Daniel Maslany


Daniel Maslany is a Canadian actor, producer and composer. He is known for playing Bondurant Smit in CBC's offbeat and absurd comedy series Four in the Morning, Llewelynn Watts in the series Murdoch Mysteries and Townes Linderman in the series Impulse on YouTube Premium.

Early life

Daniel Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, son of Dan, a woodworker, and Renate, a French/English translator. His older sister, Tatiana, is an actress, and his younger brother, Michael is an animator. He has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry. As a child he participated in drawing, dance, acting, and film-making classes; he is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Conservatory.

Career

Theatre

The solo show, O.C.Dean, written and performed by Maslany, premiered at Globe Theatre in Regina in 2013, then toured to Uno Fest in Victoria in 2014.
Maslany performed in the play Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner, and in particular for the Canadian premiere in 2013. He also produced the Video Trailer. He also worked as sound, music, projection designer and co-creator of A Date with the Night at Globe Theatre in 2015.
As an actor, Maslany has played parts in Robin Hood, Peter Pan, The Alice Nocturne, A Midsummer Night's Dream, George Dandin, and Pride and Prejudice at the Globe Theatre in Regina; Rage, The Alice Nocturne, and The Story of Mr. Wright in the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series; as well as Wrecked, and The Secret Life of the Octopus, as part of the Persephone Youth Tour. He also directed The Fusion Project: By Candlelight for the Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series.
Maslany designed the sound and music for Robin Hood and Metamorphoses at the Globe Theatre, as well as Trout Stanley at The Storefront Theatre and Shannon 10:40 for Videofag.

Films/television

Maslany made his on-screen debut in the 2000 film Skipped Parts, playing character Petey Pierce. He later appeared in several television series and films, including Renegadepress.com, Corner Gas, and Chained.
In 2016 he played Bondurant in the short-lived Toronto series Four in the Morning.
Joining the cast of the series Murdoch Mysteries in 2017, Maslany took on the character of Llewellyn Watts, a police detective.
He played Townes Linderman in the YouTube Premium series Impulse.

Other works

Daniel Maslany worked as executive producer, second assistant director and composer for the short film, Shut Up. He also composed the music of the short film, 90/91.
Maslany has also been a Combat Improv performer.

Awards

Daniel Maslany won the Regina's Mayor's Arts & Business Award for Emerging Artist in 2008.

Personal life

Maslany now lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is allergic to almost all animals.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNote
2000Skipped PartsPetey PierceFilm
2001BlueberryBoyShort film
2003The RisenBobby "Tiger" SimmsTV film
2003The RecitalSteven MillsShort film
2004Renegadepress.comJoshTV series
Episodes: "The Long Way Home"; "Some of My Best Friends Are"; "Skin Deep"
2005Moccasin FlatsGregTV series
Episode: Signs
2005–2007Corner GasTeen / Main student / Teenage boyTV series
Episodes: "Buzz Driver" ; "Fun Run" ; "Key to the Future ; Rock On!"
2008Moccasin Flats: RedemptionTonyTV film
2009The ShortcutIvor Hartley Film
2010Wingin' ItElliotTV series
Episode: "Bully Elliot"
2012ChainedYoung BobFilm
2012InSayshableYoung businessmanTV series
2015The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroePayne Whitney OrderlyTV miniseries
Episode: "Part 2"
2016Four in the MorningBondurant SmitTV series
Episodes: "The Music"; "Four Christs"; "Folklore"; "Moon"; "Chemistry"; "Blow"; "Day Kids"; Pig"
2016Designated SurvivorJared AbbottTV series
Episode: "The Results"
2016–2020Murdoch MysteriesDetective Llewellyn WattsTV series
Recurring role
2017Frankie Drake MysteriesLlewellyn WattsTV series
2017TouchJeffShort film
2018On the LineRyanShort film
2018SuperGridOwlFilm
2018–2019ImpulseTownes LindermanTV series
Main role
2019TokensDennis ADTV series
Episodes: "Your Best Head Forward"; "Include the Kitchen Sink"; "Finding Cinderella"
2019I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a PlainShort film
2019Lie ExposedJerryFilm
2019GoliathParkerFilm
2020IngredientsSamShort Film