Dylan Walsh (born Charles Hunter Walsh; November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Sean McNamara on the FX Networks television series Nip/Tuck, Al Burns on Unforgettable, Sam Lane on Superman & Lois, and David Hollander on Heated Rivalry.
In 2003, Walsh landed the role of Sean McNamara on the FX television series Nip/Tuck, after being approached by series creator Ryan Murphy in a coffee shop. Murphy remembered him from his roles in Nobody's Fool and in a television movie.
Walsh starred as Lieutenant Al Burns in all four seasons of CBS's crime-drama series Unforgettable, which ran from 2011 to 2016.
In April 2020, Walsh was cast as Sam Lane, the father of Lois Lane, on The CW action-superhero series Superman & Lois.
Walsh met Leslie Bourque and had a daughter, Amelie Belle, and a son, Hudson Scott. Walsh and Bourque were married June 3, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
On August 15, 2025, Walsh was involved in a single car accident with two adult and two child occupants in Rumson, New Jersey. $5000 of electrical damage was done to a nearby residence after Walsh struck a utility pole. Alcohol was a likely factor in the crash, as multiple open containers were found in the vehicle.
| 1989 | Loverboy | Jory Talbot | Credited as Charles Hunter Walsh |
| When We Were Young | Lee Jameson | TV movie Credited as Charles Hunter Walsh | |
| Chameleons | Stan | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Jake Lovell | |
| Where the Heart Is | Tom | ||
| 1993 | Arctic Blue | Eric Desmond | |
| Telling Secrets | Jesse Graham | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool | Peter Sullivan | |
| Radio Inside | Michael Anderson | ||
| 1995 | Congo | Dr. Peter Elliot | |
| 1996 | Eden | Bill Kunen | |
| 1997 | Men | Teo Morrison | |
| Divided by Hate | Louis Gibbs | TV movie | |
| Changing Habits | Felix Shepherd | ||
| 1998 | The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery | Frank Syler | TV movie |
| 1999 | Chapter Zero | Adam Lazarus | |
| Final Voyage | Aaron Carpenter | ||
| 2001 | Jet Boy | Boon Palmer | |
| Deadly Little Secrets | Cole Chamberlain | ||
| 2002 | Jo | n/a | TV movie |
| Blood Work | Detective John Waller | ||
| We Were Soldiers | Capt. Robert Edwards | ||
| Power Play | Matt Nash | ||
| Par 6 | Mac Hegelman | ||
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger | Kansas City Haas | TV movie |
| More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | Jim Brock | ||
| 2005 | Edmond | Interrogator | |
| Antebody | Jacob Ambro | Short film | |
| 2006 | The Lake House | Morgan Price | |
| 2007 | Jim Shemwell | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Just Add Water | Ray Tuckby | |
| 2009 | The Stepfather | David Harris | |
| 2010 | Secretariat | Jack Tweedy II | |
| 2014 | Authors Anonymous | Alan Mooney | |
| 2016 | C Street | Senator Fallon | |
| 2018 | Fright Fest | Spencer Crowe | |
| 2019 | Deadly Switch | Peter | |
| Alter Ego | Alan Schaeffer |
| 1989 | Kate & Allie | Ben | Episode: "The Nearlyweds" |
| 1990–1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Louis Klein | 22 episodes |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Sgt. Eldritch | Episode: "Hearts and Minds" |
| 1997–1998 | Brooklyn South | Officer Jimmy Doyle | 22 episodes |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Adam | Episode: "Night Route" |
| Presidio Med | Danny Gibson | Episode: "Second Chance" | |
| 2003–2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Sean McNamara | 100 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Everwood | Carl Feeney | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Malcolm Royce | Episode: "Annihilated" | |
| 2011–2016 | Unforgettable | Al Burns | 61 episodes |
| 2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Lawrence Brand | Episode: "Pick's and Pakes" |
| Tom Cooley | Episode: "CSI on Fire" | ||
| 2013 | Revenge | Jason Prosser | 2 episodes |
| Castle | Agent Harris | ||
| 2015 | Captain Jim Messier | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | SEAL Commander Max Clarkson | Episode: "The Mission" |
| Longmire | Shane Muldoon | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Dr. Marcus Conant | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Life Sentence | Peter Abbott | Main role |
| John Conway | 2 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Alex Ollerman | 4 episodes |
| 2019–2024 | Blue Bloods | Mayor Peter Chase | Recurring role |
| 2021–2024 | Superman & Lois | General Sam Lane, Bizarro Sam Lane | Main role |
| 2024 | SEAL Team | Captain Walch | Recurring role |
| 2025–present | Heated Rivalry | David Hollander | 4 episodes |
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