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Dylan Bruno (born September 6, 1972) is an American actor and former model. His first major film role was a supporting part inSteven Spielberg'sSaving Private Ryan (1998), followed by a lead role in the horror filmThe Rage: Carrie 2 (1999). On television, Bruno portrayedFBI agentColby Granger inNumb3rs and disgraced former Army Ranger Jason Paul Dean inNCIS.

Bruno was born September 6, 1972, inMilford, Connecticut,^[1] to actor Scott Bruno and the late Nancy (née Mendillo) Bruno. His older brother is film and television actor, director and producerChris Bruno.^[2] Growing up, the brothers lived in Milford with their mother and spent time with their father on theUpper West Side of Manhattan.^{[citation needed]} Both brothers graduated from Hamden Hall Country Day School, a private college prep school in Hamden CT.

In 1994, Bruno earned aBachelor of Science degree inEnvironmental Engineering fromMIT,^[1] where he playedvarsityfootball as alinebacker.^[3][4] "When I got into MIT, I just decided it was an opportunity I didn't want to turn down," he said. "I actually found out that I had the second-lowest SAT scores at MIT. The guy with the lowest score and I would always hang out together and be like, 'Yeah, we're the second-to-last and last dumbest guy in the school.'"^[1] Upon graduating, Bruno worked for arobotics company before deciding to pursue a career in acting.^[1]

In 1995, while working as a model forCalvin Klein, Bruno made his television acting debut on theNBC seriesHigh Sierra Search and Rescue. He made hisfilm debut inNaked Ambition (1997). In 1998, he had small roles inSaving Private Ryan^[4] andWhen Trumpets Fade and competed in and won a special episode ofAmerican Gladiators (1989–96). He co-starred inThe Rage: Carrie 2 (1999),^[4]Where the Heart Is (2000),Going Greek (2001).

He portrayed anL.A.P.D. cop inThe One (2001), arock musician inThe Simian Line (2001), and Harry "Blaine" Mayhugh, Jr., inThe Pennsylvania Miners' Story (2002). He also appeared inThe Anarchists -Cookbook (2002).

Bruno had a five-year run as "Colby Granger" on the hit TV show,Numbers from 2005 to 2010.

In May 2010, he joinedNCIS for three episodes, playing a disgracedU.S. Army Ranger who worked for a Mexican drug cartel; in the Season 7 finale, his character died in a gunfight.

Bruno has done voice-over work for several products such asBacardi Silver,Coors Light,Chevrolet,Jeep,Virtual Boy, andSony Handycam.^[5] In addition to his voice-over work, Bruno is the current narrator of theDiscovery Channel programRides.

Bruno is married and has three sons.^{[citation needed]} He is an avidspearfisher.^[6]

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