Daniel Joseph Maslany () is a Canadian actor, producer and composer.
He is known for playing Bondurant Smit in CBC's offbeat and absurd comedy series ''
Four in the Morning'', Llewelynn Watts in the series ''
Murdoch Mysteries
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...
'' and Townes Linderman in the series ''
Impulse
Impulse or Impulsive may refer to:
Science
* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per uni ...
'' on
YouTube Premium
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.
Early life
Daniel Joseph Maslany was born in
Regina, Saskatchewan
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,
son of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate (born Kratz), a French/English translator and interpreter. His older sister,
Tatiana Gabriele, is an actress, and his younger brother, Michael is an animator.
He has Austrian, German,
Polish
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*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
, Romanian, and
Ukrainian
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ancestry.
As a child he participated in drawing, dance, acting, and film-making classes. He is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Conservatory.
Career
Theatre
The solo show, ''O.C.Dean'', written and performed by Maslany, premiered at
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend, and gra ...
in
Regina in 2013 (
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend, and gra ...
Shumiatcher Sandbox Series), then toured to Uno Fest in Victoria in 2014.
Maslany performed in the play ''
Stupid Fucking Bird'' by Aaron Posner, and in particular for the Canadian premiere in 2013.
He also produced the Video Trailer.
He also worked as sound, music, projection designer and co-creator of ''A Date with the Night'' at
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend, and gra ...
in 2015.
As an actor, Maslany has played parts in ''Robin Hood'', ''Peter Pan'', ''The Alice Nocturne'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''George Dandin'', and ''Pride and Prejudice'' at the
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend, and gra ...
in Regina; ''Rage'', ''The Alice Nocturne'', and ''The Story of Mr. Wright'' in the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series; as well as ''Wrecked'', and ''The Secret Life of the Octopus'', as part of the Persephone Youth Tour. He also directed ''The Fusion Project: By Candlelight'' for the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series.
Maslany designed the sound and music for Robin Hood and Metamorphoses at the Globe Theatre, as well as ''Trout Stanley'' at The Storefront Theatre and ''Shannon 10:40'' for Videofag.
Films/television
Maslany made his on-screen debut in the 2000 film ''
Skipped Parts
''Skipped Parts'' is a 2000 American coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Tamra Davis. The film stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bug Hall, Mischa Barton, Brad Renfro and Drew Barrymore, reprising her role from ''Motorama'' (1991).
After maki ...
'', playing character Petey Pierce. He later appeared in several television series and films, including ''
Renegadepress.com'', ''
Corner Gas
''Corner Gas'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV, CTV2, CTV Comedy Channel, Much, MTV, E! and are streaming on Crave and Amazon Prime. The seri ...
'', and ''
Chained''.
In 2016 he played Bondurant in the short-lived Toronto series ''
Four in the Morning''.
Joining the cast of the series ''
Murdoch Mysteries
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...
'' in 2017, Maslany took on the character of Llewellyn Watts, a police detective.
He played Townes Linderman in the
YouTube Premium
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series ''
Impulse
Impulse or Impulsive may refer to:
Science
* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per uni ...
''.
Other works
Daniel Maslany worked as executive producer,
second assistant director and composer for the short film, ''Shut Up'' (2019). He also composed the music of the short film, ''90/91'' (post-production).
Maslany has also been a
Combat Improv performer.
Awards
Maslany won the
Regina's Mayor's Arts & Business Award for Emerging Artist in 2008.
Personal life
Maslany lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife, Lucy Adele Hill, actress and writer.
He is allergic to almost all animals.
During a game of
broomball
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with his wife's family in
Bladworth
Bladworth ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located south of the City of Saskatoon on Highway 11.
History ...
, Saskatchewan, Maslany injured his knee.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian male composers
Canadian male web series actors
Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
Canadian people of Polish descent
Canadian people of German descent
Canadian people of Romanian descent
Male actors from Regina, Saskatchewan
Musicians from Regina, Saskatchewan
Canadian people of Austrian descent
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male stage actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian composers
Year of birth missing (living people)