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Blair Redford
Born
David Blair Redford

1982/1983 (age 41–42)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present

David Blair Redford (born 1982/1983) is an American actor. He is well-known for his roles in many TV shows. Some of his famous characters include Scotty Grainger in The Young and the Restless and Ethan Whitehorse in The Lying Game. He also played Tyler "Ty" Mendoza in Switched at Birth and Simon Waverly in Satisfaction. More recently, he was Thunderbird in The Gifted.

Early life

Blair Redford grew up in Canton, Georgia. He went to Sequoyah High School. His family background includes Irish, French, German, and Native American roots.

During his summers, he worked at Georgia's Renaissance Festival. He performed stunts and created a fun pirate character called "Rusty Compass." Blair is also a very good tennis player. He chose to become an actor instead of taking tennis scholarships after high school.

Career

Blair Redford started his acting career after winning a contest by Warner Bros.. This win allowed him to join the WB Road Crew team. After about a year and a half, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

Soon after moving, he got the role of Scotty Grainger. This was on the soap opera The Young and the Restless in July 2005. He stayed on the show until February 2006. Later, he took over the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald in another soap opera, Passions. He played this character from 2007 to 2008.

Blair also starred in the horror-comedy film Dance of the Dead. This movie was released by Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. He also appeared in the third season of The CW's 90210. There, he played a character named Oscar in several episodes.

In 2010, he was in the movie Burlesque. This film starred famous singers Cher and Christina Aguilera. In 2011, he joined the ABC Family show Switched at Birth. He played Tyler "Ty" Mendoza for five episodes. He then left to film another ABC Family show, The Lying Game. He was a main character in The Lying Game for two seasons. He returned to Switched at Birth in 2013 for its second season.

In 2014, Blair Redford was cast in the show Satisfaction. He played Simon Waverly in this series, which aired for two seasons. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as John Proudstar / Thunderbird. This was in the Marvel Studios series The Gifted.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Slip Peter Short film
2006 The Other Side Reaper #3
2008 Dance of the Dead Nash Rambler
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Army Fighter Pilot #1
2010 Ugly, Strong and Dignified The Duke Short film
2010 Burlesque James / Bumper Band Member
2014 V/H/S: Viral Himself Segment: "Dante the Great"
2015 A Girl Like Grace Billy
2016 Siren ... Guy
2020 Goy Paul Rosenberg

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Blue Collar TV Tim Episode: "Vacations"
2005–2006 The Young and the Restless Scotty Grainger Regular cast, 39 episodes
2006 Voodoo Moon Evil Young Man Television film
2007 October Road Ross St. Marie Episode: "Tomorrow's So Far Away"
2007 Cane Marcus 2 episodes
2007–2008 Passions Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald Regular cast, 44 episodes
2008 Lincoln Heights Miguel Episode: "Prom Night"
2009 FlashForward Joel Episode: "No More Good Days"
2009 CSI: Miami Troy Billings Episode: "Bolt Action"
2010 Huge Ryan Boone / Arturo Episode: "Movie Night"
2010 90210 Oscar Recurring role; 10 episodes
2010 Betwixt Moth Unsold television pilot
2011–2013 Switched at Birth Tyler "Ty" Mendoza Recurring role, 15 episodes
2011–2013 The Lying Game Ethan Whitehorse Main role, 30 episodes
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Luke Holland Episode: "Sheltered"
2013 Beauty & the Beast Zach Hayes Episode: "Reunion"
2014–2015 Satisfaction Simon Waverly Main role, 19 episodes
2015 The Red Road Cody 2 episodes
2017–2019 The Gifted John Proudstar / Thunderbird Main cast
2024 Three Women Will Upcoming series

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Beyond: Two Souls Jay (voice)

See also

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