Dylan Phillip Everett (born January 24, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in How To Be Indie (2009–2011), Wingin' It (2010–2013), Degrassi (2012–2013), and Open Heart (2015). In 2022, he retired from acting and joined the Canadian Army. He currently serves with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Career

Everett played Streeter in the Canadian children's series The Doodlebops for two episodes. He then played roles in the movies The Devil's Mercy, Booky & the Secret Santa, Everything Is Connected, Breakfast with Scot, For All the Marbles, and made a guest appearance in The Dresden Files as Scott Sharpe. He then appeared in other roles, until his 2009 How To Be Indie casting as Marlon Parks, and in 2010 the lead character in the Family Channel series Wingin' It. He reprised his character as Marlon Parks to film a second series of YTV's How To Be Indie, which premiered in Canada, in fall 2010. Everett also filmed a second and third season with Wingin' It. In February 2012, he was cast as Campbell Saunders, a young hockey star struggling with anxiety and major depressive disorder in Degrassi: The Next Generation. Everett received praise by audiences for his portrayal of mental health issues, as well as the character's eventual suicide plot line - also becoming the first major character in the franchise to do so. The same year, he appeared in the Disney Channel Original movie Frenemies as Lance Lancaster. The role earned him a nomination at the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Leading Young Actor. From 2013 to 2015, he appeared in three episodes of Supernatural as a teenage Dean Winchester. In 2014, he played the role of Mark-Paul Gosselaar in Lifetime TV's The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story. In 2016, he starred in the film Undercover Grandpa, earning him a Best Child Actor win at the International Family Film Festival. In 2019, Everett portrayed Ray Allen in Richard Bell's period drama Brotherhood with Brendan Fletcher and Brendan Fehr. In 2020, he appeared as Sam Sobiech, older brother of Zach Sobiech (Fin Argus), in the Disney+ biographical musical drama Clouds.

Personal life

In 2017, Everett and his company, Shenanigans Media, were put under review by the Canadian Revenue Agency. The agency disallowed various expenses, totalling about 20,000 CAD, that were claimed for wardrobe, hair, and make-up, research and development expenses, and various business expenses.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards