Dillon Casey
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Dillon Casey at the Genie Awards in 2012.
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| Born | Dillon Francis Casey[1] October 29, 1983 Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1][2][3] |
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Parent(s) | Richard & Patrice Casey |
Dillon Francis Casey (born October 29, 1983) is an American-born Canadian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Sean Pierce in The CW action-thriller television series Nikita.
Early life
Casey was raised in Oakville, Ontario.[4] His father, Richard, is an urologist, and his mother, Patrice, is an image consultant. After graduating from Oakville Trafalgar High School,[5] Casey graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2005[6] and received a Master of Economics degree from the University of Toronto.[6]
Career
He moved to Toronto, just to return to his roots where he was chosen to play the role of "Trevor Lemonde" in a short running CBC show called MVP. The show garnered attention for the actor, putting him on a giant billboard in his underwear in Times Square.[7]
Casey relocated to Los Angeles, California for his career in January 2009.
In July 2011, Casey appeared as Brad in a very notable episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day.[8] titled "Dead of Night", the season's third episode.
He had recurring roles in the shows The Vampire Diaries, Being Erica, and Skins.
He obtained his first lead role for the movie Creature which was released in September 2011. The movie was unsuccessful both at the box office and with most critics; Casey was cast afterward in the 2012 Valentine movie The Vow. The movie was successful at the box office and is currently the fourth-highest weekend debut of 2012.
In 2011, He was cast as Sean Pierce which is currently his best known role to date, a Navy Seal, in the action show Nikita which was meant to only be a short term recurring role, but he was upgraded to series regular later on in the same season. The show was renewed for a third season that began airing in October 2012. He continued on as a main cast member of the show until his character's death in the later part of that season.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Code Breakers | Sentry (uncredited) | Television film |
| 2007 | Too Young to Marry | Max Doyle | Television film |
| 2007 | Killing Zelda Sparks | Bill | |
| 2008 | Shirtgun Guy | Shirtgun Guy | Film short Also producer |
| 2008 | Victor | Glenn Crossley | Television film |
| 2009 | Captain Coulier (Space Explorer) | Fred | Film short |
| 2009 | A Nanny's Secret | Carter | Television film |
| 2011 | Creature | Oscar | |
| 2011 | Three Inches | Dillon | Television film |
| 2012 | The Vow | Ryan | |
| 2013 | Only I... | Van Walton |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | System Crash | Groovy Gary / Tommy Jensen | Episode: "Good Deeds Done Cheap" |
| 2006 | 11 Cameras | Chuck | Main Cast |
| 2006 | 1-800-Missing | Steve Biggs | Episode: "Spring Break" |
| 2007 | Monster Warriors | Jock Strongjaw | Episode: "The Drive In" |
| 2007 | The Best Years | Brandon Zimmerman | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | MVP | Trevor Lemonde | Main Role |
| 2008 | House Party | Sean Goldstein | Main Cast |
| 2009 | Aaron Stone | Dax | Episode: "Time Out" |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Cody Thomas | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Valemont | Sebastian | 16 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Being Erica | Ryan | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | The Vampire Diaries | Noah | Episode: "Unpleasantville" |
| 2011 | Skins | Evan | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Torchwood | Brad | Episode: "Miracle Day: Dead of Night" |
| 2011–2013 | Nikita | Sean Pierce | 39 episodes |
| 2013 | Backpackers | Brandon | Lead Role |
| 2014–2015 | Remedy | Griffin Connor | Lead Role |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Will Daniels | 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2015 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Remedy | Nominated |
References
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External links
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- 1983 births
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Living people
- McGill University alumni
- Male actors from Dallas, Texas
- Male actors from Los Angeles, California
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- University of Toronto alumni
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from Ontario
- American emigrants to Canada
- People from Oakville, Ontario
