Kellan Christopher Lutz was born on March 15, 1985 in Dickinson, North Dakota. On February 13, 2008 it was announced that he would play Emmett Cullen in the Twilight movie. Lutz has returned as Emmett Cullen in New Moon and Eclipse, he is also confirmed to return as Emmett in Breaking Dawn.
Kellan currently has a recurring role in the CW's series 90210, where
he plays George Evans, a lacrosse player who is constantly in detention
and has a drug habit.
Lutz is the middle child of one sister and six brothers. He was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, and was raised throughout North Dakota, the Midwest, and Arizona. He started modeling when he was 13 or 14 years old. After graduating high school he moved to California to attend Chapman University for chemical engineering, but he gave up his scholarship in chemical engineering to pursue a lucrative modeling career and later decided to pursue an acting career instead. Had he not chosen this path, however, he also considered becoming a Navy SEAL. In Lutz’s free time, he likes to take part in extreme skateboarding, weight training, track, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, racquetball, badminton, snow skiing, snowboarding, dance, and numerous other activities.He also has a passion for horror movies, and prefers to perform his own stunts when making films.He also has a dog called Kola. Lutz' official site lists his talents as
fluent in Spanish, some Latin, and good at dialects.
Lutz has close friendships with his Twilight co‐stars, particularly Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone who he knew before the movie began filming. He says that his 23rd birthday was spent with the cast, saying, “I hung out with the cast of Twilight and went on a crazy adventure with a loony cab driver.”
Career
Kellan Lutz has acted on a number of television shows. He had recurring
roles on Model Citizens and The Comeback, and smaller roles in episodes
of The Bold and the Beautiful, CSI: NY, Summerland, Six Feet Under,
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Heroes. He was also in the films
Stick It, Accepted, and Prom Night. Additionally, Kellan has performed
on the California stage and was the host of Bravo’s Blow Out. He also
appeared in the 2006 commercial for Hilary Duff’s fragrance With Love…
Hilary Duff, and in the 2007 music video for her single, “With Love”. In
2008 he appeared in another music video, Hinder’s “Without You”. In the
same year, Lutz also appeared in the miniseries Generation Kill, based
on the book by Evan Wright.
Lutz played Emmett Cullen in the film adaptation of the books Twilight
& New Moon by Stephenie Meyer and will be reprising his role for the
sequel, due out in June 2010. He also appeared as George Evans in the
90210 spin off on The CW. Lutz will be reunited with his Twilight
co‐star and close friend, Ashley Greene, in the 2009 movie Warrior. He
also was a part of the remake of "The Nightmare on Elm Street" in 2010.
Filmography: 2004
The Bold and the Beautiful
Rob
(TV guest role) Model Citizens -
Himself
(TV guest role)
2005
CSI: NY
- Alex Hopper
(TV guest role)
Six Feet Under
- Critter
(TV guest role)
Summerland
Fordie
(TV guest role) The Comeback
- Chris MacNess
(TV) 2006
With Love
- love interest
(music video) Stick It
- Frank
Accepted
- Dwayne
2007
Diet Mountain Dew "Ferret"
- male lead
(commercial) Ghosts of Goldfield
- Chad
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Chris Mullins
(TV guest role) Heroes
- Andy
(TV guest role)
2008
Deep Winter
- Mark Rider
Prom Night
Rick - Leland
Generation Kill
- Jason Lilley
(miniseries) 90210
George - Evans
(TV) Tyler Shields' "Chainsaw Suit"
- male lead
(commercial) Twilight
- Emmett Cullen
Without You
- male lead
(music video)
2009
Warrior/A Warrior's Heart
- Conor Sullivan
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Emmett Cullen
2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Dean Finnegan
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Emmett Cullen
2011
Immortals
- Poseidon Love, Wedding, Marriage - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I
- Emmett Cullen 2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part II
- Emmett Cullen