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Tyler Jeffrey Hynes is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Hynes was born in Toronto, Ontario,[1] but later grew up on a 24-hectare (59-acre) ranch outside Ottawa.[2] He began acting professionally at the age of eight.[3]

Career

Hynes got his professional start at the age of eight during a 72-performance run of the musical stage production of A Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim, followed by a Canadian tour of The Who's rock opera Tommy, playing the role of 10-year-old Tommy.[3] He followed this up with his first feature film, Little Men, starring Mariel Hemingway.[4]

He portrayed Atreyu in 13 episodes of the TV series Tales from the Neverending Story and The Chosen One in the 24-episode run of Peter Benchley's Amazon.[3] Tyler was nominated "Fan Favourite" at Canada's Gemini Awards at age 15. He later starred in Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story.[5][6]

Partial filmography

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