Justin Kelly (actor)

Not to be confused with From Justin to Kelly.

Justin Kelly
Born	(1992-03-07) March 7, 1992 (age 32) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Kathryn Fantaske ​ (m. 2021)​ [1]
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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.^[2][3] 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.^[4] He appeared as Wes in Open Heart, Robin in Wynnona Earp, Chuck in Between.^{[citation needed]}

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."^[5] After a successful season 4 and season 5, the show was renewed for season 6 in April 2023.^[6]

Personal life

Justin Kelly has been engaged to Kathryn Fantaske since December 2018.^[7] They got married in December 2021.^[1] He attended Earl Haig Secondary School.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	The Subterfuge Suite	Jack	Short film
2014	Maps to the Stars	Rhett	[8]
	Big Muddy	Andy Barlow
	Ahead	Colin	Short film
	Lost After Dark	Sean
2016	Lost & Found	Andy Walton
2018	The Last Man	Johnny
2019	Run This Town	Neil

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007–2010	The Latest Buzz	Noah Jackson	Main (Seasons 1–3)
2008	For The Love Of Grace	Teenage Boy	Television film
2010	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"
2013	Lost Girl	Nelson	Episode: "Delinquents"
	Saving Hope	Riley Stiles	Episode: "Vamonos"
2015	Pirate's Passage	Carl/Lookout (voice)	Television film
	Open Heart	Wesley "Wes" Silver	Main (season 1)[9]
2015–2016	Between	Chuck Lott Jr.	Main (Seasons 1–2)
2016	The Night Before Halloween	Adam	Television film
2017	Sea Change	Bobby	Television film
	Fugazi	Charlie Byron	Television film
	Bad Date Chronicles	Conner	Television film
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

Filmmaking credits

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
2012	The Martini Shot	Yes	No	Short film
	The Subterfuge Suite	Yes	Yes
2013	Hashtag Hypochondriac	Yes	No
	Let Me Out	Yes	Yes
2014	Ahead	Yes	No
	Doc	Yes	No

References

1. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
2. Bell Media Site - MuchMusic Archived May 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
3. "MuchMusic's Degrassi Begins Production on season 11 | Broadcaster - Canada's Communications Magazine". Retrieved September 6, 2024.
4. "Margot Robbie to Star Opposite Will Smith in FOCUS; David Cronenberg Casts Emilia McCarthy, Jayne Heitmeyer, and Justin Kelly in MAPS TO THE STARS". Collider. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
5. "Hudson & Rex's Justin Kelly: "I get to really play with these quirks" | TV, eh?". www.tv-eh.com. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
6. "Hit Cop Show 'Hudson & Rex' Gets Greenlight for Season 6, Beta Film Adds New Season to MipTV Slate (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. April 14, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
7. Kelly, Justin [@justinckelly125] (December 24, 2018). "I have the best future wife ever... so incredibly lucky I get to spend the rest of my life with you..." – via Instagram.
8. Kelly, Justin [@IsJustKelly] (May 28, 2013). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2013 – via Twitter.
9. "Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in Canada and Teennick in the U.S." Canada Newswire. August 5, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.

External links

• Justin Kelly at IMDb