Hugh Dillon

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Hugh Dillon
Hugh Dillon
Background information
Born	May 31, 1963 (1963-05-31) (age 45)
Origin	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Hard rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1987–present
Associated acts	The Headstones Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
Website	www.thehdrc.com

Hugh Dillon (born May 31, 1963 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and actor.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Music career
- 1.2 Acting career
2 Filmography
- 2.1 Film
- 2.2 Television
3 Discography
- 3.1 The Headstones
- 3.2 Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Music career

Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headstones from 1987 until 2003. The Headstones became one of the most commercially successful Canadian bands of the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

After The Headstones broke up in 2003, Dillon formed the band Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, an indie rock band whose style draws from country, pop, punk and New Wave influences. They released The High Co$t of Low Living in 2005. Their second album, Works Well with Others, is scheduled for release in 2008.

Dillon was the record producer for an album by Canadian rockers The Rubbers, and he has scored and written compositions for various television productions.

[edit] Acting career

Dillon landed his first big screen part in director Bruce McDonald's Dance Me Outside (1995). Next came his critically acclaimed lead performance as Joe Dick in McDonald's 1996 feature film, Hard Core Logo. The film caught the eye of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, and his company, Rolling Thunder Pictures, distributed the movie, bringing international attention to the film.

Dillon went on to build a repertoire of notable roles in feature films, including Lone Hero, also starring Robert Forster and Sean Patrick Flannery, 2005's Assault on Precinct 13 with Ethan Hawke, and Ginger Snaps: The Prequel. In 2007 he was nominated for a 2007 Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Trailer Park Boys: The Movie. He received critical acclaim when he starred opposite Vera Farmiga (The Departed) in the Sundance Film Festival award-winning movie, Down to the Bone. Dillon has guest-starred on numerous television programs, such as The 11th Hour, Regenesis, Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also does the voice-overs for Canadian Chevrolet ads, both on TV and radio.

Dillon is now starring as Mike Sweeney in the Canadian mini-series Durham County. Durham County follows the tormented life of Detective Mike Sweeney, a world-weary homicide detective, who moves with his wife Audrey (Hélène Joy, ReGenesis) and daughters Sadie (Laurence Leboeuf) and Maddie (Cecily Austin) to a seemingly idyllic suburban community in the hopes of a new beginning.

Dillon is slated to appear in the upcoming CTV police drama series Flashpoint. The one-hour drama series also stars Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars) and David Paetkau, and follows the tough but emotional lives of an elite Strategic Response Unit. The series was picked up by CBS for broadcast later this year in the United States, making it the first Canadian series since CTV's Due South in 1994 to air on network primetime in both Canada and the United States.