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'', Daniel in ''
Lemonade
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'', and Largo Brandyfoot in ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.
Early life and education
Dylan Scott Smith was born in
Montreal
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, the son of
Academy Award
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-nominated film director
John N. Smith, and documentarian, Academy Award winner, and member of the
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
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History 1880 to 1890
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,
Cynthia Scott.
He grew up playing
ice hockey
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, getting a sports scholarship for college, but after an injury that made him change his career, he studied Theater at the
University of Toronto
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. There, he joined the
Soulpepper Theatre Company
Soulpepper is a theatre company based in Toronto, Ontario.Keith Garebian"Soulpepper Theatre" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', November 4, 2010.
History
Soulpepper was founded in 1998 by twelve Toronto artists aiming to produce lesser-known theatri ...
.
Career
Smith continued studying acting at
Webber Douglas in London, England, where he took leading roles in TV shows like the British classic ''
EastEnders
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'', and in films such as
''Murder On The Orient Express''.
Smith was cast in ''Private Lives'' on Broadway. There he met his wife, British theatre director
Anna Ledwich.
In his early work, Smith portrayed secondary characters in films like ''
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'' (2006),
''Immortals'' (2011), and
''Total Recall'' (2012).
In 2016, Smith played the role of Lakan in Hulu film ''Dawn'', and Tristam Blanchard in the BBC TV series ''
Ripper Street''.
In 2017, he portrayed the pilot in the film ''
The Mummy'', and Jenkins in the TV series ''
Into the Badlands''.
In 2018, his main roles were Jasper in ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', and Daniel in ''Lemonade'', a drama from
Cristian Mungiu.
In 2019, Smith played the character of Sepp on TNT's ''I Am the Night''.
In 2022, Smith played the Harfoot Largo Brandyfoot in the
Prime Video series ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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21st-century Canadian male actors
20th-century Canadian male actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Male actors from Montreal
University of Toronto alumni