{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name= Dylan Smith | image = Dylan Smith.png | caption = | birth_name = Dylan Scott Smith | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_date = April 11, 1975
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | occupation = Actor | alma_mater = | years_active = 1995–present | relatives = | website = }} '''Dylan Scott Smith''' is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the characters Sepp on TNT's ''I Am the Night'', Jasper in ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fandango.com/maze-runner-the-death-cure-186638/cast-and-crew|title=Maze Runner: The Death Cure Cast and Crew – Cast Photos and Info|website=Fandango|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref> Daniel in ''Lemonade'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-montreal-shot-lemonade-explores-perils-of-immigration-system|title=Movie review: Montreal-shot Lemonade explores perils of immigration system|last=Dunlevy|first=T'Cha|website=Montreal Gazette|date=2018-11-22|language=en|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref> and Largo Brandyfoot in ''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.
== Early life and education == Dylan Scott Smith was born in Montreal, 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.livingneworleans.com/?p=16395|title=Dark for Art's Sake|last=Fontana|first=Christine|website=New Orleans Living Magazine|date=4 March 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>
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. There, he joined the Soulpepper Theatre Company.<ref name=":0" />
== 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''.<ref name=":work">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2020-01-14 |title='The Lord Of The Rings': Amazon Studios Sets Series Cast – TCA |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-studios-sets-series-cast-tca-1202830413/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
Smith was cast in ''Private Lives'' on Broadway. There he met his wife, British theatre director Anna Ledwich.<ref name=":work" />
In his early work, Smith portrayed secondary characters in films like ''300'' (2006), ''Immortals'' (2011), and ''Total Recall'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=Lord of the Rings: Cast confirmed for TV series |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-cast-production-details-confirmed-for-auckland-based-series/HFRRNRDTHYFGZ6GAFY7BIXDCZM/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> In 2016, Smith played the role of Lakan in Hulu film ''Dawn'', and Tristam Blanchard in the BBC TV series ''Ripper Street''.<ref name=":work" />
In 2017, he portrayed the pilot in the film ''The Mummy'', and Jenkins in the TV series ''Into the Badlands''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Star |first=Debra Yeo Toronto |date=2022-07-30 |title=Canadian cast member of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' says 'the detail was what made it epic' |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/canadian-cast-member-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-says-the/article_1675564b-7fff-5956-8f48-0818af2545f6.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, his main roles were Jasper in ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/i-am-the-night-cast-characters-guide/|title=I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide|date=2019-01-28|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref> and Daniel in ''Lemonade'', a drama from Cristian Mungiu.
In 2019, Smith played the character of Sepp on TNT's ''I Am the Night''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orquiola |first=John |date=2019-01-29 |title=I Am The Night Cast & Character Guide |url=https://screenrant.com/i-am-the-night-cast-characters-guide/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Smith played the Harfoot Largo Brandyfoot in the Prime Video series ''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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 |data-sort-value="Mummy, The" | ''The Mummy'' |Pilot | |- |2017 |''Jonah'' |Fergus |Short |- |2018 |''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'' |Jasper | |- |2018 |''Lemonade'' |Daniel | |- |2019 |''First Cow'' |Trapper Jack | |- |2020 |data-sort-value="Forgotten Battle, The" | ''The Forgotten Battle'' |Black Watch Lt. Colonel Stewart | |- |2021 |''SAS: Red Notice'' |Alex | |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | ''Sugartime'' | Prison Guard | TV Movie |- |2001 |''Murder on the Orient Express'' |Tony Foscarelli |TV Movie |- |2001 | ''EastEnders'' | Ricardo | 2 episodes |- |2008 |data-sort-value="Englishman's Boy, The" | ''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 |data-sort-value="Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The" | ''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' |Largo Brandyfoot |6 episodes |- |2024 |''Showtrial'' |Dr Towler |1 episode |}
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