Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley
Hartley on set of Emily Owens, M.D. in November 2012
Born	Justin Scott Hartley (1977-01-29) January 29, 1977 (age 40) Knoxville, Illinois, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Lindsay Korman (m. 2004; div. 2012)
Partner(s)	Chrishell Stause (2014–)
Children	1

Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles that include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on The CW's superhero drama series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him an Emmy nomination. Hartley had also recurred on Revenge. As of 2016, he stars in the NBC drama series This Is Us.

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.

Justin Hartley portrayed Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions from 2002 to 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. 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.