Dylan Playfair is a Canadian actor from Fort St. James, British Columbia. He is most noted for his starring role as Reilly in Letterkenny.[1]

Early life

Playfair comes from a hockey family. Before becoming an actor, Playfair played hockey as a forward for the Merritt Centennials of the BCHL. He is the son of former NHL player Jim Playfair[2] and nephew of Larry Playfair.[1]

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 Disney's Descendants franchise playing the role of Gil, Gaston's son, in Descendants 2[3] and Descendants 3.

Playfair has often acted in roles involving hockey, due in part to his skating skills.[4] In 2013 he acted, alongside his future Letterkenny co-star Andrew Herr, in Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story as Gordie Howe's son Marty Howe. In 2016 Playfair started work on the hit Canadian show Letterkenny, as Reilly, one of the town's jocks. He has also toured North America as part of the Letterkenny Live! tour.[5] 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.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Grave Encounters 2 Trevor Thompson
2013 Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story Marty Howe
If I Had Wings Tyson
2016 It Stains the Sands Red Robbie
2017 Descendants 2 Gil
2019 Descendants 3
2020 Sinners Kit Anderson
2020 Summerland Shawn Walker
2020 Odd Man Rush Dean Hunter
2022 Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders Cameron Betts

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Hollow Toby TV film
2014-16 Some Assembly Required Knox 56 episodes
2016-18 Travellers Kyle 6 episodes
2016-2023 Letterkenny Reilly 74 episodes
2019 The Order Clay Turner 3 episodes
2021-2022 The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Coach T 9 episodes
2023 Animal Control (TV series) Cole 1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 "From 'Letterkenny' to 'The Mighty Ducks': B.C. native Dylan Playfair skating his way through the hockey roles". The Toronto Star. 2021-04-02. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ↑ Cruickshank, Scott. "What it's really like to grow up the child of a pro hockey player or coach". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Dylan Playfair Dishes 'Descendants 2' Deets". TEENPLICITY. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  4. 1 2 "'Mighty Ducks,' 'Letterkenny' star Dylan Playfair draws on hockey experience to become standout in front of the camera". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  5. ↑ "Five Thoughts: 'Letterkenny Live' at the Chelsea in Las Vegas, April 2 - Las Vegas Weekly". lasvegasweekly.com. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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