Daniel Maslany

Daniel Joseph Maslany (born September 17, 1988) () is a Canadian actor, producer and composer. He is known for playing Bondurant Smit in CBC's offbeat and absurd comedy series '' Four in the Morning'', Llewellyn Watts in the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' and Townes Linderman in the series ''Impulse'' on YouTube Premium.

Early life

Daniel Joseph Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, son of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate (born Kratz), a French/English translator and interpreter. His older sister, Tatiana Maslany, is an actress, and his younger brother, Michael, is an animator. He has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry. As a child he participated in drawing, dance, acting, and film-making classes. He is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Conservatory.

Career

Theatre

The solo show, ''O.C. Dean'', written and performed by Maslany, premiered at Globe Theatre in Regina in 2013 (Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series), then toured to Uno Fest in Victoria in 2014.

Maslany performed in the play '' Stupid Fucking Bird'' by Aaron Posner, and in particular for the Canadian premiere in 2013. He also produced the Video Trailer. He also worked as sound, music, projection designer and co-creator of ''A Date with the Night'' at Globe Theatre in 2015.

As an actor, Maslany has played parts in ''Robin Hood'', ''Peter Pan'', ''The Alice Nocturne'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''George Dandin'', and ''Pride and Prejudice'' at the Globe Theatre in Regina; ''Rage'', ''The Alice Nocturne'', and ''The Story of Mr. Wright'' in the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series; as well as ''Wrecked'', and ''The Secret Life of the Octopus'', as part of the Persephone Youth Tour. He also directed ''The Fusion Project: By Candlelight'' for the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series.

Maslany designed the sound and music for Robin Hood and Metamorphoses at the Globe Theatre, as well as ''Trout Stanley'' at The Storefront Theatre and ''Shannon 10:40'' for Videofag.

Films/television

Maslany made his on-screen debut in the 2000 film '' Skipped Parts'', playing character Petey Pierce. He later appeared in several television series and films, including '' Renegadepress.com'', ''Corner Gas'', and '' Chained''.

In 2016 he played Bondurant in the short-lived Toronto series '' Four in the Morning''.

Joining the cast of the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' in 2017, Maslany took on the character of Llewellyn Watts, a police detective.

He played Townes Linderman in the YouTube Premium series ''Impulse''.

Other works

Daniel Maslany worked as executive producer, second assistant director and composer for the short film, ''Shut Up'' (2019). He also composed the music of the short film, ''90/91'' (post-production).

Maslany has also been a Combat Improv performer.

Awards

Maslany won the Regina's Mayor's Arts & Business Award for Emerging Artist in 2008.

Personal life

Maslany lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife, Lucy Adele Hill, actress and writer.

Filmography

References

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Living people
Canadian male composers
Canadian male web series actors
Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
Canadian people of Polish descent
Canadian people of German descent
Canadian people of Romanian descent
Male actors from Regina, Saskatchewan
Musicians from Regina, Saskatchewan
Canadian people of Austrian descent
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male stage actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian composers
1988 births