Diego Klattenhoff is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 actor best known for playing Derek in Whistler

Whistler (TV series)

Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was created by Kelly Senecal and developed by Patrick Banister, John Barbisan, Mindy Heslin, and Susan James.-Premise:...

and Ivan in Men in Trees

Men in Trees

Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...

.

Career

Diego Klattenhoff studied with some of Canada's most respected acting coaches, including David Rotenberg

David Rotenberg

David Rotenberg is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.Rotenberg was born in Toronto, and educated at the...

, Bruce Clayton and Rae Ellen Bodie, and eventually his dedication and persistence paid off. Diego Klattenhoff's first big break was in Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...

, starring Lindsey Lohan and Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre program at York University, Toronto in 2001, she worked steadily as an actress until finding fame in 2004 with starring roles in teen comedy Mean Girls and romantic drama The Notebook...

. Mark Waters

Mark Waters

Mark Stephen Waters is an American film director and producer. Waters is perhaps best known for directing Mean Girls....

 directed this cult favorite.

Additional credits for Diego Klattenhoff include guest starring roles on numerous films, movies of the week, and television series such as Smallville

Smallville

Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...

, Psych and Supernatural

Supernatural (TV series)

Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...

 as well as recurring roles on Men in Trees

Men in Trees

Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...

 and 24

24 (TV series)

24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...

 Diego Klattenhoff also appeared as a series regular on Canada's CTV's Whistler

Whistler (TV series)

Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was created by Kelly Senecal and developed by Patrick Banister, John Barbisan, Mindy Heslin, and Susan James.-Premise:...

 and starred in JJ Abrams' pilot, Hope Against Hope.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Straight in the Face	Daniel
2003	Family Curse	N/A	Television movie
	Autobiography of an Insect	Cameron
	Blessings	Benny	Television movie
2004	Mean Girls Mean Girls Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...	Shane Oman	aka Mechantes ados (Canada: French title)
	The Last Hit	Sasha
	Cube Zero Cube Zero Cube Zero is a 2004 Canadian psychological thriller/horror film, written and directed by Ernie Barbarash. It is the third film in the Cube film series, but is a prequel to the first film...	Quigley
2005	Yesteryears	N/A	Television movie
	Ice Princess Ice Princess Ice Princess is a 2005 American figure-skating film directed by Tim Fywell, Starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas, and Kirsten Olson...	Kyle Dayton	Une princesse sur la glace (Canada: French title)
	Murder in the Hamptons Murder in the Hamptons Murder in the Hamptons is a true story made for TV movie, based on the events leading to the murder of multi-millionaire Ted Ammon and the conviction of Ammon's estranged wife's lover Daniel Pelosi.-Plot:...	Traffic Cop	Television movie
	Dry Whiskey	Terry
	Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Shania: A Life in Eight Albums is a Canadian television movie, which aired on CBC Television on 8pm on November 7, 2005. It is a biopic of Canadian country star Shania Twain, that was originally scheduled to air in October, but was delayed by the CBC labour dispute...	Paul	Television movie
	Recipe for a Perfect Christmas	Zach	Television movie
2006	Lost Behind Bars	Charlie Quinn	Television movie
	Lucky Number Slevin Lucky Number Slevin Lucky Number Slevin, renamed for the German/USA DVDs as Lucky # Slevin , is a 2006 crime thriller film written by Jason Smilovic, directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci, and Lucy Liu...	Ginger
	Fallen	Nathaniel	Television movie
	Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone	Willis
2007	Fire Serpent Fire Serpent Fire Serpent is a 2007 Sci Fi Channel film.-Plot:A solar flare from the sun sends a serpentine alien of fire to Earth, where it begins to wreak havoc among a small community in its search for more fuel, in the form of a large military oil reserve for fuel....	Young Dutch	Television movie
2009	The Informers	Dirk
2009	Anatomy of Hope	Brendan Casey	Television movie
2010	The Dry Land The Dry Land The Dry Land, or American Tragic, is a drama film, directed and written by Ryan Piers Williams. It opened worldwide on July 30, 2010.-Plot:James returns from Iraq to face a new battle returning to his small-town life in Texas...	Henry
2011	Firebird	Billy
2012	The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises is an upcoming epic superhero film. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film will be the third and final installment in Nolan's Batman film series, and is a sequel to Batman Begins and The Dark Knight...	Rookie Cop
Television
Year	Series	Role	Notes
2001	Doc Doc (TV series) Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...	N/A	Episode: "First Impressions"
2002	Witchblade Witchblade Witchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...	N/A	Episode: "Destiny"
2003	Wild Card Wild Card (TV series) Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:...	N/A	Episode: "Pilot"
	Mutant X Mutant X Mutant X may refer to:* Mutant X , a Marvel Comics series* Proteus , a Marvel Comics fictional character, originally known as 'Mutant X' but unrelated to the series of the same name and publisher...	Janitor #1/Johnny Cummings	Episode: "Shadows of Darkness"
	Veritas: The Quest Veritas: The Quest Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought...	Tymus	Episode: "Avalon"
2004	1-800-Missing 1-800-Missing Missing is a Canadian-American crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot...	Brad Whitman	Episode: "One Night Stand"
	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye is a Canadian-American television series that premiered in the United States in 2002 and Canada in 2003. The show ended in May 2005 due to PAX's decision to halt the production of original programming. It was one of the two highest rated shows on PAX. In September 2009, Gospel...	N/A	Episode: "Did She or Didn't She?"
2005	Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...	Josh Greenfield	Episode: "Krypto"
	Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...	Team Leader	Episode: "Ex Deus Machina"
2006	At the Hotel At The Hotel At the Hotel is a Canadian drama-comedy-musical mini-series concerning the goings-on at an illustrious Montreal hotel, known for its favourable treatment of struggling artists. Created by Ken Finkleman and produced by One Hundred Percent Television, the series aired on CBC Television in 2006. The...	Young Jacob	6 episodes
	Psych	Dylan Maxwell	Episode: "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece"
	Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...	Duane Tanner	Episode: "Croatoan"
2007	Whistler Whistler (TV series) Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was created by Kelly Senecal and developed by Patrick Banister, John Barbisan, Mindy Heslin, and Susan James.-Premise:...	Derek	13 episodes
2009	Men in Trees Men in Trees Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...	Ivan Palacinke	6 episodes
	The Listener The Listener (TV series) The Listener is a Canadian science fiction drama set in Toronto about a young paramedic named Toby Logan with the ability to listen to people's minds. The series premiered on Fox International Channels beginning with the Arabic-speaking area of northern Africa and south-western Asia on March 1, 2009...	Tom Crawford	Episode: "Emotional Rescue"
	ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...	Jay	Episode: "Shifting Equilibrium:
	24 24 (TV series) 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...	Sergeant Cadden	Episode: "Day 7: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m." Episode: "Day 7: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m."
	Mercy Mercy (TV series) Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April....	Mike Callahan	22 episodes

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