Dylan Bruno (born September 6, 1972) is an American actor and former
model. His first major film role was a supporting part in Steven
Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998), followed by a lead role in the
horror film The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999). On television, Bruno portrayed
FBI agent Colby Granger in Numbers and disgraced former Army Ranger
Jason Paul Dean in NCIS.Bruno was born September 6, 1972 in Milford,
Connecticut, to actor Scott Bruno and the late Nancy (née Mendillo)
Bruno. His older brother is film and television actor, director and
producer Chris Bruno. Growing up, the brothers lived in Milford with
their mother and spent time with their father on the Upper West Side
of Manhattan.In 1994, Bruno earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Environmental Engineering from MIT, where he played varsity football
as a linebacker. "When I got into MIT, I just decided it was an
opportunity I didn't want to turn down," he said. "I actually found
out that I had the second-lowest SAT scores at MIT. (The guy with the
lowest scores and I) would always hang out together and be like,
'Yeah, we're the second-to-last and last dumbest guy in the school.'"
Upon graduating, Bruno worked for a robotics company before deciding
to pursue a career in acting.In 1995, while working as a model for
Calvin Klein, Bruno made his television acting debut on the NBC series
High Sierra Search and Rescue. He made his film debut in Naked
Ambition (1997). In 1998, he had small roles in Saving Private Ryan
and When Trumpets Fade and competed in and won a special episode of
American Gladiators (1989â€"96). He co-starred in The Rage: Carrie 2
(1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), Going Greek (2001).
model. His first major film role was a supporting part in Steven
Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998), followed by a lead role in the
horror film The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999). On television, Bruno portrayed
FBI agent Colby Granger in Numbers and disgraced former Army Ranger
Jason Paul Dean in NCIS.Bruno was born September 6, 1972 in Milford,
Connecticut, to actor Scott Bruno and the late Nancy (née Mendillo)
Bruno. His older brother is film and television actor, director and
producer Chris Bruno. Growing up, the brothers lived in Milford with
their mother and spent time with their father on the Upper West Side
of Manhattan.In 1994, Bruno earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Environmental Engineering from MIT, where he played varsity football
as a linebacker. "When I got into MIT, I just decided it was an
opportunity I didn't want to turn down," he said. "I actually found
out that I had the second-lowest SAT scores at MIT. (The guy with the
lowest scores and I) would always hang out together and be like,
'Yeah, we're the second-to-last and last dumbest guy in the school.'"
Upon graduating, Bruno worked for a robotics company before deciding
to pursue a career in acting.In 1995, while working as a model for
Calvin Klein, Bruno made his television acting debut on the NBC series
High Sierra Search and Rescue. He made his film debut in Naked
Ambition (1997). In 1998, he had small roles in Saving Private Ryan
and When Trumpets Fade and competed in and won a special episode of
American Gladiators (1989â€"96). He co-starred in The Rage: Carrie 2
(1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), Going Greek (2001).
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