Always a Downside"
rowspan="2"\| 2013	Lost Girl	Nelson	Episode: "Delinquents"
Saving Hope	Riley Stiles	Episode: "Vamonos"
rowspan="2" \|2015 \|Pirate's Passage \|Carl/Lookout (voice) \|Television film
Open Heart	Wesley "Wes" Silver	Main (season 1){{cite news \|date=August 5, 2014 \|title=Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in Canada and Teennick in the U.S. \|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1394376/epitome-pictures-starts-production-on-open-heart-for-ytv-in-canada-and-teennick-in-the-u-s \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808005851/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1394376/epitome-pictures-starts-production-on-open-heart-for-ytv-in-canada-and-teennick-in-the-u-s \|archive-date=August 8, 2014 \|website=Canada Newswire}}
2015–2016 \| Between	Chuck Lott Jr.	Main (Seasons 1–2)
2016 \|data-sort-value="Night Before Halloween, The" \| The Night Before Halloween \|Adam \|Television film
rowspan="3" \|2017 \|Sea Change \|Bobby \|Television film
Fugazi \|Charlie Byron \|Television film
Bad Date Chronicles \|Conner \|Television film
rowspan="3" \|2018	Frankie Drake Mysteries	Foster Hewitt	Episode: "Radio Daze"
Private Eyes \|Dylan Mallone \|Episode: "Brew the Right Thing"
Wynonna Earp	Robin	Recurring (season 3); 6 episodes
2019–present	Hudson & Rex	Jesse Mills	Main role