Diego Klattenhoff is a Canadian actor best known for his appearances as Mike Faber in Homeland and FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler in The Blacklist. In addition to these significant roles, he has also played Derek in Whistler, Ivan in Men in Trees, and Shane Oman in Mean Girls.
Klattenhoff trained with renowned Canadian acting trainers such as David Rotenberg, Bruce Clayton, and Rae Ellen Bodie. Mean Girls, in 2004, was his first important acting job. Following that, he appeared in well-known television shows such as Smallville and Stargate SG-1, as well as films such as Lucky Number Slevin in 2006.
Since 2006, he has had recurrent appearances on CBC Television, including Young Jacob in At the Hotel, Derek in Whistler, Ivan Palacinke in ABC’s Men in Trees, and Mike Callahan in NBC’s Mercy.
In Homeland, Klattenhoff plays Mike Faber, a Marine Captain whose close friend returns to the United States after going missing in Iraq eight years before.
Klattenhoff and the rest of the cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast, as well as a PAAFTJ Television Award for Best Cast in a Drama Series twice. He has also appeared as a guest on popular TV shows such as Psych, Supernatural, 24, and Falling Skies.
Diego Klattenhoff Blacklist salary: Diego Klattenhoff’s salary per episode The Blacklist
Diego Klattenhoff reportedly earned $125,000 per episode as The Blacklist cast member.