Dustin Milligan

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Milligan in 2021
Born
Dustin Wallace Milligan

(1985-07-28) July 28, 1985 (age 38)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Website dustinmilligan.com

Dustin Wallace Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Ethan Ward on the teen drama television series 90210 from 2008 until 2009, Tom Cummings in the Canadian spy thriller television series X Company from 2015 until 2016, Ted Mullens on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek from 2015 until 2020, and Josh Carter on American television comedy series Rutherford Falls from 2021 until 2022. He has also appeared in a number of films.

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Personal life

Milligan was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the son of Jean Wallace, a former Yellowknife city councillor, and Brian Milligan. [1]

Career

Milligan is known for playing the role of Ted Mullens on Schitt’s Creek and Ethan Ward in The CW's 90210 , a spin-off of the 1990s primetime drama Beverly Hills, 90210 . He was written out of the show at the end of the first season. [2]

His film credits include Final Destination 3 (2006), Slither (2006), The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006), In the Land of Women (2007), Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), The Messengers (2007), and Extract (2009). [3]

Milligan starred in the short-lived primetime suspense drama Runaway , picked up by The CW for its inaugural season in September 2006, but cancelled in October after only three of nine episodes completed had been aired. [4]

He starred in the Canadian network CTV's made-for-TV film Eight Days to Live playing The O.C. star Kelly Rowan's missing son. [5] He has also had minor roles in the television series The Days , Andromeda , The Dead Zone , Alice, I Think , Supernatural and the CBC's Da Vinci's City Hall .

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Milligan in 2011

In 2010, he played Kyle Halsted in the indie action crime drama film Repeaters , co-starring Amanda Crew. [6] In 2011, he starred as Nick in the horror thriller shark movie Shark Night 3D . [7] In 2011, he played Nick Nader in the suspense thriller The Entitled and Rory in the indie film Sisters & Brothers . [8] [9] In 2012, he starred as Sam Reed in the Lifetime Original Movie Love at the Christmas Table co-starring Danica McKellar. [10] He appeared in the Funny or Die video Post Apocalypse News with Elisabeth Hower. [11] In 2013, he played Callum Beck in the indie thriller Ferocious. [12]

In 2014, Milligan starred as Detective Reverend Grizzly Night-Bear in a vintage 1970s "buddy cop" movie Bad City. [13] He played the role of John in the James Wan produced horror film Demonic . [14] In 2015, he landed the main role in the spy thriller TV show X Company , where he played Tom Cummings. [15] He appeared in all six seasons of Schitt's Creek , playing the role of veterinarian Ted Mullens. He had a guest spot as Blaine in the TV show Silicon Valley . [16] Later in 2015, he had a lead role as Ogden in the indie drama Sequoia co-starring Aly Michalka. [17] [18]

In 2016, he starred as Cory in the indie comedy film Me Him Her . [19] The movie was written and directed by Max Landis. He starred as Nicholas Gray in the indie mystery thriller film Primary. [20] He is set to star in the film A Family Man . [21] He plays the role of aggressive young recruiter at Blackridge who is training under Butler's character. He played the role of Sgt. Hugo Friedkin, a dimwitted government agent working with Riggins, in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency . [22]

In 2020, Milligan was a contestant on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race . After winning the mini-challenge, he selected Nina West as his drag mentor. He competed against Alex Newell and Matt Iseman and raised $20,000 for the charity Project HEAL. [23] [24]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Long Weekend Ed – 14 and 15 years old
2006 Man About Town Young Dooley
Final Destination 3 Marcus
Slither Drawing boy
Nostalgia BoyNostalgia BoyShort film
The Butterfly Effect 2 Trevor EastmanDirect-to-DVD
2007Wannabe MacksCJ
The Messengers Bobby
In the Land of Women Eric Watts
Butterfly on a Wheel Matt Ryan
2009 Extract Brad Chavez
2010TossersJimmy "The Lace" SantinoShort film
Eva Lucien
Gunless Corporal Jonathan Kent
Repeaters Kyle Halsted
2011 Shark Night Nick LaDuca
Sisters & Brothers Rory
The Entitled Nick Nader
2012 The Campaign College frat guyUncredited
2013 Ferocious Callum Bec
The Legend of Sarila MarkussiVoice
No Clue Danny
2014 Sequoia Ogden Clarke
Bad CityDetective Reverend Grizzly Night-Bear
2015 Demonic John
MilwaukeeUgly Lamp Guy
2016 Me Him Her Cory
PrimaryNicholas
A Family Man Sumner
2018 A Simple Favor Chris
2022 Mack & Rita Jack
The People We Hate at the Wedding Dennis
TBA Shell Post-production
Milligan at the 90210 premiere party in Malibu on August 23, 2008 Dustin Milligan.jpg
Milligan at the 90210 premiere party in Malibu on August 23, 2008

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Perfect RomanceRapperTelevision film
The Days Steve Colter2 episodes
Dead Like Me JoeyEpisode: "Death Defying"
Andromeda LonEpisode: "So Burn the Untamed Lands"
2005 Hush BillyTelevision film
Amber Frey: Witness for the ProsecutionGrocery clerkUncredited; television film
A Perfect NoteRipperTelevision film
Da Vinci's City Hall Chad MarkowitzEpisode: "Isn't Very Pretty But You Can Smoke It"
2006 Eight Days to Live Joe SpringTelevision film
The Dead Zone RandyEpisode: "Panic"
Alice, I Think Mark ConnersEpisode: "What Would Jesus Do?"
Runaway Henry Rader/Jason HollandMain cast; 9 episodes
2007ReaperSam
2008 About a Girl StanEpisode: "About a Homecoming"
Supernatural Alan J. CorbettEpisode: "Ghostfacers"
2008–2009 90210 Ethan Ward Main cast (season 1); 24 episodes
2009 The Assistants HimselfEpisode: "The Pen"
2012 Call Me Fitz Barry O'NeilEpisode: "Semen-Gate"
Love at the Christmas TableSam ReedTelevision film
2013 Motive Felix HausmanEpisode: "Fallen Angel"
2015–2020 Schitt's Creek Ted MullensSeries regular; 42 episodes
2015–2016 X Company Tom CummingsMain role (2 seasons), 18 episodes
2015 Silicon Valley BlaineEpisode: "Homicide"
2016–2017 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Sgt. Hugo FriedkinSeries regular
2018 Blindspot LincolnEpisode: "The Quantico Affair"
2019 Into the Dark GavinEpisode: "A Nasty Piece of Work"
2020 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Himself / Rachel McAdamsappleEpisode: "Secret Celebrity Edition #103"; winner
2021–2022 Rutherford Falls Josh CarterMain cast
2023 FUBAR KyleEpisode: "Here Today, Gone To-Marrow"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Marcy PerryEpisode: "Marcy Does Yoga"
2014 Math Bites Various3 episodes

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleRef.
2011"Shark Bite Rap"Cast of Shark Night Himself [25]
2013"Made in the USA" Demi Lovato The Boy [26]
2014"Friday Night"Godson featuring Jessa GarciaHimself [27]

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