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Dean Stanley Geyer (born 20 March 1986) is a South African Australian singer-songwriter, actor and martial artist who finished third in the 2006 season of the talent show television series Australian Idol, and has had a notable role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Ty Harper. He joined the cast of the US show Glee in the 4th season as NYADA Junior Brody Weston and appeared in Terra Nova as Mark Reynolds.
In 2004, Geyer formed a band called "Third Edge" and recorded his original music at Studio 52. Studio 52 then permitted Geyer and his band to perform at the Kool Skools awards night, but they only received a nomination.
Dean is a strong Christian and has been very open about this calling in his life especially during his Australian Idol days.
Geyer survived the culling rounds in Sydney, where the Top 100 are reduced to the Top 24. He sang "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw for his elimination performance, and later performed the U2 smash hit "Beautiful Day" with Chris Murphy. They became close friends and impressed the judges with their voices and their camaraderie. Geyer was the first contestant who was accepted by Idol into the top 100. On 28 May, Geyer was the second contestant voted into the top 12.
Geyer's performance of Ryan Cabrera's "On the Way Down" on 15 October received a "touchdown" from judge Mark Holden. His Disco performance in the Final 8 of "Turn the Beat Around" included a front handspring by Geyer off the side of the stage and a backflip at the end of his performance. In the weeks leading up to the final of Australian Idol 2006, Geyer was selected by both Mark Holden and former Idol judge Ian Dickson as their favourites for winning the competition.
On 12 November, Geyer received a second Touchdown from Mark Holden after his performance of Edwin McCain's "I'll Be". Although Geyer was one of the most popular characters in the behind-the-scenes interviews on Idol Backstage, he was eliminated from the show on 13 November after receiving the lowest number of votes from home viewers losing out to runner-up Jessica Mauboy and eventual winner, Damien Leith.
In November 2007, Jonathon Moran from The Daily Telegraph reported Geyer had joined the cast of long-running soap opera Neighbours. Geyer portrayed the role of Ty Harper an aspiring musician who had dropped out of law-school and moved to Erinsborough. Geyer worked with Neighbours drama coach Mike Bishop for four months to help prepare himself for the role and he took vocal lessons to work with his South African accent. On 27 March 2008, Geyer made his on-screen debut to mixed reviews from critics. Geyer notably performed a duet with co-star Caitlin Stasey titled "Unforgettable", which peaked at No. 40 on the ARIA Downloads Chart. In November 2008 after eight-months on Neighbours Geyer announced he was leaving the series to revamp his music career. The following month Geyer filmed his final scenes which aired in April 2009.
In July 2012, Geyer was announced to have been cast in a recurring role in the fourth season of the Fox musical comedy drama television series Glee. Geyer portrayed the role of Brody Weston an upperclassman who becomes involved with the series protagonist Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) who both attend NYADA. Geyer made his first appearance on Glee in the series premiere episode "The New Rachel" which aired on 13 September 2012 to over 7.41 million viewers.
In 2015, Geyer played Daniel in the Georgian film, Landmine Goes Click, opposite Sterling Knight and Spencer Locke. He will also star in the films, Rehearsal, with Bruce Greenwood, Don't Wake Mommy and The Sand, all of which were released in 2015. Geyer was also in production for the TV crime-drama, Shades of Blue, starring Jennifer Lopez. He appeared in 3 episodes.
In 2020, Geyer began releasing new music again, for the first time in over a decade.
In 2023, Geyer was cast in the Zoey 101 reboot, Zoey 102. The film released on July 27, 2023 on Paramount+.
In 2010, he began dating American actress Jillian Murray. They announced their engagement on 18 December 2016. They were married on 14 September 2017.
| 2007 ! scope="row" | "If You Don't Mean It" | 10 | Rush |
| 2008 ! scope="row" | "Unforgettable" | — | rowspan="4" |
| 2020 ! scope="row" | "The Pretender" | — | |
| +Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | ||
| 2011 | Mike Stokes | Film debut | |
| 2015 | Landmine Goes Click | Daniel | |
| 2015 | The Sand | Jonah | |
| 2015 | Don't Wake Mommy | Brad | |
| 2016 | Rehearsal | Blaise Remington | |
| 2017 | Once Upon A Date | Josh Dunbrook | TV movie |
| 2020 | A Ring for Christmas | Gabe Hudson | |
| 2023 | Zoey 102 | Todd |
| +Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | ||
| 2006 | Australian Idol | Contestant (Himself) | Season 4; 3rd place |
| 2007 | Saturday Disney | Himself | Episodes: "Environmental Superheroes", "Keep Australia Beautiful" |
| 2008–2009 | Neighbours | Ty Harper | Main cast; 120 episodes |
| 2011 | Single Ladies | Gabe | Episode: "Everything Ain't What It Seems" |
| 2011 | Terra Nova | Mark Reynolds | Recurring; 12 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Glee | Brody Weston | Recurring role (season 4); 14 episodes |
| 2015 | Casual | James | Episodes: "Friends", "Animals", "..." |
| 2016 | Shades of Blue | Nick Davis | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant (Himself) | Season 2, placed 9th/12 |
| 2021 | Christmas in the Pines | Mark | Television film |
| James Dean (Dean Geyer's Band) |
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