Dylan Playfair is a Canadian actor from

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. He is most noted for his starring role as Reilly in ''

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''.

Early life

Playfair comes from a hockey family. Before becoming an actor, Playfair played hockey as a forward for the

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of the BCHL. He is the son of former NHL player

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and nephew of

Larry Playfair Larry William Playfair (born June 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playfair had a reputation as being a hard-working, pugnacious defender. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL and he has w ...

Career

Playfair started his acting his career in children's film and television. Beginning in 2014 he played Knox in the YTV series '' Some Assembly Required'' for all 3 seasons until the show was cancelled in 2016. In 2017, Playfair joined

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's '' Descendants'' franchise playing the role of Gil,

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's son, in

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and

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. Playfair has often acted in roles involving hockey, due in part to his skating skills. In 2013 he acted, alongside his future ''Letterkenny'' co-star Andrew Herr, in Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story as

Gordie Howe Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seaso ...

's son Marty Howe. In 2016 Playfair started work on the hit Canadian show ''

'', as Reilly, one of the town's jocks. He has also toured North America as part of the Letterkenny Live! tour. Playfair had earlier played the same character in the Letterkenny web series. This 'typecasting' has continued, as he joined the cast of '' The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers'' as Coach T.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Playfair, Dylan Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Male actors from British Columbia