Dylan Walsh (born Charles Hunter Walsh; November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as
Dr. Sean McNamara on the
FX television series
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''
Nip/Tuck'', Al Burns on ''
Unforgettable'', and
Sam Lane on ''
Superman & Lois''.
Early life
Walsh was born Charles Hunter Walsh in
Los Angeles, California
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. His maternal grandfather, Frank P. Haven, was a
managing editor
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United States
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of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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''. His parents worked for the
Foreign Service—they met in
Ethiopia
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.
As a result, Walsh lived in Kenya, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia as a child.
His family returned to the United States when he was ten years old and settled in
Virginia
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, where Walsh began acting in high school. He graduated from the
University of Virginia
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in 1986 with a degree in English. After graduating from college, Walsh moved to New York City to act professionally.
Career
Walsh's first role was in a television movie called ''Soldier Boys'' with
James Earl Jones. He then landed a role in the movie ''
Loverboy
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'' and a regular role on the television series ''
Kate & Allie''. In 1989, he started using the name Dylan Walsh professionally. He continued to work in films including ''
Betsy's Wedding'', ''
Nobody's Fool'', ''
Congo'', ''
The Stepfather'', and ''
Secretariat'' and guest starred the television series ''
Brooklyn South'', ''
The Twilight Zone'', and ''
Everwood''.
In 2003, Walsh landed the role of Sean McNamara on the
FX television series ''
Nip/Tuck'', after being approached by series creator
Ryan Murphy in a coffee shop. Murphy remembered him from his roles in ''Nobody's Fool'' and in a television movie.
Walsh starred as Lieutenant Al Burns in all four seasons of
CBS's crime-drama series ''
Unforgettable'', which ran from 2011 to 2016.
In April 2020, Walsh was cast as
Sam Lane, the father of
Lois Lane, on
The CW
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action-superhero series ''
Superman & Lois''.
Personal life
Walsh was married from 1996 to 2003 to actress
Melora Walters, with whom he had two children, Thomas Walsh (b. 1996) and Joanna Walsh (b. 1997).
[ After the couple divorced, Walsh married actress Joanna Going on October 10, 2004, and the two have a daughter, Stella Walsh, who was born in 2003. In 2010, Walsh announced he filed for divorce.][
Walsh met Leslie Bourque and had a daughter, Amelie Belle,]New Orleans, Louisiana
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
University of Virginia alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from Virginia
American expatriates in Kenya
American expatriates in Pakistan
American expatriates in India
American expatriates in Indonesia