Darren Mann

Canadian actor (born 1989)

Darren Mann

Born	(1989-05-04) May 4, 1989 (age 35) Vancouver, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Darren Mann (born May 4, 1989)^[1] is a Canadian actor.^[2] He portrayed Ballas Kohl in the 2018 film Giant Little Ones.^[3] He also portrayed Jett in the 2020 film Embattled.^[4] His performance in the former film won him a Leo Award.^[5] On television, he portrayed Luke Chalfant in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina^[5] and Jack Dutton in the Paramount+ series 1923.

He appeared opposite Morgan Freeman in the 2022 film The Minute You Wake Up Dead.^[5]

Personal life

Mann is from East Vancouver.^[2] He was born to mother Lenore Mann and has a brother, Tyler.

Inspired by his actress/director mother, Mann started acting in Vancouver at the age of 8. He quickly landed roles on stage and in film. However, it was his passion for hockey that made Mann take a break from acting. Mann quickly climbed the ranks becoming a junior-level star, before turning professional. Eventually injuries would force him to retire which would lead him to return to acting.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2015	Even Lambs Have Teeth	Travis
2016	Hello Destroyer	Brendan Schultz
2018	Giant Little Ones	Ballas Kohl
2020	Embattled	Jett Boykins
2022	The Minute You Wake Up Dead	Lucius
2022	Twisted Blues	Vladimir
2023	Breakwater	Dovey

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Tomorrow People	Stoner	Episode: "Limbo"
2014	Motive	Max Vaughn	Episode: "Pitfall"
2014	Package Deal	Jordan	Episode: "The Imperfect Storm"
2014–2015	The 100	Kid #1 / Chivalrous Boy #3 / Dying Kid #2	3 episodes
2015	Some Assembly Required	Prince Mel	Episode: "Flurf"
	iZombie	Senior Boy	Episode: "Maternity Liv"
	Supernatural	J.J. McKinley	Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
2016	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	Kip	Episode: "Rule #81: There's No Crying in Porn"
	Wayward Pines	Kyle	3 episodes
	Ice	Kenny	Episode: "Hyenas"
2017	Imposters	Danny	Episode: "Always Forward, Never Back"
	House of the Witch	Shane Reynolds	TV movie
	Van Helsing	Ryan	2 episodes
2018–2019	Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	Lucas "Luke" Chalfant	9 episodes
2019	Project Blue Book	Billy	Episode: "Foo Fighters"
2020	Fortunate Son	Travis Hunter	Limited Series
2022	Animal Kingdom	Young Barry "Baz" Blackwell	12 episodes
2022–2023	1923	Jack Dutton	Miniseries

References

^ "Darren Mann - Rotten Tomatoes". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gee, Dana (December 9, 2020). "East Van actor punches up his game with starring role in new movie". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ Romano, Nick (March 5, 2019). "Sabrina actor pays the cost of toxic masculinity in teen drama Giant Little Ones". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ "Darren Mann: The rising star talks gritty new film Embattled and learning MMA for the role". Wonderland. November 23, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Donnelly, Matt (February 24, 2022). "Darren Mann Joins Morgan Freeman in 'The Minute You Wake Up Dead'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2022.