Actor Dylan Walsh graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in English. His first role was in the television movie called Soldier Boys with James Earl Jones. He then landed a role in the movie Loverboy and a regular role on the television series Kate & Allie. In 1989, he starred in two TV movies, namely When We Were Young and Chameleons. In 1990, he continued working on films. He was seen in Betsy’s Wedding, Congo, and played Paul Newman’s son in Nobody’s Fool. He later joined the cast of Gabriel’s Fire, a series in which he played the character Louis Klein.
Walsh continued his string of film credits, which included roles in the action movie Arctic Blue, the romantic drama Radio Inside, Howard Goldberg’s drama Eden, the comedy Changing Habits, and the 1997 film Men. He was later seen on episodes of The Outer Limits, and was known as Officer Jimmy Doyle in the police drama Brooklyn South. He was also seen on the 2002 historical war film, We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson and Greg Kinnear. In 2003, he joined the cast of the FX drama series Nip/Tuck, portraying the plastic surgeon Sean McNamara-- his most famous role thus far.
In 2011, Walsh joined the cast of the CBS series Unforgettable as Detective Al Burns.