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Hugh Dillon

Biography

Hugh Dillon is a Canadian actor, singer, and television producer who grew up in Kingston, Ontario and first became known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Headstones, formed in 1987. His first major screen role came in Bruce McDonald's Dance Me Outside (1995), followed by the lead in Hard Core Logo (1996). He went on to appear in features such as Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004), Down to the Bone (2004), Wind River (2017), The Humanity Bureau (2017) and I Still See You (2018), and earned a Genie nomination for Trailer Park Boys: The Movie. On television he starred as Mike Sweeney in Durham County, drawing a Gemini nomination, and as Sergeant Ed Lane in Flashpoint, a role that brought him a Canadian Screen Award in 2014. He is a co-creator and executive producer of Mayor of Kingstown, where he plays Ian Ferguson.

63years old

Turns 64 on May 31in 228 days

  • Born Kingston
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

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10
Career span
23 years1995 to 2018

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  1. First role

    Hugh Dillon's first large-screen acting role came in Bruce McDonald's 1995 film Dance Me Outside, and he went on to play the lead as Joe Dick in McDonald's 1996 feature Hard Core Logo.

  2. Behind the camera

    Dillon helped create Mayor of Kingstown, the Paramount Plus streaming series, and serves as its executive producer. He also took on the role of Ian Ferguson as a series regular.

  3. Beyond film

    After their hiatus, Dillon, Carr and White, the original Headstones members, got the band back together in 2011. The album Love + Fury, crowdfunded through PledgeMusic in 2013, was their first top 10 album and gave them a No. 1 hit single.

Hugh Dillon movies on Netflix

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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Wind River2017 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Curtis

    IMDb rating 7.7321K votes

  2. The Humanity Bureau2017 Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Adam Westinghouse

    IMDb rating 4.512K votes

  3. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning2004as Reverend Gilbert

    IMDb rating 5.813K votes

  4. Hard Core Logo1996as Joe Dick

    IMDb rating 7.23.0K votes

  5. Down to the Bone2004as Bob

    IMDb rating 6.62.6K votes

  6. Assault on Precinct 132005as Tony

    IMDb rating 6.385K votes

  7. Surveillance2008as Dad (Steven)

    IMDb rating 6.319K votes

  8. I Still See You2018as Mathison

    IMDb rating 5.813K votes

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Hugh Dillon shares two films with Callum Keith Rennie, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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