Dean Haglund is probably best known for his nine seasons playing Langly, one of the computer geeks known as "The Lone Gunmen" from the hit FOX TV series The X-Files. He also starred in the The X-Files spin-off series The Lone Gunmen. His character is so popular that Dean is a main attraction at X-File and Sci-Fi conventions all over North America. He appears on trading cards, T-Shirts and even has his own comic book ("The Lone Gunman" published by Dark Horse Comics).
A long-time comedy improviser, Dean got his start with the likes of Ryan Stiles and Colin Mockerie (Whose Line is it Anyway?) in the internationally award winning Vancouver TheatreSports League. He now regularly performs in Los Angeles with The Groundlings and Second City. Catch him nearly every Friday night at The Friar's club where he performs with Second City alumni such as Dan Castellaneta (Homer on The Simpsons).
Dean performs his special blend of stand-up and improv, headlining at comedy clubs and colleges across North America. He has performed in and hosted at Montreal's world famous Just for Laughs festival. He is a favorite host of award shows (Entertainment Media Awards, California Independent Film Festival, Armenian Independent Film Festival) and writes and performs for corporations such as Coca Cola, Hewlett Packard, Apple Computers and Mitsubishi. His home comedy club is the world famous The Improv in Los Angeles, where he can be seen most weeks.
Dean maintains a successful acting career in film and television. His television credits include roles in the series "VIP Pamela Anderson", "Home Improvement" "The Commish," "Sliders," "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," the animated series "Robocop" and "The Big Guy." His feature film credits include "The X-Files: Fight the Future" "Radio Free Steve", "Design of Darkness", "Rice Girl" and the animated feature film "Tom Sawyer."
Dean Haglund trained at Simon Fraser University, where he received a Bachelors in Fine and Performing Arts.
Dean co-hosts a weekly podcast with writer/director Phil Leirness, his friend and office-mate. It's an off-the-cuff, insightful, and irreverant look at the world of show business form two of Tinseltown's "Inside Outsiders".
You can subscribe or listen HERE.
Luckily for you, Dean records pretty much all of his convention and stand-up appearances. See an unforgettable show that you wish you could relive over and over? Were you or someone you love brought up on stage, given an expensive and/or elaborate prop, and then mildly humiliated? Or perhaps you want to see what all the fuss is about. Whatever your motivation, you can own DVDs of Dean and his friends on stage, cracking up the crowd with hilarious improv parodies of Sci-Fi classics.
Some recent performances are available HERE Dean perfoming his X-Files Improv show at the Edinburough Fringe Festival 2007Dean Live on the (Haunted!) Queen Mary in Long Beach, CADean and Gary Jones (Stargate) on stage together!
COMIC BOOK - Why the Lone Gunmen Were Cancelled - Written and Drawn by Dean
The true story of "The Lone Gunmen". Written and drawn by Dean, who got sick of people asking him why the show was cancelled. Click on the page for a larger view.
Listen to a excerpt from the latest episode here!
Dean perfoming his X-Files Improv show at the Edinburough Fringe Festival 2007
Dean Live on the (Haunted!) Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA
Dean and Gary Jones (Stargate) on stage together!
