
Scott Hylands
- Date of Birth: 1943-01-01
- Place of Birth: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Scott Hylands is a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for playing Detective Kevin 'O. B.' O'Brien on the television police drama series Night Heat from 1985 to 1989. He's a graduate... Scott Hylands is a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for playing Detective Kevin 'O. B.' O'Brien on the television police drama series Night Heat from 1985 to 1989. He's a graduate with a BA in Theatre and English from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 1964. After moving to the USA, he became one of the original company members of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California, appearing in over 20 productions. Over the next 15 years, he accumulated an impressive and long list of credits in Los Angeles based film and television as well as a strong profile in the theatre community, appearing often at the Mark Taper Forum, the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival, and Theatricum Bottanicum. He returned to Canada in 1981, kept working in theatres across Canada, and appeared in innumerable film and television projects.

Palace Guard
Drama • 1991 October

Medical Story
Drama • 1975 September

Ordeal in the Arctic
Drama, TV Movie • 1993 February

The Accidental Witness
Thriller, TV Movie • 2006 January

Coming Out Alive
Action, Crime, Drama, TV Movie • 1980 September

Slipstream
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction • 1973 January

Fools
Drama • 1970 December

For The Record
Drama • 1977 January

Larry Kent: The Man Who Shot Horses with Green Tails
Documentary • 2006 November

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Drama, TV Movie • 1979 March