Date of Birth

15 December 1985, Dickinson, North Dakota, USA

Birth Name

Kellan Christopher Lutz

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Actor and model Kellan Lutz was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Karla (Theesfeld) and Bradley Lutz. He has six brothers and a sister, and is of German, as well as smaller amounts of English, Swedish, and Dutch, descent. As a child, his family moved around, and he grew up in North Dakota, the Midwest and Arizona. Upon high school graduation, Lutz relocated to California to attend Chapman University and study Chemical Engineering, but left in order to pursue a career in acting.

Lutz had picked up a few modeling jobs as a teenager, but got his first TV break with a small role in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) in 2004. More television success followed, including parts in The Comeback (2005) and Generation Kill (2008). He was also cast in some film roles, including Accepted (2006) and Prom Night (2008), but his major break came in 2008 when he won the role of vampire Emmett Cullen in the smash hit Twilight (2008), and its subsequent sequels.

Trivia

• Favorite place is South Africa.
• Is real life friends with Twilight (2008) co-stars Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson.
• Grew up in Arizona.
• Has six brothers and one sister.
• Originally asked to read the role of "Edward" in Twilight (2008), but was busy filming Generation Kill (2008) in Africa.
• Kellan was the male lead actor in Hilary Duff's music video, "With Love".
• Kellan's father is of three quarters German, and approximately one quarter English, descent. Kellan's mother is of one half German, one quarter Swedish, and one quarter Dutch, ancestry.
• Filming the The Twilight Saga: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) in Vancouver, British Columbia. [April 2009]
• Vancouver CA, filming The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn [February 2011]
• In Colorado shooting new movie Deep Winter (2008). [September 2008]
• Wrapped up filming Twilight (2008). Now residing in Los Angeles, California. [July 2008]
• Named by People magazine as having one of the "50 Most Amazing Bodies" in 2010, alongside his Twilight co-star Taylor Lautner.
• Formerly in relationship with AnnaLynne McCord from 2009-2011.
• Trained in Brazilian Jujitsu and Muay Thai.
• Has been considered for Thor in Thor (2011) and Steve Rogers/Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
• Was the front runner for the role of Conan in Conan the Barbarian (2011).
• A fan of the Street Fighter video games.
• In New York shooting new movie Money (2016). [June 2015]
• Has one child: daughter Ashtyn Lilly Lutz (b. February 22, 2021) with wife Brittany Gonzales.

Quotes

• I love life way too much and find fun in almost anything. I'm a chameleon.
• [About the Twilight (2008) cast] This cast rocks! We get along so well together it's like a real family which is great to see.
• Well my family is really supportive of it all and is glad to see me on TV or on the big screen which is great. As far as school, well it affected that greatly since I quit going to school to take the biggest risk of my life and pursue acting. I worked my butt off in high school and received a lot of scholarships for college and to throw all that away for acting was tough for my family, but it was just something I felt my heart pulling me towards and don't regret a single minute of it. I love to act!
• I attended Chapman University to pursue a degree in chemical engineering.