Biography

Kellan Lutz

Posted on Jul 28, 2020, Prabriti Basnet

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Who is Kellan Lutz?

Kellan Lutz is an American actor and model who is active in the industry since 2004. Initially, he began his career in modelling when he was in high school. After completing his studies, he decided to pursue his career in acting as a profession. His screen debut is in the 2004 reality television series ‘Model Citizens’ as a contestant. He came in limelight when he was cast in supernatural film series ‘Twilight Saga’ as Emmett Cullen. He is also a voice actor who has provided the voice for the titular character in the animated film ‘Tarzan.’ Apart from acting his hands are also on charity works.

Quick Info
Full Name	Kellan Christopher Lutz
Birth Date	March 15, 1985
Birth Place	Dickinson, North Dakota
Father	Bradley Lutz
Mother	Karla
Horoscope	Pisces
Age	35
Nationality	American
Religion	Christian
Height	6 feet and 1 inch (185cm/1.85m)
Weight	80 kg (176lbs)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Blonde
Wife	Brittany Gonzales
Net Worth	$5 million

Bio

Kellan Christopher Lutz was born on March 15, 1985, in Dickinson, North Dakota. He was one of the seven sons born to Karla and Bradley Lutz. Furthermore, He grew alongside one sister, Brittany, and six brothers, Brandon, Tanner, David, Daniel, Brad, and Chris. He is currently 35 years old with a Pisces sun sign.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Kellan Lutz holds an American nationality and is a devoted Christian. He is of German ancestry. Besides, he stands 6 feet and 1 inch (185cm/1.85m) tall and weighs around 80 kg (176lbs). He has an athletic body type. He has a pair of blue coloured eyes with blonde hair colour.

Early Life/ Education

Kellan Lutz graduated from Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He then moved to Californian and enrolled at the Chapman University to study chemical engineering. But eventually, he dropped out of college so he could become a professional actor.

Personal Life

Kellan Lutz previously dated many actress and model Kayla Kewell and AnnaLynne McCord and Brittany Ward. After his breakup, he married to model and a TV host Brittany Gonzales on November 28, 2019. Unfortunately, on February 6, Brittany announced that they lost their baby 6 months into the pregnancy.

Social

Kellan Lutz is active in his social media accounts. His Instagram and Twitter account (@kellanlutz) has 881 thousand followers and 919.3 thousand followers respectively. He also has verified Facebook page with 1.52 million likes and 1.51 followers.

Career

Television

Kellan Lutz was already an established model when he entered in Hollywood. He then made his first small-screen appearance in ‘Model Citizens’ as a contestant in 2004. His self-belief and determination led him to get in an episode of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ the same year. He followed this up by playing a small role in ‘CSY: NY’ as Alex Hopper. In 2005, he was cast in the recurring role of Chris MacNess in Lisa Kudrow’s comedy-drama ‘The Comeback.’ In the same year, he guest-starred in HBO’s black comedy ‘Six Feet Under’ and The WB’s drama series ‘Summerland.’ Likewise, in 2007 he appeared in superhero drama TV series as Andy. He also featured in a miniseries ‘Generation Kill’ in 2008 where he portrayed Corporal Jason Lilley. The next year, he became part of the cast of The CW’s teen drama ‘90210’ as George Evans.

Similarly, in 2012 he appeared himself in the guest role for the shoe ‘Punk’d’. He was also seen in an episode of ’30 Rock’ the same year. In 2015, co-hosted the short-lived game show ‘Bullseye’ on Fox with comedian Godfrey. Recently, he is cast in FBI series from 2019 to 2020 as Ken Crosby.

Film

Kellan Lutz made his big-screen debut in 2006 with the film ‘Stick It.’ He also starred in Steve Pink’s directorial venture ‘Accepted’ the same year. In 2007, he did the direct-to-video movie ‘Ghosts of Goldfield.’ The immensely successful came in his filmy career in 2008 with the release ‘Twilight.’ This not only served as the breakout film for him but also it did the same for Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and various other members of the cast. Lutz’s character as Emmett Cullen is a tall, muscular, intimidating vampire who, despite his imposing appearance, has a rather likeable personality. He reprised the role in all of three sequels of the film, which earned $3.43 billion in aggregate at the box office.

Over the next few years, he got the chance to portray a variety of characters. He played a young man marooned on an uncharted island in ‘After Dusk They Come’ in 2009, a teenager suffering from extreme sleep deprivation in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ in 2010, a star Lacrosse player in ‘A Warrior’s Heart’, one half of a newlywed couple in ‘Love, Wedding, Marriage’ and a fireman and paramedic in ‘Arena’ in 2011.

He also starred in epic fantasy film ‘Immortals’ alongside Luke Evans’ Zeus and Henry Cavill’s Theseus. It was also a box-office hit, despite being poorly received by the critics. He again reprised his role of Emmett Cullen in the sequel film ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.’ The next year, he was cast in novel based film ‘Syrup’ where he played a character named Sneaky Pete. He also was part in an animated English-language German film ‘Tarzan’ where he voiced for Tarzan.

Furthermore, he was cast in the third instalment of ‘The Expendables’ in 2014 which promised more action and a bigger ensemble cast. He was cast as a former US marine and expert motorcyclist named John Smilee who gets recruited by The Expendables team. He also portrayed Hercules in the 3-D action fantasy film ‘The Legend of Hercules’ the same year. In 2015, he played as William Shatner in the biopic ‘Experimenter’ and worked with Bruce Willis and Gina Carano in ‘Extraction’. The following year, he received critical praise for his performance in the thriller film ‘Money’. He also appeared in the Australian film ‘Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child’ in 2016. Lately, in 2018 he appeared in three movies named ‘Guardians of the Tomb,’ ‘Speed Kills’ and ‘What Men Want.’