# Tyler Labine

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Canadian-American actor (born 1978)

Tyler Labine Labine at the 2012 Genie Awards Born (1978-04-29) April 29, 1978 (age 48) Brampton, Ontario, Canada Occupations Actor comedian Years active 1991–present Spouse Carrie Ruscheinsky ​ (m. 2007)​ (separated)

**Tyler Labine** (born April 29, 1978[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for starring in the film *[Tucker & Dale vs. Evil](/source/Tucker_%26_Dale_vs._Evil),* the television series *[Breaker High](/source/Breaker_High)*, *[Invasion](/source/Invasion_(2005_TV_series))*, *[Reaper](/source/Reaper_(TV_series))*, *[Deadbeat](/source/Deadbeat_(TV_series))* and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama *[New Amsterdam](/source/New_Amsterdam_(2018_TV_series))*.

## Life and career

Labine grew up in [Maple Ridge, British Columbia](/source/Maple_Ridge%2C_British_Columbia). He is the brother of actors [Kyle Labine](/source/Kyle_Labine) and Cameron Labine. He played the role of Dave Groves in *[Invasion](/source/Invasion_(2005_TV_series))*,[2] and Bert "Sock" Wysocki in *[Reaper](/source/Reaper_(TV_series))*,[3] and Dale in the [comedy](/source/Comedy_film)-[horror film](/source/Horror_film) *[Tucker & Dale vs. Evil](/source/Tucker_%26_Dale_vs._Evil)*.[4][5] He played the lead character in the 2010 [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) comedy series *[Sons of Tucson](/source/Sons_of_Tucson)*, but the show was cancelled after four episodes (the remaining nine episodes that were shot aired that summer).

He also played Jimmy Mortimor Farrell on YTV's *[Breaker High](/source/Breaker_High)* from 1997 to 1998. In 2011, he co-starred in the [CBS](/source/CBS) comedy *[Mad Love](/source/Mad_Love_(TV_series))* as Larry Munsch. He starred in the [NBC](/source/NBC) comedy series *[Animal Practice](/source/Animal_Practice)* alongside [Justin Kirk](/source/Justin_Kirk) and [Bobby Lee](/source/Bobby_Lee), which premiered in September 2012. He also starred in the Hulu show *[Deadbeat](/source/Deadbeat_(TV_series))*. In 2017, he played Sherlock Hobbs in the second season of *[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](/source/Dirk_Gently's_Holistic_Detective_Agency_(TV_series))*.

From 2018 to 2023, he was part of the main cast of *[New Amsterdam](/source/New_Amsterdam_(2018_TV_series))* where he played Head of Psychiatry, Dr. Iggy Frome.

## Personal life

Labine at the 2017 [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con) to promote *Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency*

Labine married Carrie Ruscheinsky on June 2, 2007.[6][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*] In 2022, Labine stated during an Instagram Live that he identifies as [heteroflexible](/source/Heteroflexible).[7] He was hospitalized in July 2023 for a potentially fatal blood clot in his stomach.[8]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1999 Tail Lights Fade Grower Brian 2000 Mr. Rice's Secret Percival "Percy" McConnell 2000 Marine Life Ray 2000 Here's to Life! Malcolm 2001 Antitrust Redmond 2002 Lone Hero Tim 2002 Canadian Zombie Trent Short film 2003 My Boss's Daughter Spike 2003 Evil Alien Conquerors Croker 2004 Pursued Wade Steiner 2005 Aurora Borealis Finn 2006 Flyboys Briggs Lowry 2006 Extreme Walking Crunk Styles 2008 Control Alt Delete Lewis 2008 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Drunk Customer 2009 The Zero Sum Chris 2010 Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Dale Dobson 2010 Badass Thieves Max Short film 2010 Fathers & Sons Sean 2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Mike McCrudden 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Robert Franklin 2011 Sisters & Brothers Sean 2012 Best Man Down Lumpy 2013 Monsters University Brock Pearson Voice 2013 Rapture-Palooza Shorter Wraith 2013 Cottage Country Todd Chipowski 2013 That Burning Feeling Frank Purdy 2014 Someone Marry Barry Barry Burke 2014 Killing Winston Jones Doug Beaudin 2014 Mountain Men Toph 2015 Weepah Way for Now Record Executive 2015 Zoom Bob 2016 The Boss Mike[9] 2017 Little Evil Karl C. Miller 2017 Big Bear Nick 2018 Super Troopers 2 Mountie Christophe Bellefuille 2018 Broken Star Daryl 2019 Escape Room Mike Nolan 2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Flashback - Mike Nolan 2025 Egghead Republic Dino Davis, the magazine owner 2026 All Night Wrong TBA Completed 2027 Air Bud Returns Walter Completed

