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Scott Hylands is 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.
Scott Hylands was a Canadian character actor and a graduate of the University of British Columbia known for his work across stage, film, and television.
He is primarily recognized for his portrayal of Detective Kevin O'Brien in the police drama Night Heat and his foundational work as a company member of the American Conservatory Theatre.
He was an original company member of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and appeared in over 20 of their productions.