Diego Klattenhoff

Diego Klattenhoff
Born	1979 (age 34–35)[1] French River, Nova Scotia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Diego Klattenhoff (born 1979) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Mike Faber in the Showtime series Homeland. He also played Derek in Whistler and Ivan in Men in Trees. He currently stars as FBI Agent Donald Ressler in The Blacklist.

Early life

Klattenhoff was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. He moved to Toronto at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. While studying in theater workshops for a number of years, he adapted to the Toronto lifestyle while earning a living as a bartender.^[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. He followed that with a string of appearances in notable TV shows like Smallville and Stargate SG-1, and films like Lucky Number Slevin. Since 2006, he has been in recurring roles like Young Jacob in At the Hotel, Derek in CTV's Whistler, Ivan Palacinke in Men in Trees, and Mike Callahan in Mercy.

Klattenhoff currently appears in Homeland as Mike Faber, a Marine major whose best friend returns to the U.S. after disappearing in Iraq eight years earlier.^[3] The series won Best Drama at the 2013 Golden Globes for its first season.^[4] 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.^[5][6] 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 was seen in the 2013 Guillermo del Toro film Pacific Rim. He also appeared in the 2013 sci-fi thriller After Earth.^[7][8] On March 13, 2013, Klattenhoff joined the cast of the NBC thriller The Blacklist, as FBI Field Agent Donald Ressler.^[9] The show premiered on September 23, to 12.6 million viewers.^[10] He returned to season 3 of Homeland as a recurring character, due to his commitment to The Blacklist.^[11]

Personal life

Klattenhoff enjoys various physical activities in his free time, including baseball, hockey, golf, and swimming.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Diego Klattenhoff at the Internet Movie Database