Dylan Smith (Canadian actor)

Dylan Smith (born in Montreal)[1] is a Canadian[2] actor known for his portrayal of the characters Sepp on TNT’s I Am the Night,[3] Jasper in Maze Runner: The Death Cure[4] and Daniel in Lemonade.[5]

Dylan Smith
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor

Early life

Dylan Smith is 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.[1]

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.[1] There, he joined the Soulpepper Theatre Company.[1]

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.[3]

Smith was cast in Private Lives on Broadway. There he met his wife, British theatre director Anna Ledwich.[3]

In his early work, Smith portrayed secondary characters in films like 300 (2006),[6] Immortals (2011),[6] and Total Recall (2012).[7]

In 2016, Smith played the role of Lakan in Hulu movie Dawn,[8] and Tristam Blanchard in the BBC TV series Ripper Street.[6]

In 2017, he was the Pilot in The Mummy movie,[6] and Jenkins in the TV series Into the Badlands.[6]

In 2018, his main roles were Jasper in Maze Runner: The Death Cure,[6][9] and Daniel in Lemonade, a drama from Cristian Mungiu.[3]

In 2019, Smith embodied the character of Sepp on TNT’s I Am the Night.[3][2]

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gollark: You said "queens", I said "royal".
gollark: Chess but ALL your pieces are royal at the same time.
gollark: Chess but there's a free market for pieces.
gollark: Atomic chess, but with chemical bonding.

References
  1. Fontana, Christine. "Dark for Art's Sake". New Orleans Living Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. "r/IAmA - My name is Dylan Scott Smith and I am the actor films love to kill. I'm currently SEPP in "I Am The Night." AMA!". reddit. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. "Cast Bios". I Am The Night. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  4. "Maze Runner: The Death Cure Cast and Crew - Cast Photos and Info". Fandango. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  5. Dunlevy, T'Cha; November 22, Montreal Gazette Updated; 2018 (2018-11-22). "Movie review: Montreal-shot Lemonade explores perils of immigration system | Montreal Gazette". Retrieved 2019-04-05.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Dylan Smith". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  7. Total Recall (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-04-05
  8. Dawn, retrieved 2019-04-05
  9. "I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-05.


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