Dylan Neal
Born	Dylan Jeremy Neal (1969-10-08)October 8, 1969 (age 55) Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Becky Southwell (m. 1996)
Children	2

Dylan Jeremy Neal (born October 8, 1969^[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Dylan Shaw on thesoap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful,Doug Witter onDawson's Creek, and Detective Mike Celluci in the supernatural seriesBlood Ties. He also played Aaron Jacobs onSabrina, the Teenage Witch.

In 2013, Neal landed the lead role oppositeAndie MacDowell in theHallmark Channel's first scripted TV series,Cedar Cove.^[2][3][4] The series premiered on July 20, 2013, and is based on theseries of books by the same name, written byDebbie Macomber. In 2014, he sold a TV movie franchise to the newly rebranded Hallmark Movies and Mystery Channel and began writing, executive producing and starring as Henry Ross in Hallmark's original mystery seriesGourmet Detective.^[5][6] As of 2018, Dylan continues to write, produce and star in a variety of movies for Hallmark.

Dylan Neal was born inRichmond Hill, Ontario, in 1969. Four months after his birth, his family moved toOakville, Ontario. He attendedAppleby College inOakville and initially wanted to become a professionalsquash player.^[7]

Neal transferred to T. A. Blakelock High School inOakville for his last two years of schooling. It was there that he gained an interest in the performing arts and participated in his school's drama program. On the advice of his drama teacher, Neal decided he wanted to make a career of acting.^[7]

Before becoming an actor, Neal was acaterer and delivered lunch baskets to private businesses in industrial areas around Toronto.^[8] He also delivered pizzas for a living before making it as an actor.^[1][8] He has been passionate about furniture making.^[9]

Neal is married to TV writer and producer Becky Southwell who has co-written some of theGourmet Detective films with him. They were married on 21 September 1996 and have two children together.^[10][11]

Neal has said that after finishing his work onThe Bold and the Beautiful, he was initially concerned about his ability to find another acting job. "There are certain expectations--or a certain lack of expectations--of soap opera actors," he said.^[8]

From 1998 to 2003, he portrayedDoug Witter, a small-town police officer, in theWB television dramaDawson's Creek. In the final season of the series, his character was revealed to be homosexual.^[12]

In 2000, Neal played a secret agent oppositeChuck Norris in the television filmThe President's Man.^[13] It premiered on April 2 onCBS.^[14]

In 2007, Neal played Detective Mike Celluci inLifetime'sCanadianvampire fantasy showBlood Ties, in which he starred alongsideChristina Cox andKyle Schmid. The producers of the show ultimately chose Neal, Cox, and Schmid as the three leads of the show over other auditioning actors after observing the natural chemistry among the trio.^[15] Neal later commented that fans often compliment the three actors for their charming on-screen chemistry and camaraderie.^[15]

Neal played the male lead oppositeAndie MacDowell in the television seriesCedar Cove for theHallmark Channel. Neal played Jack Griffith, a Philadelphia reporter. He played Bob Adams, stepfather to the main character Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), in the film adaptationFifty Shades of Grey (2015).^[16]

Neal and his wife, Becky Southwell, write and produce their own projects through Southwell Neal Entertainment. They write and executive produce theGourmet Detective original films forHallmark Movies & Mysteries, based on the novels by Peter King. As of February 2020, Neal has made five television movies based on the character.^[17][18]

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