'Gemini Division' to 'The Noel Diary': Justin Hartley's notable projects
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Hollywood film and TV actor and voice artist Justin Hartley is celebrating his 47th birthday on Monday. Best known for NBC's long-running emotional drama show This Is Us, Hartley has been active in showbiz since 2002, also occasionally working as an executive director and a director. On Hartley's birthday, cast a glance at some of his most popular projects beyond This Is Us.
#1
'The Young and the Restless' (1973-)
Popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, which has spawned over 12,000 episodes, featured Hartley as Adam Newman (2014-16). While coming aboard, Hartley said, "I'm so pumped about [it]...I watch it all the time and can't wait to get in there and get my hands dirty!" "I have great respect for daytime drama. I love the branding...the style... I love good soap!"
#2
'The Challenger'
Recipient of multiple awards at different film festivals, The Challengers starred Hartley as James, a boxing champion. Kent Moran both directed it and starred, with additional performances by Michael Clarke Duncan, S Epatha Merkerson, and Hartley's former wife Lindsay Hartley. Letterboxd describes the film as, "A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life."
#3
'Gemini Division' (2008)
Hartley played super soldier Nick Korda in 12 episodes of Gemini Division, a sci-fi show with episodes as short as five to seven minutes. IMDb says, "Gemini Division features NYPD undercover Detective Anna Diaz as a street-wise and tough-as-nails New York cop forced to live dual lives." "After secreting herself away for so long, Diaz sees [Korda] as almost too good to be true."
#4
'The Noel Diary' (2022)
Netflix's Christmas movie The Noel Diary was released on the platform in November 2022. Directed by Charles Shyer, it extracts its story from a novel of the same name by Richard Paul Evans. Hartley played a best-selling author, Jack, who goes to his native home after two decades following the death of his mother. Barrett Doss, Essence Atkins, and Bonnie Bedelia co-starred in it.