“Numb3rs” Agent

Background:

A former model for Calvin Klein, Dylan Bruno switched to acting and is widely recognized by TV audiences as rookie FBI agent-turned-mole Colby Granger (2005-2007) in the popular CBS detective drama series “Numb3rs.”

On the wide screen, the actor with a tough-guy image and stocky build has appeared in such films as “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), “Where the Heart Is” (2000), “Going Greek” (2001), “The One” (2001), “The Anarchist Cookbook” (2002), “Grand Theft Parsons” (2003) and “Last of the Romantics” (2007). He will star alongside Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Pablo Schreiber and Kate Burton in the upcoming film “Quid Pro Quo,” a drama/thriller by writer/director Carlos Brooks.

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Childhood and Family:

On September 6, 1972, Dylan A. Bruno was born in Milford, Connecticut. He is son of actor Scott Bruno and younger brother of actor Chris Bruno (born on March 15, 1966), who played Michael Delaney in the popular soap opera "All My Children" and currently stars as Sheriff Walt Bannerman on USA Network's sci-fi suspense series "The Dead Zone."

Bruno was a nationally ranked wrestler and competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games several times during high school. He also played varsity football as a linebacker for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) football team and received a degree in Environmental Engineering (Civil Engineering Dept) in 1994. Additionally, he was a contestant on the syndicated TV game show "American Gladiators."

On June 24, Bruno married Emmeli Hultquist. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Demian Axel, on June 13, 2007.

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Career:

Entering show business as a model for Calvin Klein, Dylan Bruno was a barkeeper on the 1995 video game “Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.” He subsequently began receiving acting roles, mostly guest spots, in such TV series as ABC’s cop drama series "High Incident," CBS’ drama "Promised Land," a spin-off of the series "Touched by an Angel," and CBS’ police drama "Nash Bridges." He also appeared in the made-for-television movies “The Colony” (1996), a thriller, and “When Trumpets Fade” (1998), a war drama starring Ron Eldard.

In 1998, Bruno landed his first film role in Steven Spielberg's Academy-Award winning WW II film, “Saving Private Ryan,” starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper and Adam Goldberg. After appearing in such a big and successful project, Bruno quickly received another film role, this time in “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), a sequel to the 1976 horror film classic “Carrie.” The suspense horror/thriller, which is bloodier and gorier than the original, was helmed by Poison Ivy director Katt Shea and stars Emily Bergl, Mena Suvari, Jason London and Amy Irving. Bruno played Mark Bing, a high school football star who hosted the football game's after-party.

The new millennium saw Bruno in Linda Yellen's fun, romantic story about 4 couples in love, “The Simian Line,” starring Lynn Redgrave, Harry Connick Jr., Cindy Crawford, Tyne Daly and William Hurt. He also played Willy Jack, the selfish, would-be musician boyfriend of very pregnant 17-year-old Natalie Portman's character who ditched her at a Wal-Mart, in Matt Williams' adaptation of Billie Letts' best selling novel, “Where the Heart Is.” The film also features Keith David, Ashley Judd, Joan Cusack and Stockard Channing.

The following year, Bruno snagged his first leading role in a film, as loner freshman Jake Taylor, an embittered ex-high school football star who is forced to join the wildest fraternity on campus, in writer/director Justin Zackham's teen comedy movie “Going Greek” (2001), which he also co-produced. He was also cast alongside Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham and James Morrison in James Wong's sci-fi action/thriller “The One” (2001). On television, he could be seen in an episode of CBS’ fantasy drama series "Touched by an Angel."

Bruno was cast as Johnny Black in writer/director Jordan Susman's dark comedy “The Anarchist Cookbook” (2002; opposite Devon Gummersall). Afterward, he played a small part as a traffic cop in another dark comedy movie, David Caffrey's “Grand Theft Parsons” (2003; starring Johnny Knoxville and Christina Applegate), which is based on the true story of the legendary country-rock musician Gram Parsons who died of an overdose in 1973. The film was shown at the London Film Festival in November 2003 and also appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004. In 2004, Bruno also appeared in Matthew Coppola's directional debut, “Fresh Cut Grass,” a drama film starring David Wike and Katy Hansz that he also produced.

Meanwhile, Bruno starred in the television movie “The Pennsylvania Miners' Story” (2002), which is based on the real-life chronicle of the "nine for nine" Pennsylvania coal miners who were rescued in the summer of 2002, and “The Break” (2003), a John Stockwell-Brian Grazer TV pilot for Fox Television starring Kris Kristofferson, Vanessa Minnillo and John Philbin. He was spotted as a guest in a November 2003 episode of CBS’ cop drama series "CSI: Miami" and in two 2004 episodes of Fox’s primetime soap opera "North Shore." He was also the original narrator for the television show “Rides” (2004).

In 2005, Bruno nabbed his most memorable role to date, as rookie FBI agent Colby Granger of CBS’ police procedural drama series "Numb3rs." At the end of Season 3 (May 18, 2007), it was revealed that his character was a mole and had been for at least two years. He was removed from the team and was sent behind bars. It's still unclear whether Bruno will return in the show's next season, which will begin showing on September 28, 2007.

During his two-year stint in "Numb3rs," Bruno appeared in two episodes of UPN’s drama series "Sex, Love & Secrets" and in an episode of his brother Chris' sci-fi suspense series on the USA Network, "The Dead Zone." He was also invited to become a guest on the syndicated daily television entertainment news show "Entertainment Tonight."

On the big screen, he teamed up with his brother Chris and his father Scott in writer/director Vohn Regensburger's romantic film, “Last of the Romantics,” in which he played the lead role of Parker Graves, a frustrated composer.

Bruno, who has also done voice-over work for several products such as Bacardi Silver, Coors Light, Virtual Boy, and Sony Handycam, has completed his upcoming film project, “Quid Pro Quo.” The drama/thriller by writer/director Carlos Brooks will star Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Pablo Schreiber and Kate Burton.

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