Hartley Sawyer
Hartley Sawyer (born January 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless and Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man on The CW series The Flash.
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Born | Goshen, New York, U.S. | January 25, 1985
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Career
In March 2013, Sawyer was cast in the role of Kyle Abbott on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.[1] He made his debut on April 24, 2013.[2] In December of the same year, it was announced that he would exit the role;[3][4] he made his final appearance on January 27 the following year.[5]
In 2014, he starred in the thriller Kept Man,[6] and the Geek & Sundry superhero comedy Caper from Eureka creator Amy Berg and executive producer Felicia Day.[7] In 2015, Sawyer hosted and co-wrote the documentary series Courageous Leaders,[8] and starred in the Wall Street drama SPiN.[9]
In July 2017, Sawyer was cast in The CW's superhero drama The Flash as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man, a fast-talking private investigator who is able to stretch his body to any shape or form. The character first appears in the fourth episode of the fourth season, titled "Elongated Journey Into Night", which first aired that October.[10] In June of the following year, he was promoted to series regular.[11] On June 8, 2020, Sawyer was fired from the series after offensive Twitter posts he made between 2009 and 2014 resurfaced.[12][13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Thursday | Andrew Kepling | |
2006 | Gizor & Gorm | Gizor | Short film |
2008 | Killian | Donovan | Short film |
2010 | Delmer Builds a Machine | Him | Short film |
2013 | The Blade Runner Holiday Special | Ron Batty | Short film |
2014 | Kept Man | Brian | Short film |
2015 | SPiN | Scott Angelus | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008–2009 | I Am Not Infected | Hartley | Main cast; 27 episodes |
2010–2011 | Glory Daze | Brian Sommers | Main cast; 10 episodes |
2012 | Jane by Design | Brad | Episode: "The Birkin" |
2012 | GCB | Bozeman Peacham | 3 episodes |
2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Charles | Episode: "It's Just Sex..." |
2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Alan Sanderson | Episode: "History" |
2013–2014 | The Young and the Restless | Kyle Abbott | Role held: April 24, 2013 – January 27, 2014 |
2014 | Suburgatory | Janitor | Episode: "Les Lucioles" |
2015 | The McCarthys | Daniel | Episode: "The Sister Act" |
2015 | Filthy Preppy Teen$ | Nathaniel | Episode: "The Island" |
2016 | Laura | Matthew/Priestley | 2 episodes |
2016 | Single by 30 | Scott | Episode: "Never Have I Ever" |
2017–2020 | The Flash | Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man | Recurring role (Season 4) Series regular (Season 5–6) |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Caper | Dagr | Main cast; 9 episodes |
2015 | Courageous Leaders | Himself – Host | Also writer and producer; 6 episodes |
2016 | Miss 2059 | Laheer | 7 episodes |
2017 | Saving the Human Race | Joansey | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Saturn Awards | Best Guest Starring Role on Television | The Flash | Nominated | [14] |
References
- Bowe, Jillian (March 11, 2013). "Blake Hood OUT; Hartley Sawyer IN as Kyle Abbott on The Young and The Restless!". Daytime Confidential. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- "Y&R Recasts Kyle". Soap Opera Digest. April 8, 2013. p. 5.
- Giddens, Jamey (December 14, 2013). "Hartley Sawyer OUT at The Young and the Restless". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- "Y&R Actor Out". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- Lewis, Errol (December 14, 2013). "Hartley Sawyer OUT!". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- Ehrman-Dupre, Joseph (December 9, 2014). "The Art of the Short Film: Kept Man". IndieWire. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- McMillan, Graeme (January 29, 2014). "Superhero Comedy "Caper" Debuts Its First Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- McMains, Andrew (June 3, 2015). "Young CEOs Open Up About Their Failures In new branded videos from insurer Hiscox and Vox". Adweek. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- Ehrman-Dupre, Joseph (March 6, 2015). "The Art of the Short Film: SPiN". IndieWire. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- Petski, Denise (July 31, 2017). "'The Flash': Hartley Sawyer To Play Elongated Man In Season 4". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 15, 2018). "'The Flash' Promotes Hartley Sawyer to Series Regular for Season 5". TVLine.
- Porter, Rick; Goldberg, Lesley (June 8, 2020). "Hartley Sawyer Fired from The Flash After Racist, Misogynist Tweets Surface (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- Dupre, Elyse (June 8, 2020). "Flash's Hartley Sawyer Fired After Offensive Tweets Resurface". E! Online. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Dave McNary (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.