Dylan Bruno was born on September 6, 1972 in Milford, Connecticut. His father is Scott Bruno, and his brother is actor Chris Bruno.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Enviromental Engineering from MIT, where he also played linebacker for the varsity football team.
Dylan was a nationally ranked wrestler in high school and competed in the AAU Junior Olympics several times. In 1989, he was a contestant on the TV show American Gladiators.
Dylan made his TV debut in 1995 while modeling for Calvin Klein. The show was High Sierra Search and Rescue. His film debut was in Naked Ambition in 1997. In 1998, he had small roles in Saving Private Ryan, Where the Heart Is, and When Trumpets Fade. He costarred in The Rage: Carrie 2 in 1999, he portrayed an LA cop in The One (2001) and Harry "Blaine" Mayhugh in 2002 for The Pennsylvania Miners' Story.
Dylan has also done voice-over work for several products such as Bacardi Silver, Coors Light, Virtual Boy, and Sony Handycam.
He married Emmeli Hultquist, a Swedish model, on June 24, 2006, and they welcomed baby Damian Axel on June 13, 2007.