Lenny Platt
{{short description|American actor (born 1984)}}
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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
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| alma_mater =University of Florida (Class of 2006)
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Lenny Platt (born July 25, 1984) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 2010 to 2012 and FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller Quantico in 2016.
Early life
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Platt moved with his family to Florida at age 12.{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/lenny-platt-bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913114458/http://soapoperadigest.com/lenny-platt-bio |title=Lenny Platt Bio |work=Soap Opera Digest |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2014}} He graduated in criminology from the University of Florida in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://magazine.ufl.edu/2010/10/gator-soap-star/ |title=Gator Soap Star |first=Cinnamon |last=Blair |date=October 29, 2010 |access-date=October 26, 2014 |publisher=University of Florida |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026224113/http://magazine.ufl.edu/2010/10/gator-soap-star/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 }}
Career
Platt began portraying the recurring role of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera One Life to Live in April 2010, and was put on contract with the series in October 2010.{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/12665/One_Life_To_Lives_Lenny_Platts_Contract_Status/ |title=One Life To Live: Lenny Platt's Contract Status |date=October 26, 2010 |publisher=Soaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026225031/http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/12665/One_Life_To_Lives_Lenny_Platts_Contract_Status/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/lenny-platt-put-on-contract-at-one-life-to-live/2010/10/26/ |title=Lenny Platt put on contract at One Life to Live! |date=October 26, 2010 |work=On-Air On-Soaps |first=Michael |last=Fairman |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120104542/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/lenny-platt-put-on-contract-at-one-life-to-live/2010/10/26/ |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }} His last appearance on One Life to Live was in January 2012 when the show was cancelled by ABC.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-apr-15-la-fi-ct-soaps-20110415-story.html | work=The Los Angeles Times | first=Meg | last=James | title=ABC ending soaps All My Children and One Life to Live | date=April 15, 2011 |access-date=October 24, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=November 23, 2011|title=It's Official: One Life To Live And All My Children Won't Continue Online|url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/its-official-one-life-to-live-and-all-my-children-wont-continue-online-197987/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 27, 2014}} Platt next played guest roles on two other New York-based series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods, in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32509/One_Life_To_Live_Soap_Digest/ |title=Soap Digest: Lenny Platt in Law & Order: SVU |date=April 9, 2013 |publisher=Soaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026235548/http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32509/One_Life_To_Live_Soap_Digest/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32095/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325025627/http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32095/ |title=Soap Digest: Lenny Platt on Blue Bloods |date=March 13, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |publisher=Soaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014}} He also voiced the character Gianni in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/latestnews/id/40383/Soap_Opera_Actors_Where_Are_They_Now/ |title=Soap Opera Actors: Where Are They Now? |publisher=Soaps.com |date=October 8, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317021155/http://soaps.sheknows.com/latestnews/id/40383/Soap_Opera_Actors_Where_Are_They_Now/ |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }} Platt appeared in multiple episodes of ABC's How to Get Away with Murder as college quarterback Griffin O'Reilly in 2014 and 2015.{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/01/how-to-get-away-with-murder-suspects-spoilers/ |title=How to Get Away with Murder: Who's really the murderer? |first=Natalie |last=Abrams |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 1, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.welovesoaps.net/2014/09/lenny-platt-plays-griffin-oreilly-in.html |title=Guest Stars Update: Lenny Platt plays Griffin O'Reilly in How to Get Away with Murder |first=Kevin |last=Mulcahy Jr. |website=We Love Soaps |date=September 25, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_aa64c680-4858-11e4-80d5-4b3fcbc09c3a.html |title=Alumnus appears on ABC show How to Get Away With Murder |first=Alyssa |last=Fisher |work=The Independent Florida Alligator |date=September 30, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014}} In 2016, Platt portrayed the recurring role of FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller Quantico.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/quantico-cast-jay-armstrong-johnson-lenny-platt-li-jun-li-recurring-1201637376/|title=Quantico Adds Three Recurring To Cast |first=Denise |last=Petski|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/11/24/quantico-lenny-platt-drew-season-1-cast/|title=Quantico Casts Lenny Platt as Drew Perales |first=Kimberly |last=Roots|publisher=TVLine |date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/quantico-nat-lenny-platt-interview/|title=Get to know new NAT Lenny Platt from Quantico|publisher=Hypable |first=Lily |last=Olsen |date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=March 10, 2016}}
On February 24, 2017, it was announced that Platt was cast in a recurring role as Felix in the CBS television pilot Perfect Citizen.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/lenny-platt-perfect-citizen-demetrius-grosse-for-god-and-country-pilot-castings-1201976505/|title=Lenny Platt Joins CBS Pilot Perfect Citizen; Demetrius Grosse Cast In NBC's For God And Country|last = Pedersen|first = Erik|date = February 24, 2017|publisher = Deadline Hollywood|access-date = October 29, 2017}} However, the network passed on the pilot in May 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/05/perfect-citizen-passed-on-by-cbs.html|title=Perfect Citizen Passed On by CBS|last = Bunch|first = Rebecca|date = May 13, 2017|publisher = The TV Ratings Guide|access-date = October 29, 2017}}
Recently, Platt starred as Sgt. Kyle Ormond in the National Geographic miniseries The Hot Zone.{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/the-hot-zone-lenny-platt-comic-relief-in-the-drama-about-the-ebola-virus-outbreak-nat-geo|title=The Hot Zone{{'s}} Lenny Platt says working on Nat Geo's Ebola mini-series "made me more germaphobic than I ever was"|last=Bandyopadhyay|first=Alakananda|work=Meaww|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://talknerdywithus.com/2019/05/exclusive-interview-with-the-hot-zones-lenny-platt/|title=Exclusive Interview with The Hot Zone{{'s}} Lenny Platt|last=Kramer|first=Bryna|work=Talk Nerdy With Us|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019}}
Filmography
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| 2010–2012 | One Life to Live | Nate Salinger | Contract | |
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Travis Holmes | Episode: "Girl Dishonored" (Season 14) | |
| | Blue Bloods | Joe Ferraro | 2 episodes | ||
| 2014–2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | Griffin O'Reilly | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Gotham | Luke Garrett | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Quantico | Drew Perales | Recurring | |
| 2018 | Perfect Citizen | Felix | Unsold television pilot | |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | Sgt. Kyle Ormond | Recurring, 6 episodes | |
| 2019–2020 | NCIS: New Orleans | Detective David Cabrera | 2 episodes |
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| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Gianni |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3095723}}
- {{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/one-life-to-live/the-david-gregory-nicolas-robuck-lenny-platt-interview-one-life-to-live/2010/09/02/ |title=The David Gregory, Nicolas Robuck & Lenny Platt Interview – One Life to Live |date=September 2, 2010 |publisher=MichaelFairmanSoaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014}}
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Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Philadelphia