Luke Kleintank

Luke Kleintank (born May 18, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for playing Finn Abernathy on Bones, Tyler Harne in the 2015 film Max, and Joe Blake in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle. Early life Kleintank was born on May 18, 1990 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his family moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, when he was 2, where he resided for three years, learning to speak English and Spanish simultaneously. He spent the rest of his formative years in Stevensville, Maryland, where he resided for 12 years. Acting Kleintank's mother introduced him to acting when he was 5. "She threw me into my first play, Carnival. Made a part for me", he recounts. "That's when I knew I wanted to act." He started doing plays and community theater, and took part in a number of stage productions while in high school. Kleintank went to New York City to pursue his acting career, and made his television debut as Greg in a 2009 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2010, he played a recurring role on Gossip Girl as Elliot Leichter, a bisexual love interest for Eric van der Woodsen. After relocating to Los Angeles, Kleintank landed his first daytime role, debuting as Noah Newman in The Young and the Restless on September 21, 2010. He left the role after less than six months to play Chris on No Ordinary Family. In 2011, Kleintank joined the cast of the Fox series Bones as Finn Abernathy. From 2013 to 2014, he portrayed the recurring character of Travis in the ABC Family teen drama series Pretty Little Liars. He played Tyler Harne in the 2015 film Max. From 2015 to 2018, Kleintank played Nazi agent Joe Blake in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle. Kleintank will star as Nick Holland in Crown Vic in 2018, and as Platt Barbour in The Goldfinch in 2019. He will also play Clarence Dickenson in the upcoming film Midway. Personal life Kleintank enjoys whitewater rafting, singing, dancing, writing music, and geocaching. When not acting, he travels and spends time with his parents, three brothers and two sisters, and his ten nieces and nephews. In December 2018, Kleintank got engaged to girlfriend Christina Vignaud, daughter of diplomat Juan Carlos Vignaud.