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My Take
I have a soft spot for actors who climb the long ladder, and Hartley is the textbook case. Daytime soap work gets dismissed as a factory floor, but grinding out episodes on Passions and The Young and the Restless built him a craftsman's reliability that flashier peers lack. His Oliver Queen on Smallville proved he could carry genre charisma years before superhero television was fashionable. What interests me most now is his quiet pivot toward directing and writing, the move of someone who studied the machine while standing inside it. I would bet on his second act behind the camera being underrated.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Justin Hartley
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスティン・ハートリー
- Reading
- じゃすてぃん・はーとりー
- Born
- January 29, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Knoxville, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director / writer
2. Background
- High school
- Carl Sandburg High School
- University
- University of Illinois Chicago
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Justin Hartley born?
Born January 29, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Justin Hartley from?
Justin Hartley is from Knoxville, Illinois, United States.
What does Justin Hartley do?
Justin Hartley works as actor, television actor, film actor, film director, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.