# Thad Luckinbill

Thaddeus Rowe Luckinbill (born April 24, 1975) is an American actor and producer best known for playing J.T. Hellstrom on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, from August 1999 to November 2010. He reprised the role of J.T. from December 2017 to April 2018, again in March 2019, and again in May 2023.

## Personal life

Thad Luckinbill has an identical twin brother, Trent, who is 12 minutes his junior. Trent Luckinbill is a lawyer who lives in Los Angeles. In the final episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap", Trent briefly appeared as the identical twin murder victim/corpse lying beside the murder victim/corpse of the character played by Thad.
Luckinbill married Young and the Restless co-star Amelia Heinle in March 2007 while their characters were also married on the show. He is stepfather to Heinle's son, August, from her previous marriage to Michael Weatherly. Their first child together, a son, Thaddeus Rowe, was born on November 2, 2007. Their second child, a daughter, Georgia March, was born on December 17, 2009. On March 1, 2017, Luckinbill filed for divorce from Heinle, citing "irreconcilable differences", but as of late 2019, they were not divorced.
Luckinbill enjoys playing volleyball, surfing, boxing, and going to the gym. He occasionally plays for the Hollywood Knights basketball team. He majored in business finance at the University of Oklahoma.
Luckinbill is a cousin of fellow actor Laurence Luckinbill, the son-in-law of comedienne Lucille Ball and husband to entertainer Luci Arnaz, and more distantly related to film directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski.

## Acting career
### Television

In addition to his role as J.T. Hellstrom on The Young and the Restless, Thad Luckinbill has guest-starred on several primetime television shows, including Undressed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Providence, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Nash Bridges, 8 Simple Rules, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, Nip/Tuck, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Major Crimes. He was a recurring character on The CW show Nikita completing six episodes as Nathan, the neighbor and love interest of Alexandra Udinov (Lyndsy Fonseca), before the show was cancelled after its fourth season. Fonseca was also Luckinbill's former Young and the Restless co-star.
In 2000, Luckinbill was also featured in an episode of the MTV documentary series True Life and appeared in Madonna's "Don't Tell Me" video as the cowboy who was thrown from his horse at the end of the song. On November 3, 2017, it was announced that Luckinbill would reprise his portrayal of J.T. on The Young and the Restless, beginning December 12, 2017. His run ended on April 13, 2018, when J.T. was hit on the back of the head by Nikki Newman with a fireplace poker and presumed dead. In February 2019, Luckinbill was announced to be once again be returning to the show. He returned during the final moments of the March 19, 2019, episode to reveal he had not died. He later departed March 28, 2019. On March 24, 2023, Luckinbill was announced to be reprise the role of J.T. for a one-time special-guest appearance on May 2, 2023.

### Film

In 2023, Thad Luckinbill played the role of home contractor Peter in action thriller Reptile, which he also produced alongside his twin, Trent.

## Producer

In 2013, Thad, with Trent and producer Molly Smith (producer of P.S. I Love You and The Blind Side) started a production company called Black Label Media. The production company has worked with A-listers such as Reese Witherspoon, Emily Blunt, and Jake Gyllenhaal, producing films including Sicario starring Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio del Toro, The Good Lie starring Witherspoon, and Demolition starring Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper.
In 2023, both Thad and Trent Luckinbill produced critically acclaimed film Reptile, teaming up once again with lead actor Benicio del Toro. Thad also plays the character of ‘Peter’, a home contractor, in the movie, alongside Justin Timberlake and Alicia Silverstone.
On October 10, 2023, Reptile earned the number-one spot for English-language films around the world on Netflix with 19.9 million views for the week, that being its second week in a row as the most-viewed English language film globally on Netflix.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Task Force 2001 | Gary | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Boyz II Men | Faux boy band model | Segment "Crush" |
| 2003 | Just Married | Willie McNerney | |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Todd | |
| 2005 | 5 Stages of Grief | Manuel | Short film |
| 2006 | The Shadow Effect | Steve Sexly | Short film |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | Soldier #1 | |
| 2007 | Grampa's Cabin | Older Jake (voice) | Short film |
| 2008 | The Essence of Depp | JB | |
| 2014 | The Good Lie | Matt | Producer |
| 2015 | Breaking a Monster | | Documentary; producer |
| 2015 | Sicario | | Producer |
| 2015 | Demolition | | Producer |
| 2016 | La La Land | | Executive producer |
| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | | Producer |
| 2017 | Only the Brave | Scott Norris | Also producer |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Vern Michaels | Also producer |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | | Producer |
| 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | | Producer |
| 2021 | Broken Diamonds | | Producer |
| 2022 | Devotion | Peters | Also producer |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | | Producer |
| 2023 | Reptile | Peter | Completed; also producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Undressed | Kyle | Recurring role (season 1), 9 episodes |
| 1999–2010, 2017–2019, 2023 | The Young and the Restless | J.T. Hellstrom | Role held: August 27, 1999 – November 5, 2010; December 12, 2017 – April 13, 2018; March 19–28, 2019; May 2, 2023 |
| 2001 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Sean Hexton | Episode: "Witchright Hall" |
| 2001 | Nash Bridges | Young Bobby Bridges | Episode: "Quack Fever" |
| 2002 | The Division | Josh Costa | Episode: "A Priori" |
| 2002 | Providence | Jack Finch | Episode: "The Whole Truth" |
| 2002 | JAG | PO1 Moritz | Episode: "In Thin Air" |
| 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | R.J. Brooks | Episode: "Him" |
| 2003 | 8 Simple Rules | Donny Doyle | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 5 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Timothy Johnson | Episode: "Bang-Bang" |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Mitchell Skinner | Episode: "Blu Mondae" |
| 2008 | Without a Trace | Tim Collier | Episode: "Article 32" |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Connor Dunbrook | Episodes: "The Past, Present and Murder", "Pay Up" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Grant Harper/Dr. Troy Holdon | Episode: "Stage Fright" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Dominic Cross | Episode: "Miami, We Have a Problem" |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Michael Wilson | Episode: "Blood Moon" |
| 2011 | Nikita | Nathan Colville | Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Parker Gaffney/Thomas Gaffney | Episode: "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap" |
| 2011 | Keeping Up with the Randalls | Will Randall | Television film |
| 2012 | Matchmaker Santa | Justin Greene | Television film |
| 2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Kevin Banks | Episode: "Moment of Truth" |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Tucker Franklin | Episode: "Killer in High Heels" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Hunt Massey | Episode: "Curve Ball" |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | Larry Merrin | Episode: "Mr. Scratch" |
| 2015 | Ballers | Stoops | Episode: "Everything Is Everything" |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | Kyle | Recurring role (season 1), Main role (Season 2) |