Dean Haglund | |
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| Haglund in 2013 | |
| Born | July 29, 1965 Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Dean Haglund (born July 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor, known for the role of Richard "Ringo" Langly, one of The Lone Gunmen on The X-Files . Haglund is also a stand-up comedian, specializing in improvisational comedy, including work with the Vancouver TheatreSports League. In addition to The X-Files, he played the voice of Sid in Tom Sawyer , Haglund also portrayed Langly in the spin-off The Lone Gunmen , which aired thirteen episodes in 2001. He is the inventor of the Chill Pak, a commercial external cooling product for laptop computers. [1]
Haglund was born in Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada, and is the son of a structural engineer. [2] His father is Swedish. [3]
After his roles on X-Files and The Lone Gunmen , Haglund appeared briefly in a documentary-style production called "From Here to Andromeda", released in 2007. The production has UFOs and extraterrestrials as a central theme. [4] On October 30, 2009, he hosted Ghost Adventures Live on the Travel Channel. [5] In a throwback to X-Files, Dean appeared in episode 95 of Bones as restaurant owner Blaine Miller in Roswell where Booth and Bones are sent to investigate a possible extraterrestrial sighting. [6] He was on the advisory board of Sci-Fest, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014. [7]
In June 2015, Haglund emigrated to Sydney, Australia with his girlfriend and their two dogs, and now lives in Newtown. [8] Haglund's relocation to Australia nearly resulted in the removal of a planned cameo by the Lone Gunmen in the episode "Babylon" of the revived tenth season of The X-Files. However, he was informed by Bruce Harwood that the producers were looking for him, and contacted them to film the appearance. [9] He currently hosts the Chillpak Hollywood Hour podcast, [10] where he discusses all things Hollywood with independent filmmaker Phil Leirness.