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Dustin Milligan

b. 1985

Canadian actor

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Born 1985. Dustin Milligan is a Canadian actor, film producer, screenwriter, film actor and television actor.

Dustin Wallace Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian actor best known as Jack Snowman in Hot Frosty, Ted Mullens on Schitt's Creek, Ethan Ward on 90210, Tom Cummings in X Company, and Josh Carter on Rutherford Falls.

Early life Milligan was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the son of Jean Wallace, a former Yellowknife city councillor, and Brian Milligan. Career Milligan is known for playing the role of Ted Mullens on Schitt’s Creek and Ethan Ward in The CW's 90210, a spin-off of the 1990s primetime drama Beverly Hills, 90210. He was written out of the show at the end of the first season.

His film credits include Final Destination 3 (2006), Slither (2006), The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006), In the Land of Women (2007), Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), The Messengers (2007), and Extract (2009).

Milligan starred in the short-lived primetime suspense drama Runaway, picked up by The CW for its inaugural season in September 2006, but cancelled in October after only three of nine episodes completed had been aired.

He starred in the Canadian network CTV's made-for-TV film Eight Days to Live playing The O.C. star Kelly Rowan's missing son. He has also had minor roles in the television series The Days, Andromeda, The Dead Zone, Alice, I Think, Supernatural and the CBC's Da Vinci's City Hall.

In 2010, he played Kyle Halsted in the indie action crime drama film Repeaters, co-starring Amanda Crew. In 2011, he starred as Nick in the horror thriller shark movie Shark Night 3D. In 2011, he played Nick Nader in the suspense thriller The Entitled and Rory in the indie film Sisters & Brothers. In 2012, he starred as Sam Reed in the Lifetime Original Movie Love at the Christmas Table co-starring Danica McKellar. He appeared in the Funny or Die video Post Apocalypse News with Elisabeth Hower. In 2013, he played Callum Beck in the indie thriller Ferocious.

In 2014, Milligan starred as Detective Reverend Grizzly Night-Bear in a vintage 1970s "buddy cop" movie Bad City. He played the role of John in the James Wan produced horror film Demonic. In 2015, he landed the main role in the spy thriller TV show X Company, where he played Tom Cummings. He appeared in all six seasons of Schitt's Creek, playing the role of veterinarian Ted Mullens. He had a guest spot as Blaine in the TV show Silicon Valley. Later in 2015, he had a lead role as Ogden in the indie drama Sequoia co-starring Aly Michalka.

In 2016, he starred as Cory in the indie comedy film Me Him Her. The movie was written and directed by Max Landis. He starred as Nicholas Gray in the indie mystery thriller film Primary. He also starred in the film A Family Man. He plays the role of aggressive young recruiter at Blackridge who is training under Butler's character. He played the role of Sgt. Hugo Friedkin, a dimwitted government agent working with Riggins, in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

In 2020, Milligan was a contestant on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race. After winning the mini-challenge, he selected Nina West as his drag mentor. He competed against Alex Newell and Matt Iseman and raised $20,000 for the charity Project HEAL.

Personal life He is married to actress Amanda Crew.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Long Weekend Ed (14 and 15 years old) 2006 Final Destination 3 Marcus Man About Town Young Dooley Nostalgia Boy Nostalgia Boy Short film Slither Drawing Boy The Butterfly Effect 2 Trevor Eastman 2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Matt Ryan In the Land of Women Eric Watts The Messengers Bobby Wannabe Macks CJ 2009 Extract Brad Chavez 2010 Eva Lucien Gunless Corporal Jonathan Kent Repeaters Kyle Halsted Tossers Jimmy "The Lace" Santino Short film 2011 Shark Night Nick LaDuca Sisters & Brothers Rory The Entitled Nick Nader 2012 The Campaign College Frat Guy Uncredited 2013 Ferocious Callum Beck No Clue Danny Carwyn The Legend of Sarila Markussi (voice) 2014 Bad City Detective Reverend Grizzly Night-Bear Sequoia Ogden Clarke 2015 Demonic John Matthews Milwaukee Ugly Lamp Guy 2016 A Family Man Sumner Firestone Me Him Her Cory Isaacson Primary Nicholas Gray 2018 A Simple Favor Chris 2022 Mack & Rita Jack The People We Hate at the Wedding Dennis Bottoms 2024 Hot Frosty Jack Snowman Operation Taco Gary's Luke Running on Empty Randall Shell Devin The Move Todd Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Perfect Romance Rapper Television film Steve Colter 2 episodes Dead Like Me Joey Episode: "Death Defying" Andromeda Lon Episode: "So Burn the Untamed Lands" 2005 Hush Billy Television film Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution Grocery clerk Uncredited; television film Ripper Television film Da Vinci's City Hall Chad Markowitz Episode: "Isn't Very Pretty But You Can Smoke It" 2006 Eight Days to Live Joe Spring Television film Randy Episode: "Panic" Alice, I Think Mark Conners Episode: "What Would Jesus Do?" Runaway Henry Rader/Jason Holland Main cast; 9 episodes2007ReaperSam 2008 About a Girl Stan Episode: "About a Homecoming" Supernatural Alan J. Corbett Episode: "Ghostfacers" 2008–2009 90210 Ethan Ward Main cast (season 1); 24 episodes 2009 Himself Episode: "The Pen" 2012 Call Me Fitz Barry O'Neil Episode: "Semen-Gate" Love at the Christmas Table Sam Reed Television film 2013 Motive Felix Hausman Episode: "Fallen Angel" 2015–2020 Schitt's Creek Ted Mullens Series regular; 42 episodes 2015–2016 X Company Tom Cummings Main role (2 seasons), 18 episodes 2015 Silicon Valley Blaine Episode: "Homicide" 2016–2017 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Sgt. Hugo Friedkin Series regular 2018 Blindspot Lincoln Episode: "The Quantico Affair" 2019 Into the Dark Gavin Episode: "A Nasty Piece of Work" 2020 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Himself / Rachel McAdamsapple Episode: "Secret Celebrity Edition #103"; winner 2021–2022 Rutherford Falls Josh Carter Main cast 2023 FUBAR Kyle Episode: "Here Today, Gone To-Marrow"

Web Year Title Role Notes 2011 Marcy Perry Episode: "Marcy Does Yoga" 2014 Math Bites Various 3 episodes

Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2011 "Shark Bite Rap" Cast of Shark Night Himself 2013 "Made in the USA" Demi Lovato The Boy 2014 "Friday Night" Godson featuring Jessa Garcia Himself

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Important facts

Birth century
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Education
Sir John Franklin High School
Also known as
Dustin Wallace Milligan

Family & relationships

Partner
Amanda Crew

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dustin Milligan?

Canadian actor

When was Dustin Milligan born?

Dustin Milligan was born on 28 July 1985 in Yellowknife.

What is Dustin Milligan's occupation?

Dustin Milligan is an actor, film producer, screenwriter, film actor and television actor.

What nationality is Dustin Milligan?

Dustin Milligan is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dustin Milligan

· Wikidata: Q286745

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