Jonathan Keltz Talks Reign Season 3 And Leith's Romantic Woes ...

Reign‘s Jonathan Keltz is a mashup of nationalities these days, as an American-Canadian actor playing a Frenchman with a British accent.

It’s enough to make your head spin!

You might remember him from his Entourage days, when he played assistant to the eccentric Ari Gold. Or maybe you caught him in the hilarious 21 and Over comedy film. When he’s not sword fighting in 16th century France on Reign, he’s guest starring in Season 2 of Man Seeking Woman, but you’ll have to wait until 2016 for that one!

I got the chance to talk with Jonathan Keltz about how he got into acting, the social media craze, and what’s next for Leith Bayard on Reign.

Originally from New York, Keltz spent his formative years in the U.S before moving to Toronto for high school, which is what first sparked the urge to get into television. “The industry is so strong here [in Toronto]. I was able to sign with an agent and get into it, and then it sort of snowballed from there,” Keltz explained.

When you hear ‘New York City’ and ‘acting’ in the same sentence, you almost immediately think Broadway and musical theater. Unfortunately, while Keltz loves the theater and never ruled out the possibility of Broadway, he says he has one major obstacle keeping him from being the next Phantom of the Opera. “I’m not much of a singer, so the musical thing — I would not be the guy. Maybe a Sam Shepard re-launch, but not the musicals.”

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Does that mean we’ll never get a musical episode of Reign? Bummer.

Keltz lucked out, snagging a role on Reign because it just so happens to film predominantly in Toronto. He likes filming close to home, so to speak. “My parents are still here, all my buddies from high school are still here, so it’s great,” Keltz stated. “I’ve got some real nice roots here, so of all the places to be randomly relocated for a show, this pretty much was the best.”

On the topic of social media and the extremely passionate fan base that exists for the show online, Keltz said that he’s been fortunate to receive only positive and enthusiastic energy from fans. “It’s definitely been a shift, but it’s been a lovely experience so far. I like live tweeting and all that, it adds another interactive layer to everything.”

This season, Reign is off to a great start, dealing with the political intrigue of the growing tension between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth in England. Leith has managed to stay out of the politics for the most part, but that doesn’t mean he’s kept himself out of trouble.

Recently, Leith confessed to Princess Claude that he might have developed some growing feelings for her, a confession which Claude didn’t exactly reject. But will a romance brew between those two this year?

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When asked about their future, Keltz worried that Leith might be setting himself up for heartbreak again.

“I think it’s tricky, especially in the nature in which they met. The relationship started at a point where Leith was so vulnerable, coming out of this situation with Greer, and on top of that, it’s been a very bicker-y, banter-y back and forth. I think that can sort of breed feelings,” Keltz said. “I think we’ll have to see what happens. Leith has already gotten himself in trouble with this kind of thing before, and this is now dealing with a princess. Leith has a heart that likes to get him in trouble, that’s for sure.”

Fans do love to see him in this particular kind of trouble. The princess and the kitchen boy? Who wouldn’t fall in love with a forbidden romance like that?

Leith’s heart isn’t the only source of danger this year, though. Keltz reminded us now that Francis is at death’s door, Leith might be losing an important and powerful friend at court. “He’s the reason Leith is where he is and protected at court in the way that he has been,” Keltz stated. “It also puts him in a challenging position, you know, with ‘Once my best friend is gone, where will I be left? Who will my allies be at court?'”

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Be sure to catch Jonathan Keltz on Reign, airing Fridays at 8/7c on The CW.

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Lindsay MacDonald

Lindsay is an associate editor for Tell-Tale TV. She is a writer, viewer, and internet addict. Her obsession with TV started with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and has been going strong ever since; current favorites include Scandal, The 100, The Walking Dead, and Arrow. She considers a perfect Friday night to be a joint-cuddle-session between an adorable puppy dog and her Netflix queue. Follow @lindsayjoane