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Drew Van Acker

Drew Van Acker

An American actor and model. He moved a lot as a child before settling in Medford, New Jersey at the age of 10. He practiced almost every sport, including: soccer, lacrosse, wrestling and basketball. Drew’s true passion, though, was acting, so he joined his high school drama classes. It all started by watching the Star Wars trilogy along with films that featured Robert De Niro in a starring role. His soccer abilities lead him to receive a soccer scholarship to Towson University in Maryland. While attending Towson, Drew took a number of theater courses in order to re-focus on acting. By his sophomore year in 2005, he had an encounter with a talent scout from ProScout (one of the United States’ leading talent agencies) and moved to New York City. It all began with a few years of notable modeling work, the majority as an underwear model, for International Jock, Abercrombie & Fitch, and American Eagle. He also served as an extra. Drew did some background work in 2006′s The Good Shepherd, which starred none other than Robert De Niro. After working with B-1 Models in New York City, he made the move to Los Angeles to pursue the transition to acting. He soon signed with Shepard Smith Management, followed by the WME agency (William Morris/ Endeavor). His first credited role came as Donny Kendall on ABC’s Castle, a murder victim and son of a once wealthy family gone broke. Next came 12 WB.com webisodes of The Lake. Followed by an episode of ABC Family’s Greek, all in 2009. His acting credits also include Fortress, an action independent film. His break came in 2010 as the lead in the live-action Cartoon Network show Tower Prep, where he played Ian Archer, a teen suspended from high school who wakes up in a mysterious prep school, unaware of where he is or how to get out. While filming in Vancouver, he caught the eye of executive producer Glen Morgan (known for his work on TV shows such as X-Files and whose movie credits include Willard and Final Destination). It turns out, Morgan was a good friend of a producer working on Pretty Little Liars, a show based on a popular series of books that was looking for an actor to replace Parker Bagley, who had been playing the role of Jason DiLaurentis, after its successful first season. They set up a meeting and said Drew would be perfect for the role. He joined the cast of Pretty Little Liars when the 2nd Season began. When Drew debuted as the new Jason, he was quickly adopted by fans, with Sara Shepard, the writer of the original book series, even taking to Twitter to say he was more like the character she had imagined on paper.

Personal information

Birthday

1986-04-02

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Camouflage

Camouflage

2014

9.0

Movie
poster

Castle

2009

8.0

TV
Crimson Blues

Crimson Blues

0.0

Movie
poster

Devious Maids

2013

7.1

TV
Fortress

Fortress

2012

5.5

Movie
poster

Greek

2007

6.6

TV
poster

Hell's Kitchen

2005

6.8

TV
Last Survivors

Last Survivors

2021

5.4

Movie
Life Like

Life Like

2019

6.2

Movie
Orion

Orion

0.0

Movie
poster

Pretty Little Liars

2010

8.0

TV
Spy Intervention

Spy Intervention

2020

4.5

Movie
poster

The Lake

2009

0.0

TV
poster

Titans

2018

7.9

TV
poster

Tower Prep

2010

7.9

TV
poster

Training Day

2017

5.6

TV
Webcam

Webcam

2024

6.0

Movie