Tyler Hynes is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Hynes was born in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, and grew up on a ranch outside
Ottawa
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.
He began acting professionally at the age of eight.
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Career
Hynes got his professional start at the age of eight during a 72-performance run of the musical stage production of ''A Christmas Carol'' as Tiny Tim, followed by a Canadian tour of The Who's rock opera ''Tommy'', playing the role of 10-year-old Tommy.["Tyler's awesome Amazon adventure" by Tony Atherton, '']The Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Established as the Bytown ''Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris, it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851.
The newspap ...
'' (29 July 1999) inal EditionRetrieved from He followed this up with his first feature film, ''Little Men'', starring Mariel Hemingway.
He portrayed Atreyu in 13 episodes of the TV series ''Tales from the Neverending Story'' and The Chosen One in the 24-episode run of ''Peter Benchley's Amazon''.[ Tyler was nominated "Fan Favourite" at Canada's Gemini Awards at age 15. He later starred in ''Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story''.
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Partial filmography
* ''Lassie
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'' (1997) – Darren[
* '' Peter Benchley's Amazon'' (1999) – Will Bauer
* '']Saving Hope
''Saving Hope'' is a Canadian supernatural medical drama television series set in Toronto in the fictional hospital Hope Zion. The series stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. The show's premise originated with Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Br ...
'' (2013–2014) – Luke Reid
* ''Letterkenny
Letterkenny ( , meaning "hillside of the O'Cannons"), nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional eco ...
'' (2019–2021) – Dierks
* ''Roadhouse Romance'' (2021) – Luke Ellis
* ''An Unexpected Christmas'' (2021) – Jamie
* ''Always Amore'' (2022) – Ben Elliott
* '' Three Wise Men and a Baby'' (2022) – Taylor
* ''The Groomsmen'' trilogy (2024) – Jackson
** ''The Groomsmen: First Look''
** '' The Groomsmen: Second Chances''
** ''The Groomsmen: Last Dance''
* ''Three Wiser Men and a Boy'' (2024) – Taylor
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male child actors
Male actors from Toronto
People from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
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