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Actor

1986-04-02 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Male

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Drew Van Acker (born April 2, 1986) is an American actor, model and producer. He is known for playing Jason DiLaurentis, the older brother of Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), on Freeform's Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) and Ian Archer in Cartoon Network's Tower Prep (2010). He has also starred as Remi Delatour on Lifetime's Devious Maids (2013–2015), and as Detective Tommy Campbell on the 2017 CBS police drama Training Day. Van Acker also starred in Addison Rae's music video for "Diet Pepsi".

Early life

Van Acker was born on April 2, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but lived in Medford, New Jersey his entire life. Van Acker is of Belgian descent. He attended Shawnee High School, where he began acting in their high school drama classes, where he also played on his school's soccer and lacrosse teams. His soccer abilities led him to receive a scholarship to Towson University in Maryland. While attending Towson, Van Acker took a number of theater courses in order to refocus on acting. He then made the decision to move to New York City, followed by a move to Los Angeles.

Career

Van Acker's acting credits include Castle and ABC Family's Greek, as well co-starring in the TheWB.com series The Lake.

In 2010, Van Acker starred in the short-lived Cartoon Network live-action series Tower Prep. In June 2011, it was announced he had joined the cast of Pretty Little Liars as Jason DiLaurentis for the second season. Van Acker next appeared on Lifetime's Devious Maids as Remi Delatour. In 2017, he joined the CBS police drama Training Day as Detective Tommy Campbell. In 2019, Van Acker appeared as Garth/Aqualad in the DC Universe series Titans.