Dillon Casey

Dillon Francis Casey (born October 29, 1983) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Sean Pierce in The CW's action-thriller television series Nikita.

Dillon Casey
Casey at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012
Born	Dillon Francis Casey[1] (1983-10-29) October 29, 1983 (age 41) Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1][2][3]
Alma mater	University of Toronto McGill University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Lauren Lee Smith ​ (m. 2024)​

Early life

Casey was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Oakville, Ontario.^[4] His father, Richard, is a urologist, and his mother, Patrice, is an image consultant. After graduating from Oakville Trafalgar High School,^[5] Casey graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2005,^[6] and earned a Master of Economics degree from the University of Toronto.^[6]

Career

Casey moved to Toronto to return to his roots and was chosen to play the role of Trevor Lemonde in a short running CBC show called MVP.^[7] The show garnered attention for the actor, putting him on a giant billboard in his underwear in Times Square.^[8]

Casey relocated to Los Angeles, California for his career in January 2009. Over the next few years he attained guest roles on shows including Warehouse 13 and The Vampire Diaries and recurring roles on Valemont, Being Erica, and Skins.^[9]

In July 2011, Casey appeared as Brad in a notable episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, titled "Dead of Night".^[10][11]

In 2011, he was cast as Navy SEAL Sean Pierce in the action show Nikita. Casey's part was initially intended to be a short term recurring role, but was upgraded to a series regular.^{[citation needed]}

He obtained his first lead role for the movie Creature which was released in September 2011 and was unsuccessful at the box office.^[12]

In 2012, Casey was cast in The Vow, which was successful at the box office as the fourth-highest weekend debut of 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Casey starred in the 2013 digital series Backpackers, and in the 2014-15 TV drama Remedy.^[13][14]

In 2016, he guest-starred in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., appearing in the episodes "4,722 Hours" and "Maveth" as astronaut Will Daniels and Hydra Inhuman Hive.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Killing Zelda Sparks	Bill
2008	Shirtgun Guy	Shirtgun Guy	Film short; also producer
2009	Captain Coulier (Space Explorer)	Fred	Film short
2011	Creature	Oscar
2012	The Vow	Ryan
2013	Only I...	Van Walton
2021	Defining Moments	Dave
2021	The Wedding Ring	Jamie Coleman
2023	The Amityville Curse	Frank Winfield

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	System Crash	Groovy Gary / Tommy Jensen	Episode: "Good Deeds Done Cheap"
2005	Code Breakers	Sentry (uncredited)	Television film
2006	11 Cameras	Chuck	Main role
	1-800-Missing	Steve Biggs	Episode: "Spring Break"
2007	Monster Warriors	Jock Strongjaw	Episode: "The Drive In"
	The Best Years	Brandon Zimmerman	4 episodes
	Too Young to Marry	Max Doyle	Television film
2008	MVP	Trevor Lemonde	Main role
	House Party	Sean Goldstein	Main role
	Victor	Glenn Crossley	Television film
2009	Aaron Stone	Dax	Episode: "Time Out"
	Warehouse 13	Cody Thomas	Episode: "Pilot"
	Valemont	Sebastian	16 episodes
	A Nanny's Secret	Carter	Television film
2009–2010	Being Erica	Ryan	6 episodes
2010	The Vampire Diaries	Noah	Episode: "Unpleasantville"
2011	Skins	Evan	3 episodes
	Torchwood	Brad	Episode: "Miracle Day: Dead of Night"
	Three Inches	Dillon	Television film
2011–2013	Nikita	Sean Pierce	39 episodes
2013	Backpackers	Brandon	Lead role
2014–2015	Remedy	Griffin Connor	Lead role
2015	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Will Daniels and Hive	Episode: "4,722 Hours" as Will Daniels Episode: "Maveth" as Hive
2016	A Perfect Christmas		TV movie
2016–2017	Turn: Washington's Spies	Randall	3 episodes
2017–2018	Designated Survivor	Blakey	5 episodes
2019 & 2021	Frankie Drake Mysteries	Jack Drake	"A Brother in Arms" & "A Family Affair"
2023	Transplant	Jack (police officer)	Season 3, episode 9: "Rumination"

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Remedy	Nominated	[16]