Daniel Maslany


Daniel Joseph 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, Llewellyn Watts in the series Murdoch Mysteries and Townes Linderman in the series Impulse on YouTube Premium.

Early life

Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the son of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate, a French-English translator and interpreter. His older sister, Tatiana, is an actress too, 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 filmmaking 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

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

Personal life

Maslany lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife, Lucy Adele Hill, actress and writer.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNote
2000Skipped PartsPetey PierceFilm
2003The RisenBobby "Tiger" SimmsTV film
2004Renegadepress.comJoshEpisodes: "The Long Way Home"; "Some of My Best Friends Are"; "Skin Deep"
2005Moccasin FlatsGregEpisode: Signs
2005–2007Corner GasTeen / Main student / Teenage boyEpisodes: "Buzz Driver" ; "Fun Run" ; "Key to the Future" ; "Rock On!"
2008Moccasin Flats: RedemptionTonyTV film
2009The ShortcutIvor Hartley Film
2010Wingin' ItElliotEpisode: "Bully Elliot"
2012ChainedYoung BobFilm
2012InSayshableYoung businessman
2015The [Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe]Payne 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 AbbottEpisode: "The Results"
2016–presentMurdoch MysteriesDetective Llewellyn WattsRecurring role
2017Frankie Drake MysteriesLlewellyn Watts
2018SuperGridOwlFilm
2018–2019ImpulseTownes Linderman
Main role
2019TokensDennis ADEpisodes: "Your Best Head Forward"; "Include the Kitchen Sink"; "Finding Cinderella"
2019I Am in [the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain]Short film
2019Lie ExposedJerryFilm
2019GoliathParkerFilm
2022Hudson & RexDerek SpadeSeason 5 Episode 1: "Lost In The Barrens"
2023Close to YouMichaelFilm
2024My Dead MomColeWeb series