Dylan Smith (born in

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) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of the characters Sepp on TNT's ''I Am the Night'', Jasper in '' Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', Daniel in ''

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'', and Largo Brandyfoot in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.

Early life

Dylan Smith is the son of

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-nominated film director

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, and documentarian, Academy Award winner, and member of the

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. He grew up playing ice hockey, getting a sports scholarship for college, but after an injury that made him change his career, he studied Theater at the

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. There, he joined the

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Career

Smith continued studying acting at Webber Douglas in London, England, where he took leading roles in TV shows like the British classic '' EastEnders'', and in films such as ''Murder On The Orient Express''. Smith was cast in ''Private Lives'' on Broadway. There he met his wife, British theatre director Anna Ledwich. In his early work, Smith portrayed secondary characters in films like ''

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'' (2006), ''Immortals'' (2011), and ''Total Recall'' (2012). In 2016, Smith played the role of Lakan in Hulu film ''Dawn'', and Tristam Blanchard in the BBC TV series ''

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''. In 2017, he portrayed the pilot in the film ''

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'', and Jenkins in the TV series '' Into the Badlands''. In 2018, his main roles were Jasper in ''Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', and Daniel in ''Lemonade'', a drama from

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. In 2019, Smith played the character of Sepp on TNT's ''I Am the Night''. In 2022, Smith played the Harfoot Largo Brandyfoot in the

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series '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''.

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