Diego Klattenhoff
| Diego Klattenhoff | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Klattenhoff in July 2013[1] | |
| Born |
November 30, 1979 French River, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | ? (1 son) |
Diego Klattenhoff (born November 30, 1979) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Mike Faber in the Showtime series Homeland. He has also appeared as Derek in Whistler and Ivan in Men in Trees, and currently stars as FBI Agent Donald Ressler in The Blacklist.
Early life
Klattenhoff was born in French River, Nova Scotia. He moved to Toronto at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. For a number of years, he worked as a bartender while studying in theater workshops.[2]
Career
Klattenhoff studied with some of Canada's most respected acting coaches, including David Rotenberg, Bruce Clayton and Rae Ellen Bodie. His first notable acting role was in Mean Girls (2004). He followed that with a string of appearances in notable TV shows like Smallville and Stargate SG-1, and films like Lucky Number Slevin (2006). Since 2006, he has been in recurring roles like Young Jacob in CBC Television's At the Hotel, Derek in CTV's Whistler, Ivan Palacinke in ABC's Men in Trees and Mike Callahan in NBC's Mercy.
Klattenhoff appeared in Homeland as Mike Faber, a Marine major whose best friend returns to the U.S. after disappearing in Iraq eight years earlier.[3] He and the cast were nominated once for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast, and twice for a PAAFTJ Television Awards for Best Cast in a Drama Series.[4][5] He has also guest starred on television series such as Psych, Supernatural, 24, and Falling Skies.
Klattenhoff starred in J.J. Abrams' television film Anatomy of Hope and appeared in the Guillermo del Toro film Pacific Rim (2013) and the sci-fi thriller After Earth (2013).[6][7] In March 2013, Klattenhoff joined the cast of the NBC thriller The Blacklist, as FBI Field Agent Donald Ressler.[8] The show premiered on September 23, 2013 to 12.6 million viewers.[9]
Personal life
Klattenhoff enjoys various physical activities in his free time, including baseball, golf, hockey and swimming. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their son (b. 2012).[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Straight in the Face | Daniel | Short film |
| 2003 | Autobiography of an Insect | Cameron | Short film |
| 2003 | Blessings | Benny | Television movie |
| 2003 | Family Curse | N/A | Television movie |
| 2004 | Mean Girls | Shane Oman | |
| 2004 | Cube Zero | Quigley | |
| 2005 | Ice Princess | Kyle Dayton | |
| 2005 | Murder in the Hamptons | Traffic Cop | Television movie |
| 2005 | The Last Hit | Sasha | |
| 2005 | Dry Whiskey | Terry | Short film |
| 2005 | Shania: A Life in Eight Albums | Paul | Television movie |
| 2005 | Recipe for a Perfect Christmas | Zach | Television movie |
| 2005 | Yesteryears | N/A | Television movie |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Ginger | |
| 2006 | Fallen | Nathaniel | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone | Willis Lee | Television movie |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent | Young Dutch | Television movie |
| 2008 | Lost Behind Bars | Charlie Quinn | Television movie |
| 2008 | The Informers | Dirk | |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Brendan Casey | Television movie |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Henry | |
| 2012 | Unconditional | Billy | |
| 2013 | Kilimanjaro | Troy | |
| 2013 | After Earth | Veteran Ranger | |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Yancy Becket | |
| 2016 | Lavender | Alan | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 | Doc | Jason | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Witchblade | Uncredited | Episode: "Destiny" |
| 2003 | Wild Card | N/A | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | Mutant X | Janitor #1/Johnny Cummings | Episode: "Shadows of Darkness" |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Tymus | Episode: "Avalon" |
| 2004 | 1-800-Missing | Brad Whitman | Episode: "One Night Stand" |
| 2004 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Jason Albright | Episode: "The Bounty Hunter" |
| 2005 | Smallville | Josh Greenfield | Episode: "Krypto" |
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Team Leader | Episode: "Ex Deus Machina" |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Young Jacob | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Psych | Dylan Maxwell | Episode: "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece" |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Duane Tanner | Episode: "Croatoan" |
| 2007 | Whistler | Derek | 12 episodes |
| 2008 | Men in Trees | Ivan Palacinke | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | The Listener | Tom Crawford | Episode: "Emotional Rescue" |
| 2009 | ER | Jay | Episode: "Shifting Equilibrium" |
| 2009 | 24 | Sergeant Cadden | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Mercy | Mike Callahan | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | Lieutenant Danner | Episode: "Mutiny" |
| 2012 | Longmire | Eli | Episode: "The Cancer" |
| 2011–2013 | Homeland | Mike Faber | 18 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2013–present | The Blacklist | Donald Ressler | 49 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Diego Klattenhoff Interview". Elle.
- ↑ "Diego Klattenhoff as Captain Mike Faber". TV3.
- ↑ "Diego Klattenhoff Discusses His Role On 'Homeland'". Good Day L.A. Sep 5, 2012.
- ↑ "PAAFTJ Television Awards Nominations Announced". Paaftj. June 18, 2013.
- ↑ "PAAFTJ Television Awards Winners Announced". TV By the Numbers. July 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Adam Goldberg Joins ABC's Divorce; Diego Klattenhoff in Blacklist; Lucky 7 Adds One". Deadline. March 2013.
- ↑ "NM145109". IMDb.
- ↑ "Adam Goldberg Joins ABC's Divorce; Diego Klattenhoff in Blacklist; Lucky 7 Adds One". Deadline. March 2013.
- ↑ "Blacklist Ratings". Inside TV. September 24, 2013.
- ↑ Andrea Nemetz (October 28, 2012). "Pictou County's Diego Klattenhoff stars in Homeland, one of TV's hottest shows". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ John R. Kennedy (June 4, 2014). "Megan Boone, Ryan Eggold talk about 'The Blacklist', their Canadian co-star". Global News. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
External links
Further reading
- "Pictou County's Diego Klattenhoff Stars in Homeland, One of TV's Hottest Shows". The Chronicle Herald.