Daniel Maslany
Daniel Maslany (/məˈslɑːni/) is a Canadian actor, producer and composer.[1] He is known for playing Bondurant Smit in CBC's offbeat and absurd comedy series Four in the Morning, Llewelynn Watts in the series Murdoch Mysteries and Townes Linderman in the series Impulse on YouTube Premium.
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.jpg) Daniel Maslany at the 2018 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser | |
| Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, producer and composer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | |
| Family | Tatiana Maslany (sister) |
Early life
Daniel Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan,[1] son of Dan, a woodworker, and Renate, a French/English translator. His older sister, Tatiana, is an actress, and his younger brother, Michael is an animator.[2] He has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry.[3] As a child he participated in drawing, dance, acting, and film-making classes; he is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Conservatory.
Career
Theatre
The solo show, O.C.Dean, written and performed by Maslany, premiered at Globe Theatre in Regina in 2013 (Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series), then toured to Uno Fest in Victoria in 2014.[1]
Maslany performed in the play Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner, and in particular for the Canadian premiere in 2013.[4][1] He also produced the Video Trailer.[5] He also worked as sound, music, projection designer and co-creator of A Date with the Night at Globe Theatre in 2015.
As an actor, Maslany has played parts in Robin Hood, Peter Pan, The Alice Nocturne, A Midsummer Night's Dream, George Dandin, and Pride and Prejudice at the Globe Theatre in Regina; Rage, The Alice Nocturne, and The Story of Mr. Wright in the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series; as well as Wrecked, and The Secret Life of the Octopus, as part of the Persephone Youth Tour. He also directed The Fusion Project: By Candlelight for the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series.
Maslany designed the sound and music for Robin Hood and Metamorphoses at the Globe Theatre, as well as Trout Stanley at The Storefront Theatre and Shannon 10:40 for Videofag.
Films/television
Maslany made his on-screen debut in the 2000 film Skipped Parts, playing character Petey Pierce. He later appeared in several television series and films, including Renegadepress.com, Corner Gas, and Chained.
In 2016 he played Bondurant in the short-lived Toronto series Four in the Morning.[6]
Joining the cast of the series Murdoch Mysteries in 2017, Maslany took on the character of Llewellyn Watts, a police detective.[7]
He played Townes Linderman in the YouTube Premium series Impulse.[2][8]
Other works
Daniel Maslany worked as executive producer, second assistant director and composer for the short film, Shut Up (2019). He also composed the music of the short film, 90/91 (post-production).
Maslany has also been a Combat Improv performer.[9]
Awards
Daniel Maslany won the Regina's Mayor's Arts & Business Award for Emerging Artist in 2008.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Skipped Parts | Petey Pierce | Film |
| 2001 | Blueberry | Boy | Short film |
| 2003 | The Risen | Bobby "Tiger" Simms | TV film |
| The Recital | Steven Mills | Short film | |
| 2004 | Renegadepress.com | Josh | TV series
Episodes: "The Long Way Home"; "Some of My Best Friends Are"; "Skin Deep" |
| 2005 | Moccasin Flats | Greg | TV series
Episode: Signs |
| 2005–2007 | Corner Gas | Teen / Main student / Teenage boy | TV series
Episodes: "Buzz Driver" (main student); "Fun Run" (teen); "Key to the Future (teen); Rock On!" (teenage boy) |
| 2008 | Moccasin Flats: Redemption | Tony | TV film |
| 2009 | The Shortcut | Ivor Hartley (1950s) | Film |
| 2010 | Wingin' It | Elliot | TV series
Episode: "Bully Elliot" |
| 2012 | Chained | Young Bob | Film |
| InSayshable | Young businessman | TV series | |
| 2015 | The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe | Payne Whitney Orderly | TV miniseries
Episode: "Part 2" |
| 2016 | Four in the Morning | Bondurant Smit | TV series
Episodes: "The Music"; "Four Christs"; "Folklore"; "Moon"; "Chemistry"; "Blow"; "Day Kids"; Pig" |
| Designated Survivor | Jared Abbott | TV series
Episode: "The Results" | |
| 2016–2020 | Murdoch Mysteries | Detective Llewellyn Watts | TV series
(VF : Christophe Lemoine) Recurring role |
| 2017 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Llewellyn Watts | TV series |
| Touch | Jeff | Short film | |
| 2018 | On the Line | Ryan | Short film |
| SuperGrid | Owl | Film | |
| 2018–2019 | Impulse | Townes Linderman | TV series
Main role |
| 2019 | Tokens | Dennis AD | TV series
Episodes: "Your Best Head Forward"; "Include the Kitchen Sink"; "Finding Cinderella" |
| I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain | Short film | ||
| Lie Exposed | Jerry | Film | |
| Goliath | Parker | Film | |
| 2020 | Ingredients | Sam | Short Film |
References
- "Mediacentre – Daniel Maslany". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- "Daniel Maslany met with autism specialist to craft Impulse character". The Globe and Mail, Victoria Ahearn, Toronto, The Globe and Mail, October 21, 2019
- "Eight expectations". Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- "Stupid Fucking Bird soars". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- "Stupid Fucking Bird (2017)". ttdb.ca. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- "Murdoch Mysteries: Daniel Maslany on playing Detective Watts’ and his dark backstory". TV-eh, November 5, 2018 Greg David
- "DVD Review: Murdoch Mysteries, Seasons 11 & 12". The Strand, January 2, 2020 by Christopher Chan
- "'Impulse': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter, May 6, 2018 by Daniel Fienberg
- "Why Regina is becoming a hub for the 'pure unadulterated fun' of improv comedy". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- "Mayor's Arts & Business Award 2008" (PDF). avramevents.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
