Dylan Bruce

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Dylan Bruce
Dylan Bruce March 2015.jpg
Bruce in March 2015
Born (1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 44)
Alma mater University of Washington
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Dylan Bruce (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Chris Hughes on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns and Paul Dierden on BBC America and Space's Orphan Black . [1]

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Early life

Bruce was born on April 21, 1980, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in Boundary Bay. [2] Bruce attended University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and graduated with a degree in Drama and Economics before moving to Los Angeles, California. [3] He launched his career by modeling in Seattle through Seattle Models Guild. He appeared on the cover of the November 10, 2004, issue of Daily Variety .

Career

In 2005, Bruce landed his first role as Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) Agent Martin Kail on 24: Conspiracy , a mobile-only spin-off of the television series 24 . That same year, he guest-starred for two episodes on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions and appeared as a waiter on the television sitcom Joey . In 2006, he appeared on The Sopranos and on the reality television series Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty . He appeared as Sam Marquez (Vanessa Marcil)'s secretary, Anthony, on Las Vegas in 2007.

In 2007, Bruce landed his most notable role of Chris Hughes on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns . Bruce became the eighth actor to play the role, succeeding Bailey Chase, who played the role from January 29, 2003, to January 20, 2005. Bruce made his debut on October 25, 2007. In August 2008, it was announced that Bruce was downgraded to recurring status. He made his final appearance on October 15, 2008.

Bruce made his big screen debut in the Denzel Washington thriller Unstoppable . In 2011, Bruce starred in Hallmark Channel's original film Love's Christmas Journey . In the following year, he had the role of Mark Hanson in Lifetime's thriller film Willed to Kill.

As of 2013, Bruce co-stars as Paul Dierden on the sci-fi television series Orphan Black , co-produced by Space and BBC America. He also guest-stars as Adam Donner on The CW series Arrow .

In 2014, Bruce starred as Bart Winslow in the modern remake of V.C. Andrews's Flowers in the Attic , and its sequel, Petals on the Wind . In January 2015, Bruce starred in the television movie A Novel Romance on the Hallmark Channel.

In May 2015, after leaving Orphan Black , Bruce said: "I count my lucky stars every day to have been blessed with this experience. Paul was definitely a fun character to play, I really had fun researching him and researching military guys and how they operate and how they think. It was just a really, really life-altering experience that I'll never forget."

In October 2015, Bruce appeared in Heroes Reborn as Captain James Dearing in recurring role. In 2016, Bruce starred in the action comedy movie First Round Down . He starred in the NBC series Midnight, Texas , where he played Bobo Winthrop.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Unstoppable Michael Colson
2016 First Round Down Tim Tucker

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Passions Dream Guy2 episodes
Joey Waiter2 episodes
24: Conspiracy Martin KailMain role; 24 episodes
2006 The Sopranos DoormanEpisode: "Luxury Lounge"
2007 Las Vegas AnthonyEpisode: "Junk in the Trunk"
CSI: NY Young ManEpisode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
2007–2008 As the World Turns Chris Hughes Contract role; 100 episodes
2010–2012 The Bay Brian NelsonRecurring role; 22 episodes
2011 NCIS Justin FannikerEpisode: "Engaged (Part I)"
Love's Christmas Journey MichaelTelevision film
2012Willed to KillMark HansonTelevision film
2014 Matador GabrielEpisode: "Quid Go Pro"
2013–2014 Arrow Adam DonnerRecurring role; 8 episodes
2013–2016 Orphan Black Paul Dierden Main role (seasons 1–4)
2014 Flowers in the Attic Bart WinslowTelevision film
Petals on the Wind Television film
2015 Heroes Reborn James DearingRecurring role; 5 episodes
A Novel RomanceLiam BradleyTelevision film
2016 Motive ScottEpisode: "The Dead Hand"
American Gothic Tom PriceRecurring role; 7 episodes
2017–2018 Midnight, Texas Bobo WinthropMain role
2019 The Murders Nolan WellsMain role
2021The Christmas PromiseJoe RobertsTelevision Film Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
2022Francesca Quinn PIDetective Wynton RousseauTelevision Film Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
2024 The Spiderwick Chronicles Tanner KentRecurring role
2025 Tracker Nate RigginsEpisode: "Man's Best Friend"

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References

  1. "Orphan Black Cast Bios - Dylan Bruce". Space. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. "Hollywood North: Former soap star Dylan Bruce takes on sci-fi" . Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  3. "About Dylan Bruce". BBC America. Retrieved 20 March 2013.