Dustin Wallace Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Ethan Ward on the teen drama television series 90210 and as Ted Mullens on Schitt's Creek.
Career[]
As part of promoting In the Land of Women, Milligan posted a series of eight video diaries on YouTube with the ostensible aim of obtaining a date for the film's premiere.
He is known for playing the role of Ethan Ward in The CW's 90210, a spin-off of the 1990s primetime drama Beverly Hills, 90210. He was written out of the show at the end of the first season.
His film credits include Final Destination 3 (2006), Slither (2006), The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006), In the Land of Women (with Kristen Stewart, Adam Brody and Meg Ryan), (2007), Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), The Messengers (2007) and Extract (2009).
Milligan starred in the short-lived primetime suspense drama Runaway, picked up by The CW for its inaugural season in September 2006, but cancelled in October after only three of nine episodes completed had been aired.
He starred in the Canadian network CTV's made-for-TV film Eight Days to Live playing The O.C. star Kelly Rowan's missing son. Milligan has also played minor roles in the television series The Days, Andromeda, The Dead Zone, Alice, I Think, Supernatural, the CBC's Da Vinci's City Hall.
In 2010, Milligan played Kyle Halsted in the indie action crime drama film Repeaters, co-starring Amanda Crew. In 2011, he starred as Nick in the horror thriller shark movie Shark Night 3D. In 2011, he played the role of Nick Nader in the suspense thriller The Entitled and played the role of Rory in the indie film Sisters & Brothers. In 2012, Milligan starred as Sam Reed in the LifetimeOriginal Movie Love at the Christmas Table co-starring Danica McKellar. Milligan appeared in the Funny or Die video Post Apocalypse News with Elisabeth Hower. In 2013, Milligan played the role of Callum Beck in the indie thriller Ferocious.
In 2014, Milligan starred as Detective Reverend Grizzly Night-Bear in a vintage 70s"buddy cop" movie Bad City. Milligan played the role of John in the James Wan directed horror film Demonic. In 2015, Milligan landed the main role in the spy thriller TV show X Company, where he played the role of Tom Cummings. Milligan has a recurring role in Schitt's Creek, where he plays the role of veterinarian Ted Mullens. He had a guest spot as Blaine in the TV show Silicon Valley. Later in 2015, Milligan had a lead role as Ogden in the indie drama Sequoia co-starring Aly Michalka.
In 2016, Milligan starred as Cory in the indie comedy film Me Him Her. The movie was written and directed by Max Landis. He starred as Nicholas Gray in the indie mystery thriller film Primary. Milligan is set to star in the film The Headhunter's Calling. He plays the role of aggressive young recruiter at Blackridge who’s training under Butler’s character. He played the role of Sgt. Hugo Friedkin, a dimwitted government agent working with Riggins, in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Perfect Romance | Rapper | Television film |
| 2005 | Hush | Billy | Television film |
| 2005 | Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution | Grocery clerk | Uncredited; television film |
| 2005 | The Long Weekend | Ed – 14 and 15 years old | |
| 2005 | A Perfect Note | Ripper | Television film |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Young Dooley | |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Marcus | |
| 2006 | Slither | Drawing boy | |
| 2006 | Eight Days to Live | Joe Spring | Television film |
| 2006 | Nostalgia Boy | Nostalgia Boy | Short film |
| 2006 | The Butterfly Effect 2 | Trevor Eastman | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2007 | Wannabe Macks | CJ | |
| 2007 | The Messengers | Bobby | |
| 2007 | In the Land of Women | Eric Watts | |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Matt Ryan | |
| 2009 | Extract | Brad Chavez | |
| 2010 | Tossers | Jimmy "The Lace" Santino | Short film |
| 2010 | Eva | Lucien | |
| 2010 | Gunless | Corporal Jonathan Kent | |
| 2010 | Repeaters | Kyle Halsted | |
| 2011 | Shark Night | Nick LaDuca | |
| 2011 | Sisters & Brothers | Rory | |
| 2011 | The Entitled | Nick Nader | |
| 2012 | The Campaign | College frat guy | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Love at the Christmas Table | Sam Reed | Television film |
| 2013 | Ferocious | Callum Bec | |
| 2013 | The Legend of Sarila | Markussi | Voice |
| 2013 | No Clue | Danny | |
| 2014 | Sequoia | Ogden Clarke | |
| 2014 | Bad City | Detective Reverend Grizzly Night-Bear | |
| 2015 | Demonic | John | |
| 2015 | Milwaukee | Ugly Lamp Guy | |
| 2016 | Me Him Her | Cory | |
| 2016 | Primary | Nicholas | |
| 2016 | A Family Man | Sumner | |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor | Chris |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Days | Steve Colter | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Joey | Episode: "Death Defying" |
| 2004 | Andromeda | Lon | Episode: "So Burn the Untamed Lands" |
| 2005 | Da Vinci's City Hall | Chad Markowitz | Episode: "Isn't Very Pretty But You Can Smoke It" |
| 2006 | The Dead Zone | Randy | Episode: "Panic" |
| 2006 | Alice, I Think | Mark Conners | Episode: "What Would Jesus Do?" |
| 2006 | Runaway | Henry Rader/Jason Holland | Main cast; 9 episodes |
| 2008 | About a Girl | Stan | Episode: "About a Homecoming" |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Alan J. Corbett | Episode: "Ghostfacers" |
| 2008–09 | 90210 | Ethan Ward | Main cast (season 1); 24 episodes |
| 2009 | The Assistants | Himself | Episode: "The Pen" |
| 2012 | Call Me Fitz | Barry O'Neil | Episode: "Semen-Gate" |
| 2013 | Motive | Felix Hausman | Episode: "Fallen Angel" |
| 2015–present | Schitt's Creek | Ted Mullens | Series regular |
| 2015–2016 | X Company | Tom Cummings | Main Role (2 seasons), 18 episodes |
| 2015 | Silicon Valley | Blaine | Episode: "Homicide" |
| 2016–2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Sgt. Hugo Friedkin | Series regular |
| 2018 | Blindspot | Lincoln | Episode: "The Quantico Affair" |
Web[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Marcy | Perry | Episode: "Marcy Does Yoga" |
| 2014 | Math Bites | Various | 3 episodes |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Made in the USA" | Demi Lovato |