{{short description|American actor (born 1984)}} {{Infobox person | image = <!-- No non-free images for living people --> | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|25}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | education = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2010–present | spouse = | website = | alma_mater =University of Florida (BA) }}
'''Lenny Platt''' (born July 25, 1984) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 2010 to 2012 and FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller ''Quantico'' in 2016.
==Early life== Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Platt moved with his family to Florida at age 12.<ref name="SOD bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/lenny-platt-bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913114458/http://soapoperadigest.com/lenny-platt-bio |title=Lenny Platt Bio |work=Soap Opera Digest |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> He graduated in criminology from the University of Florida in 2006.<ref name="SOD bio"/><ref name="UF 2010-10">{{cite web |url=http://magazine.ufl.edu/2010/10/gator-soap-star/ |title=Gator Soap Star |first=Cinnamon |last=Blair |date=October 29, 2010 |access-date=October 26, 2014 |publisher=University of Florida |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026224113/http://magazine.ufl.edu/2010/10/gator-soap-star/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 }}</ref>
==Career== Platt began portraying the recurring role of Nate Salinger on the US daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' in April 2010, and was put on contract with the series in October 2010.<ref name="Soaps.com 2010-10">{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/12665/One_Life_To_Lives_Lenny_Platts_Contract_Status/ |title=''One Life To Live'': Lenny Platt's Contract Status |date=October 26, 2010 |publisher=Soaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026225031/http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/12665/One_Life_To_Lives_Lenny_Platts_Contract_Status/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Fairman 2010-10">{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/lenny-platt-put-on-contract-at-one-life-to-live/2010/10/26/ |title=Lenny Platt put on contract at ''One Life to Live''! |date=October 26, 2010 |work=On-Air On-Soaps |first=Michael |last=Fairman |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120104542/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/lenny-platt-put-on-contract-at-one-life-to-live/2010/10/26/ |archive-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His last appearance on ''One Life to Live'' was in January 2012 when the show was cancelled by ABC.<ref name="LA Times cancel">{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-apr-15-la-fi-ct-soaps-20110415-story.html | work=The Los Angeles Times | first=Meg | last=James | title=ABC ending soaps ''All My Children'' and ''One Life to Live'' | date=April 15, 2011 |access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Deadline suspended">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=November 23, 2011|title=It's Official: ''One Life To Live'' And ''All My Children'' Won't Continue Online|url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/its-official-one-life-to-live-and-all-my-children-wont-continue-online-197987/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Platt next played guest roles on two other New York-based series, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''Blue Bloods'', in 2013.<ref name="Soaps SVU">{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32509/One_Life_To_Live_Soap_Digest/ |title=Soap Digest: Lenny Platt in ''Law & Order: SVU'' |date=April 9, 2013 |publisher=Soaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026235548/http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32509/One_Life_To_Live_Soap_Digest/ |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Soaps Blue">{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32095/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325025627/http://soaps.sheknows.com/onelifetolive/news/id/32095/ |title=Soap Digest: Lenny Platt on ''Blue Bloods'' |date=March 13, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |publisher=Soaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> He also voiced the character Gianni in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto V''.<ref name="Soaps Murder">{{cite web |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/latestnews/id/40383/Soap_Opera_Actors_Where_Are_They_Now/ |title=Soap Opera Actors: Where Are They Now? |publisher=Soaps.com |date=October 8, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317021155/http://soaps.sheknows.com/latestnews/id/40383/Soap_Opera_Actors_Where_Are_They_Now/ |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Platt appeared in multiple episodes of ABC's ''How to Get Away with Murder'' as college quarterback Griffin O'Reilly in 2014 and 2015.