Dylan Riley Snyder

About

Dylan Riley Jacob Snyder (born January 24, 1997) is an American actor, filmmaker, and Twitch streamer. Beginning his acting career in community theatre at the age of five, Snyder is known for his acting, singing, and dancing abilities, starring as Young Tarzan in the 2006 Broadway musical, Tarzan, and as Milton Krupnick on the Disney XD comedy series Kickin’ It. His accolades include a Drama Desk Award for playing Horace, Buddy and Horace Jr. in The Orphans’ Home Cycle, and a Gotham Award nomination for playing Timmy Maplewood in Life During Wartime (2009).

Snyder was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the son of Ashley (née Castro) and Les Snyder. He is Mexican American through his mother’s side. Snyder has one sibling, an older sister named Cassidy. His older sister was involved in community theatre, and he grew up attending her musical theatre rehearsals. At the age of four, director Brent Jones noticed he could take direction, and at the age of five, his family began letting him audition, leading to his first speaking role as “Tiny Tim” in a community theatre production of A Christmas Carol.
Snyder’s appearance as “Tiny Tim” caught the attention of local actor, writer…