Dylan Smith (actor)

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Born
Dylan Scott Smith

April 11, 1975
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Dylan Scott Smith is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the characters Sepp on TNT's I Am the Night, Jasper in Maze Runner: The Death Cure , [1] Daniel in Lemonade , [2] and Largo Brandyfoot in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power .

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Early life and education

Dylan Scott Smith was born in Montreal, the son of Academy Award-nominated film director John N. Smith, and documentarian, Academy Award winner, and member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Cynthia Scott. [3]

He grew up playing ice hockey, getting a sports scholarship for college, but after an injury that made him change his career, he studied Theater at the University of Toronto. There, he joined the Soulpepper Theatre Company. [3]

Career

Smith continued studying acting at Webber Douglas in London, England, where he took leading roles in TV shows like the British classic EastEnders , and in films such as Murder On The Orient Express. [4]

Smith was cast in Private Lives on Broadway. There he met his wife, British theatre director Anna Ledwich. [4]

In his early work, Smith portrayed secondary characters in films like 300 (2006), Immortals (2011), and Total Recall (2012). [5]

In 2016, Smith played the role of Lakan in Hulu film Dawn, and Tristam Blanchard in the BBC TV series Ripper Street . [4]

In 2017, he portrayed the pilot in the film The Mummy , and Jenkins in the TV series Into the Badlands . [6]

In 2018, his main roles were Jasper in Maze Runner: The Death Cure, [7] and Daniel in Lemonade, a drama from Cristian Mungiu.

In 2019, Smith played the character of Sepp on TNT's I Am the Night. [8]

In 2022, Smith played the Harfoot Largo Brandyfoot in the Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Al's Lads Saul
2004 Geraldine's Fortune Josh Fisher
2006 300 Sentry
2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Frederich
2009 Love and Savagery Sean Collins
2010HangnailKennyShort
2011 High Chicago Tiny
2011 Immortals Stephanos
2012EddieEddie
2012 Total Recall Hammond
2015 Forsaken Little Ned
2015TwineEsusShort
2016October 9thFathers Adoptive FamilyShort
2016 Spectral Talbot
2017 The Mummy Pilot
2017JonahFergusShort
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Jasper
2018 Lemonade Daniel
2019 First Cow Trapper Jack
2020 The Forgotten Battle Black Watch Lt. Colonel Stewart
2021 SAS: Red Notice Alex

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Sugartime Prison GuardTV Movie
2001 Murder on the Orient Express Tony FoscarelliTV Movie
2001 EastEnders Ricardo2 episodes
2008 The Englishman's Boy Ed Grace2 episodes
2009 Cold Blood Const. Chris Brown1 episode
2010 Murdoch Mysteries Quentin Quinn1 episode
2012 Alphas Ted Asher1 episode
2013 Republic of Doyle Dante Peterson1 episode
2016 Ripper Street Tristam Blanchard1 episode
2016DawnLakanTV Movie
2017 Into the Badlands Jenkins5 episodes
2019 I Am the Night Sepp6 episodes
2019 MotherFatherSon Mr. Roberts1 episode
2019 Treadstone Lowell2 episodes
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Largo Brandyfoot6 episodes
2024 Showtrial Dr Towler1 episode

References

  1. "Maze Runner: The Death Cure Cast and Crew – Cast Photos and Info". Fandango. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. Dunlevy, T'Cha (November 22, 2018). "Movie review: Montreal-shot Lemonade explores perils of immigration system". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Fontana, Christine (March 4, 2019). "Dark for Art's Sake". New Orleans Living Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 14, 2020). "'The Lord Of The Rings': Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. "Lord of the Rings: Cast confirmed for TV series". The New Zealand Herald . February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. Star, Debra Yeo Toronto (July 30, 2022). "Canadian cast member of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' says 'the detail was what made it epic'". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. "I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. January 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  8. Orquiola, John (January 29, 2019). "I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

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