Justin Hartley joined the cast of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS in November of 2014 as Adam Newman, the prodigal son of Victor Newman and his ex-wife, Hope Adams. Adam Newman is married to Chelsea Lawson Newman, played by Melissa Claire Egan. In 2016, he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the “Outstanding Lead Actor” category.

           Hartley was born and raised in Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale as well as the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored in history and theater.

               From 2003 to 2006, he played the role of Fox Crane in the daytime drama “Passions.” In 2006, he played the title role in the CW pilot “Aquaman” before recurring as Oliver Queen in “Smallville.” In 2008, he became a series regular and remained on the show until its finale in 2011.

Hartley was a series regular on the medical drama “Emily Owens, MD,” and recurred on “Mistresses” and “Revenge.” Additional TV credits include “Castle,” “Chuck” and “Hart of Dixie.”

His film credits include: “Spring Breakdown,” “A Way With Murder,” “Megafault,” “The Challenger” and “Another Time.”

His birthday is January 29. Follow him on Twitter at @hartleyjustin.