Yani Gellman
Yani Gellman (born September 2, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actor, known for playing Paolo Valisari in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Garrett Reynolds in Pretty Little Liars and Diego Flores in 90210.
Yani Gellman

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- Born
- 2 September 1985
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English · Spanish
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Yani Gellman (born September 2, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actor, known for playing Paolo Valisari in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Garrett Reynolds in Pretty Little Liars and Diego Flores in 90210.
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Yani Gellman (born 1978) is an actor, film actor and television actor, of Canadian nationality. The actor was born in Toronto. Languages used include English and Spanish.
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• Born — 2 September 1985 • Birthplace — Miami, Florida, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1998–present
Early life
Early life
Gellman was born in Miami, Florida, to a Canadian father and an Australian mother, and lived in North York, Canada. He is of Russian Jewish, English, and Spanish descent. He was named after a family friend, writer Jan Yoors. His father was a reporter, and the family frequently moved during Gellman's childhood, living in Australia, Spain, and Texas before settling in Toronto. Gellman speaks Spanish, having learned it during his time living in Spain. He has a university degree in political science.
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Career
Gellman's acting debut was in a 1998 episode of the television series, Animorphs. After appearing in several more television productions, he was cast in supporting roles in the 2000 film, Urban Legends: Final Cut and in 2001's Jason X. In both films, his characters eventually became victims of serial killers. He appeared in 2002's The Matthew Shepard Story as Pablo, the love interest of the title character. Gellman became known among teenage audiences after playing the part of Paolo Valisari, an Italian pop singer and the main antagonist of 2003's The Lizzie McGuire Movie. He has been cast in the Canadian series Monster Warriors. From 2008 to 2012 he played Rafe Torres in the long-running soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Gellman has also appeared as a model in numerous print ads, including Omega watches. He made a cameo in Degrassi Goes Hollywood, as well as playing Pete in multiple episodes of "Greek". He has recently played the role of police officer, Garrett Reynolds in hit TV show Pretty Little Liars. He has also starred as Diego in the hit TV show 90210. In 2017, Gellman appeared in the underwater survival thriller film 47 Meters Down which was released in theaters on 16 June 2017.
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Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — Goosebumps — Young Man — 2 episodes • Animorphs — Brad — Episode: "The Forgotten" • 2000 — data-sort-value="Famous Jett Jackson, The" | The Famous Jett Jackson — JB Follower — Episode: "What You Wish For" • 2001 — Blue Murder — Patrick Lee — Episode: "All Saints" • Sex, Lies & Obsession — Romeo — Television film • Boss of Bosses — Young Paul Castellano • 2002 — data-sort-value="Matthew Shepard Story, The" | The Matthew Shepard Story — Pablo • Mentors — King Tutankhamen — Episode: "Cursed" • Tru Confessions — Billy — Television film • Guinevere Jones — Michael Medina — Lead role (26 episodes) • 2003–2004 — Wild Card — Ryder — Recurring role, 8 episodes • 2006–2007 — Monster Warriors — Antonio — Lead role • 2007 — Trapped — Carlitos — Documentary series • 2008–2012 — data-sort-value="Young and the Restless, The" | The Young and the Restless — Rafe Torres — 86 episodes • 2009 — Degrassi Goes Hollywood — The Shores Boy — Television film • Lincoln Heights — Marco Gutierrez — 2 episodes • 2010 — Greek — Pete / Omega Chi — 3 episodes • 2011–2012 — Pretty Little Liars — Officer Garrett Reynolds — Recurring role (23 episodes) • 2012 — 90210 — Diego Flores — 7 episodes • data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist — Julian Gallego — Episode: "Devil's Cherry" • Beauty & the Beast — Sam — Episode: "All In" • 2013 — Criminal Minds — Mitchell Ruiz — Episode: "Broken" • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Doug Lasky — Episode: "Ghosts of the Past" • data-sort-value="Client List, The" | The Client List — Diego Shankman — Episode: "I Miss Back Then" • Category 5 — Pete Keller — Television film • 2014 — Castle — Manny Castro — Episode: "Law & Boarder" • Major Crimes — Dante — Episode: "Major Crimes" • 2015 — Trigger Point — Jared Church — Television film • Blood & Oil — A.J. Menendez — Episode: "Pilot" • iZombie — Gabriel — 2 episodes • CSI: Cyber — Jackson Richmond — Episode: "Shades of Grey" • 2017 — data-sort-value="Psycho She Met Online, The" | The Psycho She Met Online — Tyler Hexley — Television film • data-sort-value="Saint, The" | The Saint — Doyle Cosentino • 2018 — Dynasty — Manuel — 3 episodes • 2019 — Bosch — Jose Esquivel Jr. — 4 episodes • 2024 — data-sort-value="Bestselling Kind of Love, A" | A Bestselling Kind of Love — Tom — Television film
Web
Web
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2012 — Pretty Dirty Secrets — Garrett Reynolds — Episode: "I'm a Free Man"
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — Urban Legends: Final Cut — Rob • 2001 — Jason X — Stoney • 2003 — data-sort-value="Lizzie McGuire Movie, The" | The Lizzie McGuire Movie — Paolo Valisari • 2013 — Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th — Himself — Documentary film • 2017 — 47 Meters Down — Louis • 2023 — Departing Seniors — Mr. Arda
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