Drew Van Acker is American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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. He starred as Ian Archer in the Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

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 live-action series Tower Prep

Tower Prep

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and currently co-stars on Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars (TV series)

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as Jason DiLaurentis.

Career

Van Acker was born in Philadelphia in 1986. He moved a lot as a child before settling in Medford, New Jersey at the age of 10. He began acting in high school drama classes, where he also played on his school's soccer and lacrosse teams. His soccer abilities lead him to receive a soccer scholarship to Towson University

Towson University

Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...

 in Maryland

Maryland

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. While attending Towson, Van Acker took a number of theater courses in order to re-focus on acting. He then made the decision to move to New York City

New York City

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, followed by a move to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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Van Acker's acting credits include Castle

Castle (TV series)

Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...

and ABC Family

ABC Family

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's Greek

Greek (TV series)

Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...

as well co-starring in the WB

The WB Television Network

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.com webisode series The Lake

The Lake (TV series)

The Lake is an original drama web-series that premiered on TheWB.com on August 10, 2009. From executive producer Jordan Levin and executive producer/director Jason Priestley , The Lake follows four families as they spend their summer vacation around the...

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In 2010, Van Acker began starring as Ian Archer in the Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....

 live-action series Tower Prep

Tower Prep

Tower Prep is an American-Canadian television series that aired on Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 16, 2010, after the world premiere of Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster. The series is created by Paul Dini, a former producer and writer of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The...

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In June 2011, it was announced he had joined the cast of Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars (TV series)

Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...

for the second season to replace Parker Bagley who played Jason DiLaurentis during the first season. It is unsure if this character will be recurring or a cast regular.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Fortress	Tremaine	Independent film
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Lake The Lake (TV series) The Lake is an original drama web-series that premiered on TheWB.com on August 10, 2009. From executive producer Jordan Levin and executive producer/director Jason Priestley , The Lake follows four families as they spend their summer vacation around the...	Ryan Welling	Recurring role
2010	Tower Prep Tower Prep Tower Prep is an American-Canadian television series that aired on Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 16, 2010, after the world premiere of Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster. The series is created by Paul Dini, a former producer and writer of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The...	Ian Archer	Lead role
2011-present	Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars (TV series) Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...	Jason DiLaurentis #2	recurring role: Season 2-present
Television guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Castle Castle (TV series) Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...	Donny Kendall	1 episode
	Greek Greek (TV series) Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...	Parker

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