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

Dylan Smith
Born
Dylan Scott Smith

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Early life

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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

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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
2010 Hangnail Kenny Short
2011 High Chicago Tiny
2011 Immortals Stephanos
2012 Eddie Eddie
2012 Total Recall Hammond
2015 Forsaken Little Ned
2015 Twine Esus Short
2016 October 9th Fathers Adoptive Family Short
2016 Spectral Talbot
2017 The Mummy Pilot
2017 Jonah Fergus Short
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

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Sugartime Prison Guard TV Movie
2001 Murder on the Orient Express Tony Foscarelli TV Movie
2001 EastEnders Ricardo 2 episodes
2008 The Englishman's Boy Ed Grace 2 episodes
2009 Cold Blood Const. Chris Brown 1 episode
2010 Murdoch Mysteries Quentin Quinn 1 episode
2012 Alphas Ted Asher 1 episode
2013 Republic of Doyle Dante Peterson 1 episode
2016 Ripper Street Tristam Blanchard 1 episode
2016 Dawn Lakan TV Movie
2017 Into the Badlands Jenkins 5 episodes
2019 I Am the Night Sepp 6 episodes
2019 MotherFatherSon Mr. Roberts 1 episode
2019 Treadstone Lowell 2 episodes
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Largo Brandyfoot 6 episodes
2024 Showtrial Dr Towler 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Fontana, Christine (4 March 2019). "Dark for Art's Sake". New Orleans Living Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ^ "Maze Runner: The Death Cure Cast and Crew – Cast Photos and Info". Fandango. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (2018-11-22). "Movie review: Montreal-shot Lemonade explores perils of immigration system". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  4. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-01-14). "'The Lord Of The Rings': Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  5. ^ "Lord of the Rings: Cast confirmed for TV series". NZ Herald. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ^ Star, Debra Yeo Toronto (2022-07-30). "Canadian cast member of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' says 'the detail was what made it epic'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. ^ "I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  8. ^ Orquiola, John (2019-01-29). "I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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Dylan Smith at IMDb