Background
Minnette was born December 29, 1996, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Robyn (Maker) and Craig Minnette.
Minnette was born December 29, 1996, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Robyn (Maker) and Craig Minnette.
He is known for his roles as Clay Norman in Saving Grace, Jack Shephard"s son David in Lost, Rex Britten in the National Broadcasting Company drama Awake, Anthony in the comedy film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Number Good, Very Bad Day, and Zach Cooper in the fantasy feature Goosebumps. He moved to Champaign, Illinois for 5 years, and later moved to Los Angeles for his acting career. His first role was a single episode of Drake & Josh.
Minnette has since appeared in the movies The Year Without a Santa Claus on National Broadcasting Company, as an unnamed character in Fred Claus, as Todd Lyons in the movie The Clique and as Noah Framm in Snow Buddies.
Notable roles of Dylan Minnette on television include the young version of the character Michael Scofield on Prison Break and character Clay Norman from Saving Grace. He played Kenny, a bully, in Let Maine In, a remake of Swedish, Let the Right One In, released in October, 2010.
Minnette has also appeared in several commercials and in four episodes of Lost as Jack"s son in the sideways timeline. Minnette also appeared in "The Crow & the Butterfly" video from the rock group Shinedown.
The Narwhals
Minnette is the singer/rhythm guitarist in the band The Narwhals with Zack Mendenhall (bass), Cole Preston (drums) and Braeden Lemasters (singer/guitar).
The band has since performed at many famous Los Angeles venues including The Roxy and Whisky a Go Go. Their song Bleeding Manitoba was used in the promo for season 2 of R.L. Stine"s The Haunting Hour. In early 2014 the band changed their name from "The Feaver" to "The Narwhals".