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'''Dylan Playfair''' (born June 19, 1992) is a Canadian actor from [[Fort St. James]], [[British Columbia]]. He is most noted for his starring role as Reilly in ''[[Letterkenny (TV series)|Letterkenny]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2021-04-02 |title=From ‘Letterkenny’ to ‘The Mighty Ducks’: B.C. native Dylan Playfair skating his way through the hockey roles |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/04/02/from-letterkenny-to-the-mighty-ducks-bc-native-dylan-playfair-skating-his-way-through-the-hockey-roles.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |issn=0319-0781}}</ref>

Playfair comes from a [[Ice hockey|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]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Cruickshank |first=Scott |title=What it’s really like to grow up the child of a pro hockey player or coach |url=https://theathletic.com/1308098/2019/11/06/what-its-really-like-to-grow-up-the-child-of-a-pro-hockey-player-or-coach/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref> and nephew of [[Larry Playfair]].<ref name=":0" />

==Career==

Playfair started his acting his career in children's film and television. Beginning in 2014 he played Knox in the [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] series ''[[Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)|Some Assembly Required]]'' for all 3 seasons until the show was cancelled in 2016. In 2017, Playfair joined [[Disney]]'s ''[[Descendants (franchise)|Descendants]]'' franchise playing the role of Gil, [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]]'s son, in [[Descendants 2]]<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-07-14 |title=Dylan Playfair Dishes ‘Descendants 2’ Deets |url=https://teenplicity.com/dylan-playfair-dishes-descendants-2-deets/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=TEENPLICITY |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Descendants 3]].

Playfair has often acted in roles involving hockey, due in part to his skating skills.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title='Mighty Ducks,' 'Letterkenny' star Dylan Playfair draws on hockey experience to become standout in front of the camera |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/mighty-ducks-letterkenny-star-dylan-playfair-hockey/1ril9nd2qmlml1kummpzq5xs6s |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en}}</ref> 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 (TV series)|Letterkenny]]'', as [[List of Letterkenny characters#Reilly and Jonesy|Reilly]], one of the town's jocks. He has also toured North America as part of the Letterkenny Live! tour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Five Thoughts: 'Letterkenny Live' at the Chelsea in Las Vegas, April 2 - Las Vegas Weekly |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2022/apr/07/letterkenny-live-at-chelsea-cosmopolitan-las-vegas/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=lasvegasweekly.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" />

|2012

|''[[Grave Encounters 2]]''

|Trevor Thompson

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|rowspan=2|2013

|''[[Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story]]''

|''If I Had Wings''

|Tyson

|2016

|''[[It Stains the Sands Red]]''

|Robbie

|

|-

| rowspan="3" |2020

|''Sinners''

|Kit Anderson

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|-

|''[[Summerland (2020 film)|Summerland]]''

|Shawn Walker

|''[[Odd Man Rush (film)|Odd Man Rush]]''

|

|-

|2022

|''Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders''

|Cameron Betts

|-

|2015

|''The Hollow''

|Toby

|Television film

|-

|2014–2016

|''[[Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)|Some Assembly Required]]''

|Knox

|Main role

|-

|2016–2018

|2016–2023

|Main role

|2017

|''[[Descendants 2]]''

|Gil

|Television film

|-

| rowspan="2" |2019

|''[[The Order (TV series)|The Order]]''

|''[[Descendants 3]]''

|Gil

|Television film

|-

|2021–2022

|''[[The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers]]''

|9 episodes

|-

|2023

|''[[Animal Control (TV series)|Animal Control]]''

|Cole

|Episode: "Unicorns and Mountain Lions"

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[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:21st-century Canadian male actors]]

[[Category:Male actors from British Columbia]]

[[Category:Merritt Centennials players]]

[[Category:1992 births]]