Dylan Playfair
| Dylan Playfair | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1992 Fort St. James, British Columbia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 2012–present |
Dylan Playfair (born June 19, 1992) is a Canadian film and television actor.[1] He is known for his performances on Travelers_(TV_series), The_Order_(TV_series), Descendants_2, and Descendants_3.
Early life
Playfair was born in Fort St. James, British Columbia in Canada, the son of Jim Playfair who was a former professional hockey player and coach and Roxanne Playfair who is a singer.[2] He has two brothers, one named Austyn who attends a fashion school, and the other Jackson who plays hockey. He is the sixth generation Canadian of Scottish, English and Romanian descent. His uncle is Larry Playfair, a former NHL hockey player. When he was 19, Dylan played hockey in Merritt, British Columbia, but after discovering the range of physical and mental problems that playing hockey can provoke, he decided to abandon it.[3] He moved to Vancouver where he got a job as a production assistant on film sets, and took acting classes at night in the acting program at SchoolCreative for 6 months.[4]
Career
In 2016, he was chosen to play Gil, Gastón's son in the Disney Channel original movie Descendants 2. For his audition, he had to film a video of him from his hotel in Toronto, and two weeks later he was chosen.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grave Encounters 2 | Trevor Thompson | |
| Stanley's Game Seven 3D | Stan | Short_film | |
| 2013 | Profile for Murder | Student | Television_film |
| Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story | Marty Howe | ||
| Letterkenny Problems | Short film | ||
| If I Had Wings | Tylon | ||
| 2014 | Beach Head | Curtis | Short film |
| Damaged | Dylon | Television film | |
| Cheat | Receptionist | ||
| 2015 | Bison | Kyle | Short film |
| Never Steady, Never Still | Jamie | ||
| The Hollow | Toby | Television film | |
| 2016 | It Stains the Sands Red | Robbie | |
| Gorgeous Morons | AJ | Television film | |
| 2017 | Still/Born | Robbie | |
| Descendants 2 | Gil | Television film | |
| 2018 | Under The Sea: A Descendants Story | Short film | |
| 2019 | Descendants 3 | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | Some Assembly Required | Knox | Protagonista |
| 2016 | Haters Back Off | Owen | 3 episodes |
| Travelers | Kyle | ||
| 2016-2017 | Letterkenny | Reilly | Co-Star |
References
- ↑ SQUIRE, JP. "Review: The Who's Tommy: from tragedy to triumph". Daily Courier.
- ↑ "Dylan Playfair, son of Flames' former coach, embraces acting career". Calgary Herald.
- ↑ Duhatschek, Eric. "Duhatschek: Two actors with famous last names forge their own path". The Athletic.
- ↑ PEEBLES, Frank. "Scholarships go to local teen filmmakers". Prince George Citizen.
- ↑ "'Descendants 2' Reveals Ursula, Gaston, Captain Hook Kids — Exclusive". EW.com.
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