Background
Hartley was born in Ravenna, Ohio, the son of Michele and Rei Hartley.
Hartley was born in Ravenna, Ohio, the son of Michele and Rei Hartley.
He attended Rootstown Elementary School in Portage County, Ohio.
He has an older sister, Danielle. He began his career in 1997 at the age of five by performing magic for his family and friends. Soon after he moved to Los Angeles, he immediately began acting classes and pursuing a professional acting career.
Nate"s passion to perform began at the age of five with community theater performances, commercials and magic shows.
He continued to hone his craft with improvisation and acting classes, leading him to choose a career in acting, writing and directing. Company-writing his first feature film, "ImagiGary" which he also starred in, released December 2015, as well as a television series, "Addicts Anonymous", in 2013.
He"s written commercials for luxury car brands like Aston Martin and Mercedes Benz as well as many short films with Advent Films. Additional television credits include a popular recurring role on the American Broadcasting Company show "The Goldbergs", a recurring role on the TruTV show, "Those Who Can"t" and a guest star performance as an autistic teen on TNT"s "Perception" in 2014.
Recent performances in film include, "Like, Share, Follow", "Behaving Badly", "Hello, My Name is Frank", and "Feels So Good".
His television appearances include Disney shows, "Zeke and Luther", "J.O.N.A.S!", "Hannah Montana",and many other network shows, "Unfabulous". "iCarly", "Rita Rocks", "Computer Society of India", "NTSF:South Dakota-SUV", "Best Friends Forever", "New Girl", and "The Flipside". Nate played a lead role in a feature film, "Drillbit Taylor", in 2008.
Additional films include "Role Models", "South Dakota", "The Space Between", and "Dirty Girl".
Nate was born in Ravenna, Ohio, near the Akron/Canton area.
Nate continues to perform and study at Second City in Hollywood as well as perform stand up comedy shows at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
His years of performing magic for family and friends paid off when he became accepted as a professional member of the Hollywood Magic Castle"s Junior Magician Society. He was accepted as a junior member of the Hollywood Magic Castle in 2006.