Tyler Jeffrey Hynes (born May 6, 1986) is a
Canadian
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actor.
Early life
Hynes was born in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, but later grew up on a ranch outside
Ottawa
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.
He began acting professionally at the age of eight.
Career
Hynes got his professional start at the age of eight during a 72-performance run of the musical stage production of ''A Christmas Carol'' as Tiny Tim, followed by a Canadian tour of The Who's rock opera ''Tommy'', playing the role of 10-year-old Tommy. He followed this up with his first feature film, ''Little Men'', starring Mariel Hemingway.
He portrayed Atreyu in 24 episodes of the TV series ''Tales from the Neverending Story'' and The Chosen One in the 24-episode run of ''Peter Benchley's Amazon''. Tyler was nominated "Fan Favourite" at Canada's Gemini Awards at age 15. He later starred in ''Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story''.
Filmography
* ''Lassie'' (1997) TV Series - Darren
* ''
Little Men
''Little Men,'' or ''Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys,'' is a children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was first published in 1871 by Roberts Brothers. The book reprises characters from her 1868–69 two-volume ...
'' (1998) - Demi Brooke
* ''
Home Team
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'' (1998) - Chip
* ''
Peter Benchley's Amazon'' (1999) TV Series - Will Bauer
* ''Soldier of Fortune'' (1999) - Billy Riddle
* ''The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo'' (1999) Gary Epps
* ''
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
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'' (1999) (TV) - Jimmy Miller
* ''
The Other Me'' (2000) (TV) - Scottie DeSota
* ''Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story'' (2001) (TV) - Jonathan Wamback
* ''Tales from the Neverending Story'' (2001-2002)(24 Episodes) - Atreyu
* ''Terrorized by Teens'' (2002) Jonathon
* ''
Levity'' (2003) - Ripple
* ''Tales From the Neverending Story'' (2003) four TV movies - Atreyu
* ''
While I Was Gone'' (2004) (TV) - Malky McDowell
* ''
The Last Sign
''The Last Sign'' is a 2005 Canadian-British-French drama film directed by Douglas Law.
Cast
* Andie MacDowell as Kathy MacFarlane
* Samuel Le Bihan as Marc
* Tim Roth as Jeremy MacFarlane
* Margot Kidder as Endora
* Mimi Kuzyk as Isabel
* Tyler ...
'' (2005) - Frank
* ''
I Do, They Don't
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Plot
Young widow Carrie Lewellyn has a successful cookies business and four kids: ...
'' (2005) (TV) - Rusty
* ''
Mom at Sixteen'' (2005) (TV) - Brad
* ''
15/Love'' (2005-2006) (TV) - Nate Bates
* ''
Citizen Duane
''Citizen Duane'' is a 2006 Canadian comedy film.
Plot
Duane Balfour was born into a family of misfortune, in the prairie town of Ridgeburg. After losing a high school election against his enemy Chad, he decides to run for mayor against Chad's gr ...
'' (2006) (Film) - Rebel Stoner
* ''
Camille'' (2007) (Film) - Ricky
* ''
Sophie'' (2008-2009) (TV) - Christian
* ''
Flashpoint'' (2008) (TV) - R. J. Strachan
* ''
Warehouse 13
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'' (2009-2012) (TV Series) - Joshua
* ''
Valemont
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'' (2009) - Gabriel
* ''Impossible'' (2010) - Ian French
* ''
Heartland
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'' (2010-2012) - Joe
* ''Immortals'' (2011)
* ''The Firm'' (2011-2012) TV series - Patrick Walker
* ''NCIS'' TV Series (2011) Devin Lodge
* ''Firefly'' (2012) actor, director
* ''The Listener'' (2012) TV series - Kurt Marker
* ''
Betty & Coretta
''Betty & Coretta'' is a 2013 American drama film directed by Yves Simoneau and written by Shem Bitterman and Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Mary J. Blige, Angela Bassett, Gloria Reuben, Malik Yoba, Tyler Hynes and Benz Antoine. The film premier ...
'' (2013) - Mike Fitzpatrick
* ''A String To Pull'' (2013) Short
* ''
Saving Hope
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'' (2013–2014) - Luke Reid
* '' 19-2-'' TV series (2013–2015) - Vince Legare
* '' Rookie Blue'' (2013) TV series - Von
* '' Transporter'' (2014) TV series - Zac Preston
* '' AFK'' (2015) short movie - Cyrus; writer, director
* '' Len and Company'' (2015) - Paul
* ''
The Girlfriend Experience
''The Girlfriend Experience'' is a 2009 American slice of life drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring then-pornographic actress Sasha Grey. It was shot in New York City, and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festiva ...
'' (2016) (TV) - Greg
* '' Serialized'' TV Movie (2016) - Jason Ryan
* '' Mechanics of Love'' (2017) - Jake Henderson
* '' Flatliners'' (2017) film
* '' Deadly Double'' TV Movie (2017) - Alex Cosgrove
* '' Falling For You'' (2018) - Zac Malone
* '' Unreal'' (2017–2018) TV series - Billy Byrd
* '' It's Christmas, Eve'' (2018) - Liam Bailey
* '' Flip that Romance'' (2019) - Lance Waddell
* '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2019) TV series - Stephen
* '' The Mistletoe Secret'' (2019) TV - Alex Bartlett
* '' My Boyfriend's Back: Wedding March 5'' (2019) - Brad
* ''
Letterkenny
Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...
'' (2019–2021) - Dierks
* '' Recon'' (2019) - Sargent Reese
* '' Home and Family'' (2019–2020)
* '' Winter in Vail'' (2020) - Owen Becker
* '' Hotwired in Suburbia'' TV movie (2020) - Curnow
* '' On the 12th Date of Christmas'' (2020) - Aidan Welch
* '' It Was Always You'' (2021) - David Belling
* '' Sweet Carolina'' (2021) - Cooper
* '' Roadhouse Romance'' (2021) - Luke Ellis
* '' My Christmas Family Tree'' (2021) - waiter
* '' An Unexpected Christmas'' (2021) - Jamie
* '' Always Amore'' (2022) - Ben Elliott
* ''Three Wise Men and a Baby'' (2022)
* '' A Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas'' (2022)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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1986 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male child actors
Male actors from Toronto
People from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors