Hugh Dillon (b. May 31, 1963 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and actor.
While perhaps best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Headstones, many also recognize him for his roles in Canadian and American film and television, most prominently as Ed Lane in CTV's hit police drama Flashpoint and as Sheriff Donnie Haskell in Paramount Network's western drama Yellowstone. He is also the co-creator of the Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown and the voice of Nick on Left 4 Dead 2.
In regards to his music career, Hugh Dillon actually started there before he got into acting, having been a part of Headstones from its founding in 1997 (whereas his first acting gig wasn't until 1994). There, he enjoyed a successful career with numerous chart-topping singles and 10 studio albums. After Headstones broke up in 2003 though, he established the indie rock band Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir. And while his new band did decently (and he even released a solo album in 2009; many of its songs are featured on Flashpoint), it didn't last long, as Headstones reunited in 2011 and continues to release new albums and singles today.
Roles
Film
- Dance Me Outside - Clarence Gaskill
- Curtiss Charm - Spitting White Trash Thug
- Hard Core Logo - Joe Dick / Joseph Mulgrew
- Johnny - Dell and Alice's Dad
- Lone Hero - King
- Down To The Bone - Bob
- Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning - Reverend Gilbert
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) - Tony
- Hope And A Little Sugar - Bar Construction Worker
- Trailer Park Boys: The Movie - Sonny
- Surveillance - Steven
- Dow To The Dirt - Renny
- Dark Harvest - Vincent
- Wind River - Curtis
- The Humanity Bureau - Adam Westinghouse
- I Still See You - Mathison
Television
- Twitch City - Howard the Cannibal and Guy in the Convenience Store (2 episodes)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation - Albert Manning (3 episodes)
- Blue Murder - Kevin Marshall (1 episode)
- Starhunter - Gus (1 episode)
- The Eleventh Hour - Eddie (1 episode)
- ReGenesis - Danny Dexter (3 episodes)
- The Gathering - Detective Gamble (2 episodes)
- Durham County - Mike Sweeney
- Flashpoint - Ed Lane
- The Killing - Francis Becker
- Continuum - Mr. Escher
- X Company - Colonel Duncan Sinclair
- The Expanse - Lieutenant Sutton (3 episodes)
- Twin Peaks - Tom Paige (1 episode)
- Yellowstone - Sheriff Donnie Haskell
- Mayor of Kingstown - Ian Ferguson (also co-creator)
Video Games
- Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 6 - Nick
- Dishonored - City Watch
