Dylan Riley Synder

Dylan Riley Jacob Snyder (born January 24, 1998) is an American actor, filmmaker, and Twitch streamer. Beginning his acting career in community theatre at the age of five, Snyder is known for his acting, singing, and dancing abilities, starring as Young Tarzan in the 2006 Broadway musical, Tarzan, and as Milton Krupnick on the Disney XD comedy series Kickin' It. His accolades include a Drama Desk Award for playing Horace, Buddy and Horace Jr. in The Orphans' Home Cycle, and a Gotham Award nomination for playing Timmy Maplewood in Life During Wartime.

Early life Snyder was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the son of Ashley (née Castro) and Les Snyder. He is Mexican American through his mother’s side . Snyder has one sibling, an older sister named Cassidy.

Snyder's appearance as "Tiny Tim" caught the attention of local actor, writer and director Tina Fitch, who was impressed with his work and would go on to cast him in several University of Alabama (U of A) productions whenever they needed a child performer. Some of his early community theatre credits include "Dill Harris" in Theatre Tuscaloosa's production of To Kill a Mockingbird, "Michael Darling" in Theatre Tuscaloosa's production of Peter Pan, "Buster" in the U of A's production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, "Young Pippin" in the U of A's production of Pippin and "Billy Moore" in the U of A's production of Assassins.

In 2003, the Snyder family moved to Petal, Mississippi. After landing the part, Snyder studied gymnastics to meet the physical demands of the role and worked with a Disney vocal coach to learn to project his voice. Touring the film festival circuit for almost a year before getting a limited release in July 2010, the black comedy tackled such controversial subjects as suicide, incest and pedophilia. The film earned critical acclaim for its director as well as accolades for Snyder, with Variety critic Todd McCarthy writing "The most compelling character this time around is Timmy (Dylan Riley Snyder)", and after commending the film's "superb" cast, McCarthy reserved his highest praise for Snyder, writing "Most heart-wrenching of all is young, freckle-faced Snyder, playing a still prepubescent kid forced to cope with the messiest of adult problems and faced with potential psychological issues he can't possibly digest." The show was critically acclaimed and Snyder, along with the rest of the cast, creative team and producers, was honored with a special Drama Desk Award saluting "the breadth of vision, which inspired the exceptional direction, performances, sets, lighting, costumes, music and sound that made The Orphans' Home Cycle the theatrical event of the season." The play itself would also go on to win the Outer Critics Circle Award and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and ran until May 2010.

In the summer of 2010, Snyder landed his first comedic role, co-starring as awkward honors student turned karate competitor, Milton Krupnick on the Disney XD original comedy series, Kickin' It. Kickin' It premiered in June 2011, and quickly became Disney XD's number 1 original series in the network's history. In September 2011, Disney XD announced that the show had been renewed for a second season.

Dylan Riley Snyder later worked on wife Allisyn Ashley Arm's YouTube series Astrid Clover where he portrays Astrid's boom operator named Boom Guy.

In 2015, Snyder starred in Mamaboy as Milton, the snoopy school newspaper editor/reporter. Mamaboy is about a high school student who must hide the fact that he has become pregnant from his family, friends and the school faculty, including his baseball coach (played by Gary Busey).

Personal life Snyder lived in Los Angeles with his mother during filming for Kickin' It while his father and sister still resided in Alabama.

Filmography FilmYear Film Role Notes2009 Valley of the Moon Leo Amatog Short film Life During Wartime Timmy Maplewood Feature film 2015 Mamaboy Milton 2021 Crabs! Phillip TelevisionYear Show Role Notes 2009 Sesame Street (Principal performer) 2 segments 2008–2009 Wonder Pets! Griffin / Hound Dog (voice, uncredited) 2 episodes 2011 Game On! Himself 1 episode: Pair of Kings vs. Kickin' It 2011–2015 Kickin' It Milton Krupnick Co-starring 2013 Modern Family Neal Episode: "A Fair to Remember" 2017 Better Call Saul Young Skeev Episode: "Mabel" 2019 Will & Grace DJ Episode: "Pappa Mia" TheatreYear Show Role Notes 2006–2007 Tarzan: The Broadway Musical Young Tarzan Broadway 2009–2010 The Orphans' Home Cycle Horace / Buddy / Horace Jr. Off-Broadway

Awards Awards Year Award Category Role Film / Show Result Ref.2010Gotham AwardBest Ensemble Performance(shared with Charlotte Rampling, Allison Janney, Rich Pecci, Michael Lerner, Shirley Henderson, Ally Sheedy, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ciarán Hinds, and Chris Marquette)Timmy MaplewoodLife During Wartime Drama Desk Award Special AwardSaluting "the breadth of vision, which inspired the exceptional direction, performances, sets, lighting, costumes, music and sound that made The Orphans' Home Cycle the theatrical event of the season."(shared with cast, creative team and producers) Horace, Buddy, Horace Jr.The Orphans' Home Cycle