Dylan Arnold

Arnold in 2018, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Dylan H. Arnold

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 11, 1994

Ethnicity:
*father – English, other
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Dylan Arnold is an American actor and producer. His roles include the films Fat Kid Rules the World, Laggies, 4 Minute Mile, 7 Minutes (2014), Mudbound, Halloween (2018), After (2019), Into the Dark: Uncanny Annie, Into the Dark: Good Boy, After We Collided, Halloween Kills, Disfluency (2021), Oppenheimer, and 1992 (2024); and the series S.W.A.T., Nashville, The Purge, Trish & Scott, You, and Lady in the Lake.

Dylan’s mother is children’s author Laurie B. Arnold. Dylan was raised on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Dylan’s maternal grandfather was Ira Jerome “Jerry” Bauman (the son of Max Bauman and Eva Beyer/Byer). Ira was born in California, to Jewish emigrants, from Poland and Russia, respectively. Max was the son of Isaac Bauman and Hannah Danziger. Dylan’s great-grandmother Eva was the daughter of Morris Beyer and Yetta.

Dylan’s maternal grandmother is Janice Marian Blankfort/Blankford (the daughter of Henry Blankfort/Blankford and Sylvia Rappaport/Rappeport). Janice was born in New York, to a Jewish family. Henry was born in New York, to a father from Russia/Lithuania, Bernard Blankfort, with roots in Shirvint, and a mother from New York, Rose Solomon, whose parents were from Russia. Dylan’s great-grandmother Sylvia was born in New York, to parents from Russia, Jacob Rappaport and Sarah/Sara Grant/Grantt.

A 23andMe DNA test whose results were posted by Dylan’s brother Jordan (2017) stated that Jordan’s genetic ancestry is:

*50.2% Ashkenazi Jewish
*47.4% Northwestern European
——–*28.0% British & Irish
——–*15.2% French & German
——–*4.1% Broadly Northwestern European
*1.3% Broadly European
*0.9% Southern European
——–*0.7% Italian
——–*0.1% Broadly Southern European
*0.2% Middle Eastern & North African

Sources: Genealogy of Dylan Arnold (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Dylan’s maternal grandparents, Ira Jerome Bauman and Janice Marian Blankfort/Blankford – http://www.familysearch.org