Who Is Devyn Dalton?
Born and raised in Canada, Dalton is an actor, voiceover star and stunt performer. The Odyssey is one of her many credits, with others including TV shows like The Last of Us, Resident Alien and Legion as well as movies such as Weapons, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and two Planet of the Apes films.
And if she ever needs a reference, she can always point to the letter Steven Spielberg wrote her after she worked with the legendary director on the 2016 movie The BFG (nbd).
How Did Devyn Dalton Get Into Stunt Work?
Dalton’s voyage into the performing arts began when she was a kid.
“I grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia and started dancing when I was young,” she told Yahoo!. “Dance eventually led me into theater, and when I was around 9 years old, I found a newspaper clipping advertising a talent search. I begged my mom to let me audition, and she did. I ended up signing with an agent and started working as a child actor in commercials and small television roles.”
It wasn’t until later that she explored stunt work.
“After high school, I booked work on the Planet of the Apes films, where I was introduced to motion capture,” she continued. “That experience completely changed my career. I fell in love with telling stories through movement. While working on those films, I met stunt performers who encouraged me to start training.”
So, she did. “What started with martial arts and fight choreography,” Dalton added, “quickly became a career.”
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