Dillon Casey
Dillon Casey | |
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Dillon Casey at the Genie Awards in 2012. | |
Born |
Dillon Francis Casey[1] October 29, 1983 Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1][2][3] |
Alma mater | |
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.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Killing Zelda Sparks | Bill | |
2008 | Shirtgun Guy | Shirtgun Guy | Film short; also producer |
2009 | Captain Coulier (Space Explorer) | Fred | Film short |
2011 | Creature | Oscar | |
2012 | The Vow | Ryan | |
2013 | Only I... | Van Walton |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | System Crash | Groovy Gary / Tommy Jensen | Episode: "Good Deeds Done Cheap" |
2005 | Code Breakers | Sentry (uncredited) | Television film |
2006 | 11 Cameras | Chuck | Main role |
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 |
2007 | Too Young to Marry | Max Doyle | Television film |
2008 | MVP | Trevor Lemonde | Main role |
2008 | House Party | Sean Goldstein | Main role |
2008 | Victor | Glenn Crossley | Television film |
2009 | Aaron Stone | Dax | Episode: "Time Out" |
2009 | Warehouse 13 | Cody Thomas | Episode: "Pilot" |
2009 | Valemont | Sebastian | 16 episodes |
2009 | A Nanny's Secret | Carter | Television film |
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 | Three Inches | Dillon | Television film |
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 |
2016 | A Perfect Christmas | Hallmark Movie |
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
- 1 2 "Texas Births, 1926-1995". Family Tree Legends. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Dillon Casey talks about Nikita, Weapons & the Casey Brothers". The Arts Guild. March 1, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Nikita's Dillon Casey Interview with Wzra Tv". YouTube. February 10, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ↑ Depko, Tina (2010-01-29). "Oakville native sinks his teeth into hit vampire show". Oakville Beaver. Metroland Media. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ↑ Le, Julia (7 March 2014). "Oakville's Dillon Casey stars in Canadian medical drama Remedy". insideHALTON.com. Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- 1 2 "DILLON CASEY, BSc'05". McGill Alumni Live 265. April 18, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ↑ "MVP: Dillon Casey". YouTube. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ Jensen, Michael (2011-03-05). "Exclusive! Meet Brad, Captain Jack's One Night Stand on "Torchwood: Miracle Day!"". AfterElton.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
External links
- Dillon Casey at the Internet Movie Database
- Dillon Casey's channel on YouTube
- Casey Brothers website