Biography
Scott Hylands was a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for playing Detective Kevin 'O. B.' O'Brien on the television police drama series Night Heat from 1985 to 1989. He's a graduate with a BA in Theatre and English from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 1964. After moving to the USA, he became one of the original company members of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California, appearing in over 20 productions. Over the next 15 years, he accumulated an impressive and long list of credits in Los Angeles based film and television as well as a strong profile in the theatre community, appearing often at the Mark Taper Forum, the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival, and Theatricum Bottanicum. He returned to Canada in 1981, kept working in theatres across Canada, and appeared in innumerable film and television projects.
Acted in 95
2020s
- 2020
2010s
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Randall Cafter
- 2012
The Horses of McBride
Preston
Becoming Redwood
Earl Potter
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Ba'al
Stanford
The Guard
TV
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale
Arnie Filmore
- 2007
Anna's Storm
Clint Corbin
Time and Again
Sheriff
Cleaverville
Ned
- 2006
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
Frank / Carny (voice)
The Accidental Witness
Detective Bill Malone
- 2005
- 2002
- 2001
MythQuest
King Arthur · 1 episode
Black River
Richard Crunch
1990s
- 1999
36 Hours to Die
Stone Face
- 1998
Moonlight Becomes You
Dr. Weston Lane
- 1997
Convictions
Matt Parker
The Advocate's Devil
Mr. Cabot
- 1996
The Halfback of Notre Dame
Coach Les Modeau
Have You Seen My Son
Solomon John
- 1995
Decoy
Jenner
The Surrogate
Detective Taggart
- 1994
- 1993
Miracle on Interstate 880
Frank Stewart
- 1992
To Catch a Killer
Paxton · 2 episodes
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1985
- 1984
Isaac Littlefeathers
Jesse Armstrong
The Oasis
Jake
- 1982
Shock-Trauma
Dr. "Tex" Goodnight
- 1981
- 1980
Coming Out Alive
Jocko
When the Whistle Blows
TV
1970s
- 1979
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Lee Devlin
- 1978
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Glenn Curtiss
With This Ring
Tom Burkhardt
- 1977
Enigma
Andrew Icarus
- 1976
Bittersweet Love
Michael
For the Record
TV
- 1975
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
Dr. Chris Durant
Song of the Succubus
Alan Greene
- 1974
The Visitor
Movie
- 1973
Terror on the Beach
Jerry
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Captain Melech Ben Zvi
- 1972
Kung Fu
Saunders · 2 episodes
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
Jason
- 1971
Earth II
Jim Capa
- 1970
Fools
David Appleton
Operation Snafu
Reginald Wollington
1960s
- 1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Kenneth Daly
- 1967