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1991 Street Legal Aaron Wineberg Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" 1992 The Odyssey Eagle Episode: "Checkpoint Eagle" 1992–1993 Road to Avonlea Alphie Bugle 2 episodes 1993 Madison Bobby Devries Episode: "Last Pick" 1994 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Mark Peterson Episode: "The Tale of the Silent Servant" 1995 The Commish Eddie Episode: "The Johnny Club" 1996 The X-Files Stoner Episodes: "War of the Coprophages", "Quagmire" 1996 Robin of Locksley Little John Television film 1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Mark Television film 1997 Millennium Gavin Episode: "Loin Like a Hunting Flame" 1997–1998 Breaker High Jimmy Farrell 44 episodes 1998 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Elderbob Episode: "Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien" 1999 First Wave Billy Episode: "Melody" 1999 Cold Squad Eddie Episode: "Death, a Love Story" 1999 H-E Double Hockey Sticks Mark Television film 1999 In a Class of His Own Charles "Charlie" Zaken Television film 2000 The Immortal Byron Episode: "Studio D" 2000 By Dawn's Early Light Ox Television film 2000 2gether Noel Andrew Davies Television film 2000–2001 Action Man Brandon Caine 8 episodes 2001 Dark Angel Cyril the Biochemist Episode: "Radar Love" 2001 Dead Last Scotty Sallback 13 episodes 2002 That Was Then Donnie Pinkus 4 episodes 2003 The Twilight Zone Wesley Episode: "Sunrise" 2003 Da Vinci's Inquest Hector Episode: "Iffy Areas Around the Edges" 2003–2004 Jake 2.0 Seymour 2 episodes 2004 Like Cats and Dogs Alex Television film 2004–2005 Kevin Hill Lukas Shapiro 2 episodes 2005 Into the West Larkin Episode: "Dreams and Schemes" 2005 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork and Mindy John Belushi Television film 2005–2006 Invasion Dave Groves 22 episodes 2006 Saved Kent Fembley Episode: "Code Zero" 2006 Boston Legal A.D.A. Jonathan Winant 5 episodes 2007 Traveler Eddie Hahn Episode: "The Trader" 2007–2009 Reaper Bert "Sock" Wysocki 31 episodes 2010 Sons of Tucson Ron Snuffkin 13 episodes 2010 True Love Larry Television film 2011 Mad Love Larry Munsch 13 episodes 2012–2013 Animal Practice Dr. Doug Jackson 9 episodes 2013 Super Clyde Duke Television film 2014–2016 Deadbeat Kevin Pacalioglu 36 episodes 2014 Royal Pains Executive Chef Franklin Scott Episode: "Everybody Loves Ray, Man" 2016 The X-Files Stoner Episode: "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" 2016–2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Hunk Voice; 72 episodes 2017 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Sherlock Hobbs 7 episodes 2017 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Bert "Sock" Wysocki Episode: "Old Friends" 2018–2023 New Amsterdam Dr. Iggy Frome Main Cast 2018 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Shawn Dumont Episode: "The Gang Gets New Wheels" 2026 For All Mankind Fred Stanislaus 7 episodes

### Video games

Year 2018 Title Role Notes 2017 DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles Hunk (voice)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mike Rose, cleveland com (2023-04-29). ["Today's famous birthdays list for April 29, 2023 includes celebrities Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel Day-Lewis"](https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/04/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-april-29-2023-includes-celebrities-michelle-pfeiffer-daniel-day-lewis.html). *cleveland*. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sundance 2010: Tyler Labine Talks What Could Have Been in Store for Invasion Fans"](https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35505/sundance-2010-tyler-labine-talks-what-could-have-been-store-invasion-fans). Dreadcentral.com. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Submitted by Chainsaw on Tue, 11/03/2009 – 2:41am. ["Temp Trailer and Sales Art for Tucker and Dale vs. Evil"](https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34334/temp-trailer-and-sales-art-tucker-and-dale-vs-evil). Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: |author= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Trailer Debut: 'Tucker & Dale vs Evil'!"](https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17916). Bloody-disgusting.com. November 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sundance '10: Tucker & Dale vs Evil Bloody Corpse"](https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18306). Bloody-disgusting.com. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Carrie Ruscheinsky"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2275638/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tyler Labine Instagram Live"](https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgxJLBPJczU/?igsh=MWZtZndweDRydnlrcA==). *Instagram*. Tyler Labine. 2022. Retrieved 2025-08-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** France, Lisa Respers (2023-07-05). ["Tyler Labine's stomachache turned out to be a potentially fatal condition"](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/entertainment/tyler-labine-blood-clot/index.html). *CNN*. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Petski, Denise (March 11, 2015). ["Tyler Labine To Star In Dan O'Shannon CBS Pilot, Joins 'Michelle Darnell' Feature"](https://deadline.com/2015/03/tyler-labine-cast-cbs-dan-o-shannon-pilot-michelle-darnell-1201391074/). Deadline. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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