Justin Hartley Then and Now

Young Justin Hartley with spiky hair at a Comic-Con 2010 panel during his Smallville years as Oliver Queen — Photo: vagueonthehow (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Justin Hartley in 2010 at Comic-Con, while starring as Oliver Queen on Smallville.

Justin Hartley is 49 and leading one of the biggest shows on network TV. 🌟

Best known as Kevin Pearson on This Is Us and now as Colter Shaw on CBS’s Tracker, Hartley has gone from soap newcomer to one of television’s most reliable leading men.

👶 The Early Years: Soaps to Smallville

Justin Hartley was born on January 29, 1977, and raised in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, Illinois.

He started on daytime TV, playing Fox Crane on the soap Passions, before landing his breakout primetime role as Oliver Queen — Green Arrow — on Smallville. The photo above shows him at Comic-Con in 2010, right in the middle of that run. 🏹

📺 The Middle Years: This Is Us

In 2016, Hartley joined the cast of NBC’s This Is Us as Kevin Pearson, the actor-brother of the Pearson family. The show became a cultural phenomenon and ran for six seasons until 2022. 😭

Our Mandy Moore then and now profile covers the co-star who played his on-screen mother, Rebecca Pearson.

He also starred in the Netflix holiday romance The Noel Diary in 2022. 🎄

🔥 Justin Hartley Now (2026)

Hartley headlines CBS’s Tracker as Colter Shaw, the lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country in his Airstream helping people and law enforcement find missing persons for reward money. The show is based on Jeffery Deaver’s novel The Never Game. 🕵️

Season 3 premiered on October 19, 2025, and concluded on May 24, 2026, with 22 episodes. After CBS renewed the hit series in January 2026, season 4 premiered on October 4, 2026 — airing Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT and streaming on Paramount+. 📺

Off screen, Hartley is married to actress Sofia Pernas — the two wed in 2021 after meeting on The Young and the Restless. She even appears on Tracker as Billie Matalon, Colter’s fellow reward-seeker. 💑

He’s also a dad to daughter Isabella, from his first marriage. 👨‍👧

For another network-TV favorite who headlined her own hit drama, see our Ginnifer Goodwin then and now profile.

Justin Hartley with short dark hair and light stubble smiling at a Televerse event in 2026, now headlining CBS's Tracker — Photo: Kevin Paul (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Justin Hartley in 2026, starring in season 4 of Tracker on CBS.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Justin Hartley?

Justin Hartley is 49. He was born on January 29, 1977.

Is Tracker coming back for season 4?

Yes — Tracker season 4 premiered on October 4, 2026, on CBS, airing Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT and streaming on Paramount+. CBS renewed the series in January 2026.

Who is Justin Hartley married to?

He’s been married to actress Sofia Pernas since 2021. They met on The Young and the Restless, and she plays Billie Matalon on Tracker.

Was Justin Hartley on Smallville?

Yes — he played Oliver Queen, a.k.a. Green Arrow, on Smallville from 2006 to 2011.

Was Justin Hartley on This Is Us?

Yes — he played Kevin Pearson on all six seasons of NBC’s This Is Us (2016–2022).

What is Tracker about?

Tracker follows Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country in his Airstream helping people and law enforcement find missing persons for reward money. It’s based on Jeffery Deaver’s 2019 novel The Never Game.