Dylan Edy
Eyes: Brown Hair: Dark Blonde Height: 1.81
Website: http://vimeo.com/91592815
AWARDS
2018 Fleur Du Cap Award nomination for Best Performance by an Ensemble - Shakespeare in Love
2015 South African Film and Television Award for Best Youth and Children Programme - Challenge SOS
2013 South African Film and Television Award for Best Youth and Children Programme - Challenge SOS
2009 Durban Theatre Award nomination for Best New South African Script - NATV’s Live Xmas Show
2008 Fools Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Actor - Guys and Dolls
2004 UKZN New Playwrights Award - Land Ahoy
Film Experience
| Film | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| THE KISSING BOOTH 2 | Harvard Guy | dir. Vince Marcello, Netflix |
| MOMENTUM | Black Hat | dir: Stephen Campanelli, Deer Isle Seven |
| SEAL TEAM EIGHT | Amjad | dir. Roel Reine, 20th Century Fox |
| AMERICAN GIRL,LEA TO THE RESCUE | Support ,Luiz | dir. Nadia Tass, Martin Chase Productions |
| BORDERING ON BAD BEHAVIOUR | Jesus | dir. Jac Mulder; Muddville, ZenHQ Films |
| DETOUR | Johnnys Friend | dir. Christopher Smith, Bankside Films |
| BLUE CRUSH II | Gilligan | dir. Mike Elliott; Universal Pictures |
| L ODYSSEE | Loius Prezelin | dir. Jerome Salle, prod. Fidelite, Pan Europeenne |
| FLORIDA ROAD | Actor (voice) | dir. Brad Glass, Sunworld Productions |
| GEMMA | Luiz | dir. Nadia Tass, Martin Chase Productions ,Out of Africa |
| LAZY SUSAN | Hipster | dir. Stephen Abbott, Stage 5 films |
| FREEMAN | Andres | dir. Guy Sclanders, DT Film Studios |
| ZOMBIE ONE | Guy | dir. Tony McLeod, Independent Production (Short) |
| THE ROAD TO HEAVEN | Dave | dir. David Scadden, Contraband Visuals (Animated Short) |
| PINE | Tony | dir. Stephen Schmidt; Splash Productions |
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| BASEMENT BY EX OLYMPIC,Music Video | Lead | dir. Aadil Dhalech |
| MAD DOGS ,S4 | Support ,Trey Ledrew | dir. Adrian Shergold , Sky 1 |
| LABYRINTH | Murviel | dir. Christopher Smith; Scott Free Productions,Tandem Communications |
| TROY, FALL OF A CITY | Guard | BBC |
| ORIGINS(Exploration 3 : Mapping the Ocean Floor) | Jeffers | dir. Niall MacCormick, National Geographic |
| HOMELAND III | Special forces guy | dir. Lesli Linka Glatter, Fox 21 |
| AMERICA,PROMISE LAND | Marcus Spiegel | dir. Jamie Crawford |
| SAINTS AND STRANGERS | William White | dir. Paul Edwards, Sony Pictures Television , Film Afrika |
| SAF3 | Diego | dirs. Various, Patsy Pictures |
| CAPE TOWN | Dietician | dir. Peter Ladkani, All in Production and Out of Africa Entertainment |
| BEAVER FALLS II | Michael | dir. Benjamin Caron; Company Pictures & Instinctive Films |
| JAMILLAH AND ALADDIN | Palace Guard 1 | Cbbc and CBeebies |
| ATLANTIS: END OF A WORLD, BIRTH OF A LEGEND | Stevedore | dir. Tony Mitchell; BBC, Moonlighting |
| HISTORY OF THE WORLD | Aeschylus & Nathaniel Courthope | dirs. Renny Bartlett, Neil Rawles; Discovery Channel (USA), BBC (UK), Film Afrika |
| KROTOA, DAUGHTER OF THE CAPE | Jan van Riebeeck | dir. Kaye Williams; Penguin Films |
| MANKIND THE STORY OF ALL OF US | Spanish Captain | dir. Nick Brown, Nutopia, Film Afrika for SKY TV |
| FORCED LOVE | Minola Presenter | dir. Itumeleng Wa Lehulere, Penguin Films |
| BAY OF PLENTY | Police Bureaucrat | dir. John Trengove, SABC, Cinga Productions |
| BULHOEK MASSACRE | Colonel Truter (Voice) | dir. Sphumelele Sibeko; Penguin Films |
| CLUB SCENE | Florian | POV Entertainment (Pilot) |
| WHICH WAY, S5 | Host, Mentor | SABC, Okuhle Media |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Full List on Request | ||
| THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME | Various | dir. Paul Warwick Griffin, Pieter Toerien |
| SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE | Lead | dir. Greg Karvellas, The Fugard Main Theatre |
| ROCKVILLE 2069 | Lead | dir. Gavin Wright, Artscape Opera House |