<ref name="Soaps Murder"/><ref name="EW 2014-10">{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/01/how-to-get-away-with-murder-suspects-spoilers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003123721/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/01/how-to-get-away-with-murder-suspects-spoilers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 3, 2014 |title=''How to Get Away with Murder'': Who's really the murderer? |first=Natalie |last=Abrams |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 1, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="We Love Soaps Murder">{{cite web |url=http://www.welovesoaps.net/2014/09/lenny-platt-plays-griffin-oreilly-in.html |title=Guest Stars Update: Lenny Platt plays Griffin O'Reilly in ''How to Get Away with Murder'' |first=Kevin |last=Mulcahy Jr. |website=We Love Soaps |date=September 25, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Alligator 2014-09">{{cite web |url=http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_aa64c680-4858-11e4-80d5-4b3fcbc09c3a.html |title=Alumnus appears on ABC show ''How to Get Away With Murder'' |first=Alyssa |last=Fisher |work=The Independent Florida Alligator |date=September 30, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, Platt portrayed the recurring role of FBI recruit Drew Perales on the ABC thriller ''Quantico''.<ref name="Deadline Quantico">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/quantico-cast-jay-armstrong-johnson-lenny-platt-li-jun-li-recurring-1201637376/|title=''Quantico'' Adds Three Recurring To Cast |first=Denise |last=Petski|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="TVL Quantico">{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/11/24/quantico-lenny-platt-drew-season-1-cast/|title=''Quantico'' Casts Lenny Platt as Drew Perales |first=Kimberly |last=Roots|publisher=TVLine |date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Hypable Quantico">{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/quantico-nat-lenny-platt-interview/|title=Get to know new NAT Lenny Platt from ''Quantico''|publisher=Hypable |first=Lily |last=Olsen |date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
On February 24, 2017, it was announced that Platt was cast in a recurring role as Felix in the CBS television pilot ''Perfect Citizen''.<ref name="Deadline Perfect Citizen">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/lenny-platt-perfect-citizen-demetrius-grosse-for-god-and-country-pilot-castings-1201976505/|title=Lenny Platt Joins CBS Pilot ''Perfect Citizen''; Demetrius Grosse Cast In NBC's ''For God And Country''|last = Pedersen|first = Erik|date = February 24, 2017|publisher = Deadline Hollywood|access-date = October 29, 2017}}</ref> However, the network passed on the pilot in May 2017.<ref name="CBS Passes on Perfect Citizen">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvratingsguide.com/2017/05/perfect-citizen-passed-on-by-cbs.html|title=''Perfect Citizen'' Passed On by CBS|last = Bunch|first = Rebecca|date = May 13, 2017|publisher = The TV Ratings Guide|access-date = October 29, 2017}}</ref>
Recently, Platt starred as Sgt. Kyle Ormond in the National Geographic miniseries ''The Hot Zone''.<ref name="Hot Zone meaww">{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/the-hot-zone-lenny-platt-comic-relief-in-the-drama-about-the-ebola-virus-outbreak-nat-geo|title=''The Hot Zone''{{'s}} Lenny Platt says working on Nat Geo's Ebola mini-series "made me more germaphobic than I ever was"|last=Bandyopadhyay|first=Alakananda|work=Meaww|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hot Zone talknerdy">{{cite web|url=https://talknerdywithus.com/2019/05/exclusive-interview-with-the-hot-zones-lenny-platt/|title=Exclusive Interview with ''The Hot Zone''{{'s}} Lenny Platt|last=Kramer|first=Bryna|work=Talk Nerdy With Us|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Project ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2010–2012 || ''One Life to Live'' || Nate Salinger || Contract || <ref name="Soaps.com 2010-10"/><ref name="Fairman 2010-10"/> |- |rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' || Travis Holmes || Episode: "Girl Dishonored" (Season 14) || <ref name="Soaps SVU"/> |- || ''Blue Bloods'' || Joe Ferraro || 2 episodes || <ref name="Soaps Blue"/> |- | 2014–2015 || ''How to Get Away with Murder'' || Griffin O'Reilly || 5 episodes || <ref name="Soaps Murder"/><ref name="EW 2014-10"/><ref name="We Love Soaps Murder"/><ref name="Alligator 2014-09"/> |- | 2015 || ''Gotham'' || Luke Garrett || 2 episodes || |- | 2016 || ''Quantico'' || Drew Perales || Recurring || <ref name="Deadline Quantico"/><ref name="TVL Quantico"/><ref name="Hypable Quantico"/> |- | 2018 || ''Perfect Citizen'' || Felix || Unsold television pilot || <ref name="Deadline Perfect Citizen"/><ref name="CBS Passes on Perfect Citizen"/> |- | 2019 || ''The Hot Zone'' || Sgt. Kyle Ormond || Recurring, 6 episodes || <ref name="Hot Zone meaww"/><ref name="Hot Zone talknerdy"/> |- | 2019–2020 || ''NCIS: New Orleans'' || Detective David Cabrera || 2 episodes || |- |2026 | ''Daredevil: Born Again'' | Lieutenant Governor Gomez | 3 episodes |}
===Film=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Project ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2025 || ''The Dutchman'' || Officer Barnes || || |}
===Video games=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | References |- | 2013 || ''Grand Theft Auto V'' || Gianni || <ref name="Soaps Murder"/> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|3095723}} * {{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/one-life-to-live/the-david-gregory-nicolas-robuck-lenny-platt-interview-one-life-to-live/2010/09/02/ |title=The David Gregory, Nicolas Robuck & Lenny Platt Interview – ''One Life to Live'' |date=September 2, 2010 |publisher=MichaelFairmanSoaps.com |access-date=October 26, 2014}}
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