Hunter Dillon (born February 5, 2002) is a Canadian actor. He first gained mainstream attention with a recurring role as Caleb on season 2 of the Fox horror television series The Exorcist (2017). He had his breakout with a main role as Tyler Flaherty on the Hulu series Holly Hobbie (2018–2022), for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series.
Dillon had a starring voice role as Rodrick Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid animated film series (2021–present), along with a starring role in the film Riceboy Sleeps (2022) and a recurring role as Hatcher on the Roku Channel fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024).
Career Dillon made his debut with a guest role as Young Sam Winchester in an episode of Supernatural (2013). He later portrayed Caleb on the second season of the Fox horror television series The Exorcist (2017). He guest starred as Sam on an episode of the CW anthology series Two Sentence Horror Stories (2021). In August 2021, he was cast in the independent drama film Riceboy Sleeps, which was released in September 2022. In December 2021, he had a starring voice role as Rodrick Heffley in the animated film adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He reprised the role in two sequels: Rodrick Rules (2022) and Cabin Fever (2023). In 2023, Dillon was cast in a recurring role as Hatcher on the Disney+ series The Spiderwick Chronicles, which was later picked up by the Roku Channel and premiered on April 19, 2024.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2018To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeYoung PeterDeadpool 2Branding Boy2021Diary of a Wimpy KidRodrick Heffley (voice)2022Riceboy SleepsHarryGolden DeliciousSamDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesRodrick Heffley (voice)2023Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin FeverRodrick Heffley (voice)2025Thanks to the Hard Work of the ElephantsAlex Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Rodrick Heffley (voice)2026Teenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaChuckGirls Like GirlsGoose
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2013SupernaturalYoung Sam WinchesterEpisode: "Bad Boys"2014Happy Face KillerKeith's sonTelevision film2014Signed, Sealed, DeliveredYoung SamEpisode: "Soulmates"2016Wayward PinesChild Abby #2Episode: "City Upon a Hill"2017Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyYoung Arnold3 episodes The ExorcistCalebRecurring role (season 2)2018Beyblade BurstBoa Alcazaba (voice)5 episodes; English version2018–2022Holly HobbieTyler FlahertyMain role2020Gabby Duran & the UnsittablesJoey PantherEpisode: "Who is Joey Panther?"2021Two Sentence Horror StoriesSamEpisode: "Bag Man"Family LawJustin2 episodes2024TrackerNoah KennedyEpisode: "Mt. Shasta" The Spiderwick ChroniclesHatcher6 episodesTBARen GravesTBD episodes
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2020Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or SeriesHolly Hobbie
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