Thad Luckinbill

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Thad Luckinbill : biography

April 24, 1975 –

Thaddeus Rowe "Thad" Luckinbill (born April 24, 1975) is an American actor best known for playing J.T. Hellstrom on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless for 11 years (November 1999-November 2010). Luckinbill’s wife and co-star, Amelia Heinle, announced on September 24, 2010, that Luckinbill would not be renewing his contract because he wanted to pursue other acting roles.

Acting career

Television

In addition to his role as J.T. Hellstrom on The Young and the Restless, Thad Luckinbill has guest-starred on several primetime television shows, including Undressed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Providence, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Nash Bridges, 8 Simple Rules, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, Nip/Tuck, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami and CSI. He recently booked a role on the CW show Nikita as Nathan, which will reunite Thad with his former Y&R co-star Lyndsy Fonseca for the first time in five years.

In 2001, Luckinbill was also featured in an episode of the MTV documentary series True Life and appeared in Madonna’s "Don’t Tell Me" video as the cowboy who was thrown from his horse at the end of the song.http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/thadluckinbillbio/

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Undressed Kyle
1999-2010 The Young and the Restless J.T. Hellstrom
2000 Task Force 2001 Gary
2001 Boys to Men Faux Boy Band Model Segment, "Crush"
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sean Hexton Episode "Witchright Hall"
Nash Bridges Young Bobby Bridges Episode "Quack Fever"
2002 Generation Gap
The Division Josh Costa
Providence Jack Finch Episode "The Whole Truth"
JAG PO1 Moritz Episode "In Thin Air"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer R.J. Brooks Episode "Him"
2002–2003 8 Simple Rules Donny Doyle
2003 Just Married Willie McNerney
2004 Sleepover Todd
2005 5 Stages of Grief Manuel
Bobby Cannon Dallas
2006 Nip/Tuck Mitchell Skinner Episode "Blu Mondae"
Home of the Brave Soldier #1
The Shadow Effect Steve Sexly
2006-2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Michael Wilson / Timothy Johnson
2007 Grampa’s Cabin Older Jake (voice)
Protect and Serve Tim Cook
2008 The Essence of Depp JB
Without a Trace Tim Collier Episode "Article 32"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Dr. Troy Holdon / Grant Harper Episode "Stage Fright"
CSI: NY Connor Dunbrook Episodes "Pay Up" & "The Past, Present and Murder"
2010 CSI:Miami Dominic Cross Episode "Miami, We Have a Problem"
Once Fallen August – Age 21
2011 Nikita Nathan Colville 6 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Parker Gaffney/Thomas Gaffney Episode "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap"
Keeping Up with the Randalls Will Randall
2012 Grey’s Anatomy Kevin Banks Episode: "Moment of Truth"
Matchmaker Santa Justin Greene TV movie

Personal life

Thad Luckinbill has an identical twin brother, Trent, who is 12 minutes younger. Trent Luckinbill is a lawyer who lives in Los Angeles, ca In the final episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap", Trent briefly appeared as the identical twin murder victim/corpse lying beside the murder victim/corpse of the character played by Thad.

Luckinbill married Young and the Restless co-star Amelia Heinle in March 2007 while their characters were also married on the show. He is stepfather to Amelia’s son, August Weatherly, and the couple welcomed their first child together, a son, Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill, Jr. on November 2, 2007. via Celebrity Baby Blog; Retrieved 13 November 2007 via SOAPnet; Retrieved 13 November 2007 They welcomed their second child, daughter Georgia March Luckinbill, on December 17, 2009.

Luckinbill enjoys playing volleyball, surfing, boxing and going to the gym. He occasionally plays for the Hollywood Knights basketball team. He majored in business finance at the University of Oklahoma.