Dylan Thomas Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as

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on the Disney Channel series ''

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'' and its spin-off, ''

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'', where he starred alongside his twin brother

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. He is an owner of the All-Wise

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in Brooklyn, New York.

Early life

Sprouse was born August 4, 1992, in Arezzo, Italy, to American parents, Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright. Dylan was born 15 minutes before his twin brother

and was named after Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas. When the twins were four months old, they moved to

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, their parents' hometown.

Career

Sprouse started his career in 1993 on television, alongside his twin brother

, sharing the role of Patrick Kelly in ''

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'' until 1998. For the next several years, he continued to appear in several films and television series with his brother. Sprouse co-starred alongside his brother in the Disney Channel series ''

'' from 2005 to 2008. In 2017, he was cast in the lead role of Lucas Ward for the thriller film '' Dismissed''. In the same year, he appeared in a short film, ''Carte Blanche'', and was cast in comedy film '' Banana Split'' as Nick. In 2018, Sprouse opened All-Wise Meadery in

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, the name of which is a reference to his Heathen religion. He joined the short film ''Daddy'' as Paul in 2019. In 2020, Sprouse starred as Trevor in '' After We Collided'', the sequel to the 2019 film ''

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''. In May 2020, it was announced that '' Heavy Metal'' and DiGa Studios would be releasing the first issue of Sprouse's comic book ''Sun Eater''. In 2021, he starred in ''Tyger Tyger'' as Luke Hart and in the Chinese film '' The Curse of Turandot'' as Calaf.

Personal life

Following the end of ''

'' in 2011, Sprouse attended

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and obtained a four-year degree in video game design. He has identified as a Heathen since age 15. Since 2018, Sprouse has been in a relationship with model

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. They resided in

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for over two years, before moving to

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in 2021.

Filmography

With the exception of ''Piggy Banks'' and ''Snow Buddies'', all appearances prior to 2017 were either roles shared with

—that is, in which the two portrayed one single character—or projects on which they both worked but portrayed separate characters.

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Other

Awards and nominations

Discography

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'') (2005) *"

" (''

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'') (2008)

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