Tyler Hynes

This article is about the Canadian actor. For the American basketball player, see Tyler Hines.

Tyler Hynes
Born	(1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 39) [1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present

Tyler Hynes is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Hynes was born in Toronto, Ontario, ^[2] and grew up on a 24-hectare (59-acre) ranch outside Ottawa. ^[3] He began acting professionally at the age of eight. ^[4]

Career

Hynes got his professional start at the age of eight during a 72-performance run of the musical stage production of A Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim, followed by a Canadian tour of The Who's rock opera Tommy, playing the role of 10-year-old Tommy. ^[4] He followed this up with his first feature film, Little Men, starring Mariel Hemingway. ^[5]

He portrayed Atreyu in 13 episodes of the TV series Tales from the Neverending Story and The Chosen One in the 24-episode run of Peter Benchley's Amazon. ^[4] Tyler was nominated "Fan Favourite" at Canada's Gemini Awards at age 15. He later starred in Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story. ^{[6] [7]}

Partial filmography

• Lassie (1997) – Darren ^[4]
• Peter Benchley's Amazon (1999) – Will Bauer ^[8]
• Saving Hope (2013–2014) – Luke Reid ^[9]
• Letterkenny (2019–2021) – Dierks ^[10]
• Roadhouse Romance (2021) – Luke Ellis ^[11]
• An Unexpected Christmas (2021) – Jamie ^[12]
• Always Amore (2022) – Ben Elliott ^[13]
• Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022) – Taylor ^[14]
• The Groomsmen trilogy (2024) – Jackson ^[15]
  • The Groomsmen: First Look
  • The Groomsmen: Second Chances
  • The Groomsmen: Last Dance
• Three Wiser Men and a Boy (2024) – Taylor ^[16]
• Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024) – Derrick Taylor

References

1. "Tyler Hynes". TV Insider.
2. Tyler Hynes' bio at www.northernstars.ca
3. "Tyler Hynes Interview". www.bellusmagazine.com. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
4. "Tyler's awesome Amazon adventure" by Tony Atherton, The Ottawa Citizen (29 July 1999) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   240260746
5. Macke, Johnni (3 April 2022). "Who Is Tyler Hynes? 6 Things to Know About the Hallmark Channel Star". US Weekly .
6. "Tyler Hynes on Falling for You". Hallmark Channel .
7. "Jonathan's story" by John Allemang at www.theglobeandmail.com
8. "On set: Peter Benchley's Amazon" by Pam Swedko at Playback
9. "Saving Hope begins back half of Season 2 on Jan. 2" by Victoria Ahearn at Toronto Star
10. "Critic's Notebook: Letterkenny Remains a Fast-Talking Marvel as Season 9 Hits Hulu" by Daniel Fienberg at The Hollywood Reporter
11. "Taylor Cole and Tyler Hynes Star in Hallmark's 'Fall Harvest' and 'Movies and Mysteries' Slate (TV News Roundup)" by Ethan Shanfeld at Variety
12. "An Unexpected Christmas". Hallmark Channel . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
13. "Giada De Laurentiis To Exec Produce Hallmark Movie Always Amore Starring Autumn Reeser & Tyler Hynes" by Denise Petski at Deadline Hollywood
14. "Hallmark's Three Wise Men And A Baby Becomes Basic Cable's Most-Watched Movie of 2022" by Lynette Rice at Deadline Hollywood
15. Longeretta, Emily (July 11, 2024). "'Groomsmen' Trilogy Set at Hallmark, Tyler Hynes, Jonathan Bennett, B.J. Britt Lead". Variety . Retrieved May 22, 2025.
16. "Three Wiser Men and a Boy Cast". Hallmark Channel . Retrieved November 23, 2024.

External links

• Tyler Hynes at IMDb