| NEW BOY | Dan & School Animal | dir. Russell Labey, NewSpace Theatre |
| HAMLET | Laertes | dir. Clare Mortimer, Think Theatre, Playhouse Co. |
| PUCKS STORY | Demetrius | dir. Ingrid Wylde, Blue Sky Productions |
| NATVs LIVE XMAS SHOW | Actor, Writer, Producer | dir. Ben Voss, NATV |
| GUYS & DOLLS | Society Max | dir. Catherine Mace, BGM Productions |
| THE POPE CHRONICLES | John Smith | dir. Siobhan Schulz, Musho Festival |
| BEST OF BLUE MONDAY PLATFORM | Director, Host | PANSA, Hilton Arts Festival |
| LAND AHOY | Writer, Director, Producer, Sixpenny Dan | Super Moot, UKZN, Playhouse Co, Hip Kulcha Festival |
Training / Experience
| Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|
| University of KwaZulu Natal | BA Music, Drama, Performance stage and screen acting, voice work, scriptwriting, classical guitar |
| Kearsney College | Full exemption IEB |
Special Skills
ACCENTS: Standard American, Southern, New York, British RP, Northern English, Irish, Scottish, Russian,German, French, Spanish, Italian,
Israeli, Middle Eastern, Australian, Mexican, Cuban
SPORTS: Trail/Road Running (competitive), Swimming( competitive), Squash (competitive), Tennis (competitive), Table-Tennis (competitive), Pool (competitive)
Mountain Biking, Surfing, Body Boarding, Paddling, Boxing, Gymnastics, Basketball, Rugby, Soccer, Cricket, Ice/Inline Skating, Golf, Volleyball, Horse Riding
MUSICAL: Classical Guitar (Grade III), Percussion, Baritenor
OTHER: Juggling, Stage Combat, Sword Fighting, Gun Handling, Basic Stunt/Wire Work, Dance (Contemporary, Gumboot, Waltz, Swing, Capoeira)
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Zulu (conversational), Afrikaans (basic)
VOCAL STYLES
Soft Sell, Hard Sell, Conversational, Character
ACCENTS
American - Standard American, Southern, New York, British - British RP, Northern English, Irish, Scottish, European - Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Israeli, Middle Eastern, Australian, Mexican, Cuban
BIO
Dylan Edy is an adroit and versatile voice artist, voicing various productions on all types of media campaigns, with many top South African and international clients.
In film, Dylan lent his voice to the Sunworld Production of Florida Road, and the adlibbed animated short film The Road to Heaven.
In television, he hosted SABC 3’s youth travel show, Which Way, and played the voice of Colonel Truter in Penguin Films’ The Bulhoek Massacre.
In film, Dylan lent his voice to the Sunworld Production of Florida Road, and the adlibbed animated short film The Road to Heaven.
In television, he hosted SABC 3’s youth travel show, Which Way, and played the voice of Colonel Truter in Penguin Films’ The Bulhoek Massacre.
Dylan has recently voiced television and radio commercial campaigns for Liquifruit, Sony, Jeep, Audi, Pick n Pay, Caltex, Checkers, Revive Projects, Campari, Heat and TopCar Magazines, Homenet, iTouch and the Western Cape Government .
Online, he is the voice behind the Savanna Dead Funny Comic Choice Awards, Brandseye, and Distell’s Pure Cider campaigns and he’s hosted live and recorded campaigns for Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, Food Lovers Market, Windhoek and Shoprite; as well as voicing audio-visual campaigns for the likes of VW, Woolworths, Investec, Capitec, and Mweb.
Dylan regular clients since 2011 include Kalahari.com, Sandown Motors, and Quirk eMarketing.
Voice Clips
- Dylan Edy - Hard Sell Makro
- Dylan Edy - Upbeat City Sight Seeing
- Dylan Edy - Announcer CAB Foods
- Dylan Edy - Hard Sell Sandown Motors
- Dylan Edy - Character Kalahari.com
- Dylan Edy - AV Distell Pure Cider
- Dylan Edy - Warm Read Checkers Coffee
- Dylan Edy - Documentary ADT
- Dylan Edy - IVR
- Dylan Edy - Voice Reel
- Dylan Edy - AMERICAN Accent
- Dylan Edy - FRENCH Accent
- Dylan Edy - IRISH+ SA Accent
- Dylan Edy - RUSSIAN Accent
- Dylan Edy - SCOTTISH Accent