Hugh Dillon (born May 31, 1963) is a Canadian singer, actor, and television producer. The lead vocalist of the

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and Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, his acting roles include Albert Manning in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', Mike Sweeney in '' Durham County'', Ed Lane in '' Flashpoint'', Nick in '' Left 4 Dead 2'', Duncan Sinclair in '' X Company'', Donnie Haskell in ''

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'', and Ian Ferguson in '' Mayor of Kingstown''. He is also a co-creator, executive producer, and series regular of the

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series '' Mayor of Kingstown''.

Early life

Dillon was born and grew up in

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. Dillon grew up living on the same street as future

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and played hockey with him on the frozen swamp in their neighbourhood. Dillon also played hockey with Paul Langlois, future guitarist of

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. Dillon attended the Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute at the same time that David Usher, and members of The Tragically Hip such as Gord Downie attended the school. After high school, Dillon briefly attended Queen's University and lived in

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, before moving to

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. he divides his time between there and

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Music career

Dillon is the lead singer for rock band Headstones. Formed in 1987, the band's debut album '' Picture of Health'' was released in 1993 and featured the singles "When Something Stands For Nothing", "Cemetery", " Tweeter and the Monkey Man" and "Three Angels". After the Headstones broke up in 2003, Dillon formed the band Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, an

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band whose style draws from

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, pop,

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and new wave influences. Band members were guitarist J.P. Polsoni, Chris Osti on bass, keyboardist Ben Kobayashi, and percussionist Derek Downham. The band released an album, '' The High Co$t of Low Living'', in 2005 through

guitarist Paul Langlois's Ching Music label. Dillon also released a solo album entitled ''Works Well with Others'' in 2009 through Ching Music, which debuted at #51 on the

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. After their hiatus, original Headstones members (Dillon, Carr & White) reformed the band in 2011. In 2013, they crowdfunded their album, ''Love + Fury,'' through PledgeMusic. ''Love + Fury'' is the band's first top 10 album, and it garnered the band a No. 1 hit single. The Headstones followed up with another crowdfunded album in 2014, ''One in the Chamber Music''. In 2015, ''Fuck It'' became the band's first-ever vinyl release. ''Little Army'' was released on Cadence Music in 2017. The album included the No. 1 hit "Devil's On Fire". In 2019, the Headstones released ''Peopleskills'', which yielded "Leave It All Behind" and "Horses", two No. 3 singles on the US ''

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'' charts.

Acting career

Dillon's first large-screen acting role was in director Bruce McDonald's 1995 film '' Dance Me Outside''. He then played a leading role as Joe Dick in McDonald's 1996 feature film, '' Hard Core Logo''. Dillon has appeared in a number of feature films, including '' Lone Hero'', '' Assault on Precinct 13'', and '' Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning''. In 2007, he was nominated for a 2007

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for Best Supporting Actor for his role in '' Trailer Park Boys: The Movie''. He starred opposite Vera Farmiga in the

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award-winning movie, '' Down to the Bone''. Dillon has guest-starred on various television programs, including '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''

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'', and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He has also created voice-overs a number of television and radio advertisements. Dillon starred as Mike Sweeney in the Canadian dramatic series '' Durham County''. His performance earned him a Gemini nomination for Best Actor in 2008; the show itself won five Gemini awards and its second season was aired on TMN and Movie Central. Dillon starred as Sergeant Ed Lane in the CTV/

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police drama series '' Flashpoint'', set in Toronto, which ran for five seasons between 2008 and 2012. Dillon won the "Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role" at the

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in 2014 for his performance in the episode "Fit for Duty" on ''Flashpoint''. Dillon is the co-creator and Executive Producer of the streaming service series Mayor of Kingstown on

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. On August 5 via Deadline it was announced that Dillon would also become a series regular playing the role of Ian Ferguson, alongside

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, and he will return as Sheriff Donnie Haskell on season 4 of the cable series ''

'' on

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, alongside

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, simultaneously appearing on '' Continuum''. Dillon played a lead role for three seasons of

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's '' X Company''. Dillon has also appeared in ''

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'', the film '' Wind River'' alongside Elizabeth Olsen and

, Syfy's '' The Expanse'', and the films '' The Humanity Bureau'' and ''I Still See You.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

Headstones

*'' Picture of Health'' (1993) *'' Teeth and Tissue'' (1995) *'' Smile and Wave'' (1997) *'' Nickels for Your Nightmares'' (2000) *'' The Greatest Fits'' (2001) *'' The Oracle of Hi-Fi'' (2002) *'' Love + Fury'' (2013) *''One in the Chamber Music'' (2014) *''Little Army'' (2017) *''PeopleSkills'' (2019) *''Flight Risk (2022)''

Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir

*'' The High Co$t of Low Living'' (2005)

Solo

*''Works Well with Others'' (the first solo album, released October 13, 2009. Many of its songs are featured on the television show '' Flashpoint''. Track listing below:)

References

External links

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