Brett Dalton

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Brett Dalton
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Dalton in June 2017
Born
Brett Patrick Dalton

(1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 41)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Melissa Trn
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(m. 2015;div. 2019)​
Children1

Brett Patrick Dalton (born January 7, 1983) [1] [2] is an American actor. He is best known for playing Grant Ward and Hive in ABC's series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , as well as Detective Mark Trent in the NBC procedural drama series Found , and Michael "Mike" Munroe in the 2015 video game Until Dawn . He also provided the voice and motion capture for Freyr in God of War: Ragnarök (2022).

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Early life

Dalton graduated in 2001 from Westmont High School in Campbell, California, where he became interested in acting after auditioning for a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest [3] and where he was California Scholarship Federation president and associated student body president. He played the lead in My Favorite Year. After studying at University of California, Berkeley for his undergraduate degree, [3] Dalton received a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama in 2011. [3] [4] [5] One of his Yale classmates was Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. [6] [ better source needed ]

Career

In November 2012, he was cast in a starring role in the Joss Whedon TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Grant Ward and Hive. The series follows character Phil Coulson and his small team of agents, Dalton's character among them. [7] Dalton's other television credits include Blue Bloods , Army Wives, and National Geographic Channel's Killing Lincoln , a Tony and Ridley Scott Production. His theatre credits include Passion Play, Romeo and Juliet, and Happy Now? (Yale Repertory); Sweet Bird of Youth and Demon Dreams (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Macbeth (Macbeth) You Can't Take It With You (Chautauqua Theater Company), and The Understudy (Westport Country Playhouse). [8]

On May 16, 2014, Dalton was cast in indie drama film Lost in Florence as Eric Lombard, a heartbroken former college football star who gets in over his head with a dangerous Florentine sport and alluring local woman, alongside Stana Katic and Emily Atack. [9] [10]

In 2015, Dalton voiced the character Mike in Until Dawn (2015), an action survival horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. In February, Dalton was nominated by the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers for his performance. [11]

Dalton stars in The Resurrection of Gavin Stone , a film released on January 20, 2017, by Walden Media and Vertical Church Films. [12]

In 2021, Dalton was cast in a recurring role in NBC drama series Chicago Fire as Interim Lieutenant Jason Pelham. [13]

Personal life

Brett lived in Los Angeles with his wife Melissa Trn [14] and their daughter, who was born in 2012. [6] [15] [16] He filed for divorce in November 2019. [17]

Filmography

Dalton in 2014 Brett Dalton at PaleyFest 2014.jpg
Dalton in 2014

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
20091:00am GamesTravisShort film
2012SheetsShort film
2014 Beside Still Waters James Miller
2016Trust No OneVictorShort film
2017 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone Gavin Stone
2017 Lost in Florence Eric Lombard
2019ConfidenceOrdinary White ManShort film
2020 Superman: Man of Tomorrow Rudolph "Rudy" Jones / Parasite Voice, Direct-to-video
2023 Justice League: Warworld Bat Lash [18]
2024 Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three Bat Lash, Captain Atom [19]

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007NursesDr. Kurt TaylorUnsold pilot
2012 Blue Bloods Phillip GibsonEpisode: "Collateral Damage"
2012 Army Wives HenryEpisode: "Fatal Reaction"
2013 Killing Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln National Geographic television film
2013–2017 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Grant Ward, Hive Main role (seasons 1, 2, 3), recurring role (season 4); 58 episodes
Won - Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Male Breakout Star (2014)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain (2016)
2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates TalonVoice;
Episode: "Flight of the Feathers"
2015, 2018 Robot Chicken Doctor Manhattan, Various rolesVoice;
2 episodes
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Double Agent HimselfEpisode: "Security Alert"
2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Academy HimselfEpisodes: "Sci-Tech Challenge", "Skydive Challenge", "Inhuman Adaptation"
2017–2019 Milo Murphy's Law BrickVoice;
Recurring role
2018Cooking with LoveStephen Harris Hallmark Channel television film [20]
2018 Elementary Ryan HayesEpisode: "An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains"
2018 Deception Isaac WalkerEpisode: "Loading Up"
2018Once Upon a Christmas MiracleChristopher Dempsey Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel television film [21]
2020Just My TypeMartin Clayborne Hallmark Channel television film
2021 Ghostwriter Captain Vincent3 episodes
2021–2022 Chicago Fire Lieutenant Jason PelhamRecurring role; 9 episodes
2021One December NightJason BedfordHallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel television film
2022 The Equalizer Carter Griffin4 episodes
2023 Hamster & Gretel Mayor MeyerEpisode: "Over the Hill/The Ice Queen Cometh"
2023 Found Mark TrentMain cast

Video games

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Until Dawn Michael "Mike" MunroeVoice and motion capture performance;
Nominated — National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Award for Best Supporting Role in a Drama
2022 Destiny 2: The Witch Queen The WitnessVoice
2022 God of War Ragnarök Freyr Voice and motion capture performance
2023 Destiny 2: Lightfall The WitnessVoice

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  2. ↑ Rose, Mike (January 7, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 7, 2023 includes celebrities Nicolas Cage, Kenny Loggins". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brett Dalton hits jackpot with role in 'Marvel's Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'". Denver Post. September 23, 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Robin Tunney & Sarah Bolger Join 'My All American'; Brett Dalton In 'Tourist'; Tessa Thompson Cast In 'Selma'; Joel Lambert Books 'American Sniper'". Deadline Hollywood. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  10. ↑ "'The Tourist', starring Brett Dalton & Stana Katic, filming in Florence, Italy". On Location Vacations. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nominees". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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  13. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (November 2, 2021). "'Chicago Fire': Brett Dalton Boards NBC Series In A Recurring Role Following Jesse Spencer's Departure". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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