Bryn Roy
Bryn Roy is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 34th overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2012 CFL draft and was signed on May 24, 2012. He played college football with the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions.
After his playing career he pursued a career in motion pictures working as an actor and stunt man. He was in the Paramount original series “Joe Pickett”, Kevin Costner’s “Let him go”, Netflix’s “Wynona Earp” and “Damnation”.
Bryn now competes as a Steer Wrestler in the PRCA and the CPRA. Following his father’s footsteps, Bryn is one of the top Canadian Steer Wrestlers in the world.
Bryn’s father Mark Roy was the first Canadian to win a PRCA Steer Wrestling World Championship in 1992. And is enshrined in the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.
Early life
Roy was born and raised in Dalemead, Alberta, the son of Mark and Audi Roy. His father was a World Champion Steer Wrestler. Bryn competed in the Team Roping as a teenager and young adult. However, he quickly transitioned into a football player where he was a three-year letterwinner at safety and wide receiver at Foothills Composite High School. He was named team MVP and regional MVP as a senior and was a three-time all-region selection and All-Province selection at safety. He was also voted the receiver of the year by opposing coaches in the league his senior season, recording 52 receptions and 8 touchdowns. Roy helped lead Foothills to the Provincial Championship as a junior and a League Championship in his junior and senior year. As senior he was a defensive captain and Most Valuable DB at the Alberta Senior Bowl.College career
Roy moved to the United States and attended Snow College in Utah. He spent two seasons at Snow where he was Second team All-Conference selection as a sophomore after tallying 75 tackles, four sacks and a pair of fumble recoveries and notched a pair of sacks a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in his first collegiate start. He helped lead the Badgers to back-to-back WSFL Conference championships.Roy transferred to Texas A&M-Commerce for his final two seasons where he was a starter as a Junior and was a key part of the Lions defense in 2011, capping off his collegiate career with a sack in each of his final four games. He was a Business Marketing major while in Commerce. He decided to forgo his senior season and was drafted by Montreal, selected with the 34th pick overall.