Dylan Kingwell facts for kids

Dylan Kingwell is a Canadian actor born on July 6, 2004. He is well-known for playing the twin brothers Duncan and Quigley Quagmire in the Netflix TV show A Series of Unfortunate Events. Since 2022, he has also starred as Sam Price in the BYUtv series Ruby and the Well. Dylan has also had important roles as Steve Murphy in the ABC drama The Good Doctor and as a young Clark Kent in Superman & Lois for the CW.

Dylan Kingwell's Early Life and Acting Journey

Dylan Kingwell was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 6, 2004. He grew up speaking French, Spanish, and Italian. When he was younger, he also enjoyed playing hockey. His uncle, Mark Kingwell, is a philosopher.

Starting His Acting Career

Dylan began his acting career in 2011. His very first role was as Jordy Junior in the comedy movie To The Mat. Two years later, in 2013, he appeared in the adventure film The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet. He also had a role in the science fiction TV series The Tomorrow People. In 2014, Dylan played young Coyle in a short film called Soldiers of Earth. He also appeared in Tim Burton's movie Big Eyes that same year.

Notable Roles in TV Shows and Movies

In 2015, Dylan Kingwell got a big role in the A&E series The Returned. This show was an American version of a French TV series. He also appeared in two Hallmark Christmas TV movies: Ice Sculpture Christmas and The Christmas Note. That year, he was also in Wish Upon a Christmas for Lifetime. He even played a young Sam Winchester in an episode of the popular CW series Supernatural.

In 2016, Dylan played Peyton Reddings in the TV movie The Wilding. He also appeared as Max Clark in the thriller film A Stranger With My Kids. On September 23, 2016, Dylan shared exciting news on Instagram. He announced he would be joining the cast of the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events. In this show, he played two twin brothers, Duncan and Quigley Quagmire. He started as a recurring character in the first season and became a main cast member for the second season.

Starting in 2017, Dylan appeared in the ABC TV series The Good Doctor. He played Steve Murphy, who was the younger brother of the main character, Shaun Murphy. Steve appeared in flashback scenes because he had died before the show began.

In 2020, Dylan played Luca in the seventh and final season of the science fiction TV series The 100. He also took on the role of Sam Thomas in The Baby-Sitters Club.

In 2021, he played a young Clark Kent in the superhero drama TV series Superman & Lois.

Most recently, in 2022, Dylan began playing Sam Price in the fantasy TV series Ruby and the Well.

Dylan Kingwell's Filmography

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Dylan Kingwell has been in: