{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1997)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Dale Whibley | image = | caption = | birth_name = Dale Austin Whibley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|10|4|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2012–present }} '''Dale Austin Whibley''' (born October 4, 1997) is a Canadian actor. He gained attention in 2015 for appearing in the [[Nickelodeon]] musical comedy ''[[Make It Pop]]'' and later he starred in the [[Netflix]] slasher film ''[[There's Someone Inside Your House (film)|There's Someone Inside Your House]]'' (2021).
==Early life== Dale Austin Whibley was born on October 4, 1997, in Toronto,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Shawna |date=September 26, 2016 |title=''Make it Pop''{{'}}s Dale Whibley Dishes on His Quirky Habit, Musical Skills and Cool Collection |url=https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/dale-whibley-nickelodeon-make-it-pop-092616 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=Sweety High}}</ref> and grew up in the city [[Barrie]].<ref name="Newswire" /> At the age of five, Whibley began his acting career in television commercials.<ref name="Newswire">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 14, 2015 |title=Make It Pop Premieres September 9 on YTV |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/make-it-pop-premieres-september-9-on-ytv-521867601.html |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=News Wire}}</ref>
==Career== Whibley made his television debut on an episode of the sitcom ''[[Life with Boys]]'', playing the role of Connor McGill.<ref name="Newswire" /> This was followed by a minor role in the documentary series ''[[Canadian Made]]''. In 2013, Whibley had a recurring role in the teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', in which he played Neil Martin.<ref name="Newswire" /> The following year, he had a guest role on the comedy series ''[[Max & Shred]]''.<ref name="Newswire" /> In 2015, he was cast in the main role in the [[Nickelodeon]] musical comedy ''[[Make It Pop]]'', in which he played Caleb Davis, the disc jockey of the band XO-IQ.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=April 5, 2015 |title=Review: 'Make It Pop' on Nickelodeon Veers Toward K-Pop |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/arts/television/review-make-it-pop-on-nickelodeon-veers-toward-k-pop.html |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Also in 2015, Whibley made his feature film debut in a minor role in the independent comedy-drama ''[[Len and Company]]'' directed by Tim Godsall and Katie Knight.
In 2018, he had a guest role in the second season of the [[Audience Network]]'s drama ''[[Ice (American TV series)|Ice]]'' as the handsome high school senior Braxton.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=November 17, 2017 |title='Dietland' Casts Ricardo Davila As Regular; Dale Whibley Joins 'Ice' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/dietland-cast-ricardo-davila-regular-dale-whibley-ice-1202210371/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In 2019, Whibley joined the fifth season of the fantasy comedy-drama series ''[[Good Witch (TV series)|Good Witch]]'' in a recurring role as Luke Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=August 18, 2019 |title='Good Witch' Season 5 Finale Recap: Middleton Says Goodbye To Grace |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/good-witch-season-five-finale-bailee-madison-grace-russell-hallmark-channel-catherine-bell-1202670880/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
In 2021, Whibley played the role of Lucas Gruzinsky in the [[Disney+]] sports comedy-drama ''[[Big Shot (TV series)|Big Shot]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mulderig |first=John |date=April 20, 2021 |title='Big Shot,' streaming, Disney+ |url=https://thecatholicspirit.com/culture/faith-and-culture/big-shot-streaming-disney/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[The Catholic Spirit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=April 30, 2021 |title='Big Shot': Camryn Manheim Joins David E. Kelley's Disney+ Series As Recurring, Daisha Graf & Dale Whibley Also Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/big-shot-camryn-manheim-david-e-kelley-disney-series-recurring-daisha-graf-dale-whibley-cast-1234747769/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> That same year, he starred as Zachariah "Zach" Sandford in [[Patrick Brice]]'s ''[[There's Someone Inside Your House (film)|There's Someone Inside Your House]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jan |first=Kevin |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with There's Someone Inside Your House's Dale Whibley |url=https://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-pop-culturalist-chats-with-theres-someone-inside-your-houses-dale-whibley/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=Pop Culturalist}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{pending films key}}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2015 | ''[[Len and Company]]'' | Derek Coulter | |- | 2019 | ''Dance Together'' | Noah | |- | 2021 | ''[[There's Someone Inside Your House (film)|There's Someone Inside Your House]]'' | Zachariah "Zach" Sandford | |- | 2023 | ''[[Fitting In]]'' | Chad | |- | 2025 | ''[[Fear Street: Prom Queen]]'' | Jimmy | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | ''[[Life with Boys]]'' | Connor McGill | Episode: "Hitting the Breaks with Boys" |- | ''[[Canadian Made]]'' | Lil Boy Bombardier | Episode: "Snow Crossing" |- | 2013–2014 | ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' | Neil Martin | Guest role; 6 episodes |- | 2014–2015 | ''[[Max & Shred]]'' | Yuud Nuuderuud | Guest role; 2 episodes |- | 2015–2016 | ''[[Make It Pop]]'' | Caleb Davis | Main role |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''[[The Other Kingdom]]'' | Belac | Episode: "Get a Job" |- | ''I'll Be Home for Christmas'' | Luke Tate | Television film |- | ''Sound of Christmas'' | Jordan Crawford | Television film |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''[[Shadowhunters]]'' | Teen Jace Herondale | Episode: "Parabatai Lost" |- | ''The Christmas Cure'' | Kyle Turner | Television film |- | 2017, 2024 | ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' | Gerald Jarvis / Ross Campbell | 2 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[[Ice (American TV series)|Ice]]'' | Braxton | Guest role; 3 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2019 | ''[[Blood & Treasure]]'' | Teen Danny McNamara | Episode: "Return of the Queen" |- | ''[[Good Witch (TV series)|Good Witch]]'' | Luke Williams | Recurring role; 6 episodes |- | ''The Christmas Chalet'' | Andrew | Television film |- | rowspan="3"|2020 | ''[[October Faction (TV series)|October Faction]]'' | Jack | Episode: "The Horror Out of Time" |- | ''[[Transplant (TV series)|Transplant]]'' | Ethan | Episode: "Your Secrets Can Kill You" |- | ''[[American Housewife]]'' | Conner | Guest role; 2 episodes |- | 2021 | ''Christmas Movie Magic'' | Stan | Television film |- | 2021–2022 | ''[[Big Shot (TV series)|Big Shot]]'' | Lucas Gruzinsky | Recurring role; 9 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2023 | ''Luckless in Love'' | Dirk | Television film |- | ''Gray'' | Ben Gray | Guest role; 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2025 | ''[[The Way Home (TV series)|The Way Home]]'' | Max Goodwin | Recurring role; 7 episodes |- | ''[[Doc (2025 TV series)|Doc]]'' | Seth Harper | Episode: "Something to Prove" |- | 2026 | ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy]]'' | Kyle Djokovic | Recurring role; 4 episodes |}
==Awards and nominations== {{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}} {| class="wikitable" |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | rowspan="2"|Joey Awards | Best Actor in a TV Comedy Leading Role | rowspan="2"|''[[Make It Pop]]'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Joey Awards |url=http://www.joeyawards.com/2015nominations.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221163951/http://www.joeyawards.com/2015nominations.html/ |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |publisher=Joey Awards}}</ref> |- | Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|4499094|Dale Whibley}}
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