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Dylan Bruce (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as
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'' and Paul Dierden on
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''.


Early life

Bruce was born on April 21, 1980, in
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,
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, and raised in
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. Bruce attended
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in
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, and graduated with a degree in Drama and Economics before moving to
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,
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. He launched his career by modeling in
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through Seattle Models Guild. He appeared on the cover of the November 10, 2004, issue of '' Daily Variety''.


Career

In 2005, Bruce landed his first role as Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) Agent Martin Kail on '' 24: Conspiracy'', a
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-only spin-off of the television series '' 24''. That same year, he guest-starred for two episodes on the
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'' and appeared as a waiter on the television
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''. In 2006, he appeared on ''
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'' and on the reality television series '' Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty''. He appeared as Sam Marquez (
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)'s secretary, Anthony, on ''
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'' in 2007. In 2007, Bruce landed his most notable role of
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on the
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daytime soap opera ''
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''. Bruce became the eighth actor to play the role, succeeding
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, who played the role from January 29, 2003 to January 20, 2005. Bruce made his debut on October 25, 2007. In August 2008, it was announced that Bruce was downgraded to recurring status. He made his final appearance on October 15, 2008. Bruce made his big screen debut in the Denzel Washington thriller ''
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''. In 2011, Bruce starred in
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's original film ''
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''. In the following year, he had the role of Mark Hanson in Lifetime's thriller film ''Willed to Kill''. As of 2013, Bruce co-starred as Paul Dierden on the sci-fi television series ''
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'', co-produced by
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and
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. He also guest-starred as Adam Donner on
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series '' Arrow''. In 2014, Bruce starred as Bart Winslow in the modern remake of V.C. Andrews's '' Flowers in the Attic'', and its sequel, '' Petals on the Wind''. In January 2015, Bruce starred in the television movie ''A Novel Romance'' on the
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. In May 2015, after leaving ''
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'', Bruce said: "I count my lucky stars every day to have been blessed with this experience. Paul was definitely a fun character to play, I really had fun researching him and researching military guys and how they operate and how they think. It was just a really, really life-altering experience that I'll never forget." In October 2015, Bruce appeared in '' Heroes Reborn'' as Captain James Dearing in recurring role. In 2016, Bruce starred in the action comedy movie '' First Round Down''. He starred in the
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series ''
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'', where he played Bobo Winthrop. On August 31, 2021, ''
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'' announced that Bruce had joined the cast of
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film called ''The Christmas Promise'' alongside
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and
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. Production began in early September in
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. In the film, Bruce stars as Joe, a charming carpenter renovating Nicole's (DeVitto) house.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

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