Kellan Lutz

KELLAN LUTZ is known to worldwide audiences for his role as Emmett Cullen in the global box office phenomenon The Twilight Saga, based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer.

Lutz was seen in a starring role in Love, Wedding, Marriage opposite Mandy Moore, James Brolin and Kathy Bates. The film is about a happy newlywed marriage counselor whose views on wedded bliss are thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents are getting divorced. Lutz also stars with Samuel L. Jackson and Nina Dobrev in the action-thriller Arena (previously known as Fury), in which he plays a man kidnapped and forced to fight in a digital arena where the brutal gladiatorial battles to the death are an Internet sensation.

Lutz also starred in dramedy Syrup alongside Shiloh Fernandez and Amber Heard. It centers on several twenty-somethings trying to climb the corporate ladder of a top soda manufacturer . Based on the novel by Max Berry, the film takes a humorous look at the world of marketing and American consumerism.

In 2010, Lutz appeared with Rooney Mara in the remake of the 1984 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street , directed by Samuel Bayer. He also starred in Michael F. Sears‘ indie A Warrior’s Heart , opposite Ashley Greene; and Josh Sternfeld‘s crime drama Meskada, alongside Rachel Nichols and Nick Stahl.

Other film credits include Prom Night, with Brittany Snow; the indie film Deep Winter, opposite Michael Madsen; Stick It , with Missy Peregrym; and Accepted, alongside Justin Long.

On the small screen, Lutz guest-starred on the CW series 90210 as recurring character George Evans, one of the school‘s best and most arrogant athletes. He was also seen in HBO‘s Emmy-winning miniseries Generation Kill. Previously, Lutz appeared on the NBC series Heroes and played recurring characters on the PAX series Model Citizens and the WB‘s Summerland.

In addition to acting, Lutz was seen in several high-profile modeling campaigns, including the coveted job as cover boy of Abercrombie & Fitch‘s 2004 summer catalog. He also appeared in a Levi‘s jeans ad campaign and was seen as the new Calvin Klein underwear model.

Lutz teamed up with fashion designer Danny Guez of Dylan George to launch the men‘s line Abbot + Main. The line offers tops, hoodies and cardigans inspired by the intersection in Venice, California where Lutz lives.

Lutz‘s charitable activities include Royal Family KIDS Camps (RFKC), a nationwide network of camps for abused and abandoned children. Each camp organizes a summer camp experience for boys and girls who have experienced difficult life situations.

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