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==Career== Neal has said that after finishing his work on ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', he was initially concerned about his ability to find another acting job. "There are certain expectations--or a certain lack of expectations--of soap opera actors," he said.<ref name="Dylan Neal at RingCon"/> From 1998 to 2003, he portrayed [[Doug Witter]], a small-town police officer, in the [[The WB|WB]] television drama ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''. In the final season of the series, his character was revealed to be homosexual.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/dawsons-creek-20-year-anniversary-2017-12|title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of 'Dawson's Creek' 22 years later|work=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]|publisher=[[Axel Springer SE|Axel Springer]]|first=Gabbi|last=Shaw|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> In 2000, Neal played a secret agent opposite [[Chuck Norris]] in the television film ''[[The President's Man]].''<ref>{{cite AV media|title=5 Film Chuck Norris Collection|date=2013|last1=Preece|first1=Michael|type=DVD|language=en|publisher=Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp LLC|time=''[[The President's Man]]''|id=09600922143|last2=Norris|first2=Eric|last3=Donner|first3=Richard|last4=Meyer|first4=Gerald}}</ref> It premiered on April 2 on [[CBS]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=April 1, 2000|title=Sunday Night|page=Tv-7|work=Herald and Review}}</ref> In 2007, Neal played Detective Mike Celluci in [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[vampire]] fantasy show ''[[Blood Ties (TV series)|Blood Ties]]'', in which he starred alongside [[Christina Cox]] and [[Kyle Schmid]]. The producers of the show ultimately chose Neal, Cox, and Schmid as the three leads of the show over other auditioning actors after observing the natural chemistry among the trio.<ref name="Dylan Neal and Kyle Schmid at Fan Convention">{{cite web|title=Dylan Neal and Kyle Schmid at Fan Convention| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e77hY6zXk-4|access-date=3 May 2012}}</ref> Neal later commented that fans often compliment the three actors for their charming on-screen chemistry and camaraderie.<ref name="Dylan Neal and Kyle Schmid at Fan Convention"/> Neal played the male lead opposite [[Andie MacDowell]] in the television series ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]'' for the [[Hallmark Channel]]. Neal played Jack Griffith, a Philadelphia reporter. He played Bob Adams, stepfather to the main character Anastasia Steele ([[Dakota Johnson]]), in the film adaptation ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/July-2014/On-the-Cover-Dylan-Neal-talks-about-starring-in-Fifty-Shades-of-Grey-and-his-Richmond-Hill-roots/|title=On the Cover: Dylan Neal talks about starring in Fifty Shades of Grey and his Richmond Hill roots|date=29 July 2014|publisher=Post City Toronto}}</ref> Neal and his wife, Becky Southwell, write and produce their own projects through Southwell Neal Entertainment. They write and executive produce the ''[[Gourmet Detective]]'' original films for [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]], based on the novels by Peter King. As of February 2020, Neal has made five television movies based on the character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/gourmet-detective-movies|title=Gourmet Detective Movies|access-date=1 February 2020|website=Hallmark Movies & Mysteries}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/looks-like-christmas/cast/dylan-neal|title=DYLAN NEAL|access-date=11 January 2018|website=Hallmark Channel}}</ref>
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