1. Dean Stanley Geyer was born on 20 March 1986 and is a South African Australian singer-songwriter, actor and martial artist who finished third in the 2006 season of the talent show television series Australian Idol, and has had a notable role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Ty Harper.
Dean Geyer joined the cast of the US show Glee in the 4th season as NYADA Junior Brody Weston and appeared in Terra Nova as Mark Reynolds.
Dean Geyer has two younger sisters, Jess Geyer and Tatum Geyer, who share his interest in martial arts.
Dean Geyer learned to play the guitar, and wrote his first song entitled "Change" which was based on his move from South Africa to Australia.
In 2004, Dean Geyer formed a band called "Third Edge" and recorded his original music at Studio 52.
Dean Geyer is a strong Christian and has been very open about this calling in his life especially during his Australian Idol days.
Dean Geyer auditioned for the fourth series of Australian Idol in his Australian hometown of Melbourne.
Dean Geyer survived the culling rounds in Sydney, where the Top 100 are reduced to the Top 24.
Dean Geyer sang "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw for his elimination performance, and later performed the U2 smash hit "Beautiful Day" with Chris Murphy.
Dean Geyer was the first contestant who was accepted by Idol into the top 100.
Dean Geyer worked with Grammy Award nominated Music Producer Greg Wells and co-wrote eight of the thirteen tracks on his debut album.
In March 2007 Dean Geyer performed at the Celebrity Grand Prix in Melbourne in which the singles was unreleased at the time.
The album, recorded in early February, was released on 26 May 2007 On 26 May 2007 Dean Geyer released his long-anticipated debut album Rush which debuted and peaked at No 7 on the ARIA Charts and received mixed reviews from critics.
Dean Geyer was to support Young Divas on their nationwide Australian tour but dropped out to instead promote Rush in several in-store appearances and signings.
Later that year Dean Geyer supported ARIA Award-Winning Duo The Veronicas on their Hook Me Up Australian Tour.
In March 2008 Dean Geyer portrayed the role of then fiancee Lisa Origliasso in the duo's music video This Love.
In November 2007, Jonathon Moran from The Daily Telegraph reported Dean Geyer had joined the cast of long-running soap opera Neighbours.
Dean Geyer portrayed the role of Ty Harper an aspiring musician who had dropped out of law-school and moved to Erinsborough.
Dean Geyer worked with Neighbours drama coach Mike Bishop for four months to help prepare himself for the role and he took vocal lessons to work with his South African accent.
On 27 March 2008, Dean Geyer made his on-screen debut to mixed reviews from critics.
Dean Geyer notably performed a duet with co-star Caitlin Stasey titled "Unforgettable", which peaked at No 40 on the ARIA Downloads Chart.
In November 2008 after eight-months on Neighbours Dean Geyer announced he was leaving the series to revamp his music career.
In October 2010, it was announced Dean Geyer would make his film debut in Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown the sequel to the 2008 film Never Back Down.
Dean Geyer portrays the role of Mike Stokes a former high school wrestler who competes in MMA.
In July 2011, Dean Geyer made his American television debut on the VH1 Drama television series Single Ladies.
In 2012, Dean Geyer maintained a major-recurring role on the Fox Network Steven Spielberg produced science fiction drama television series Terra Nova.
In July 2012, Dean Geyer was announced to have been cast in a recurring role in the fourth season of the Fox musical comedy drama television series Glee.
Dean Geyer portrayed the role of Brody Weston an upperclassman who becomes involved with the series protagonist Rachel Berry who both attend NYADA.
In 2015, Dean Geyer played Daniel in the Georgian film, Landmine Goes Click, opposite Sterling Knight and Spencer Locke.
Dean Geyer was in production for the TV crime-drama, Shades of Blue, starring Jennifer Lopez.
In 2020, Dean Geyer began releasing new music again, for the first time in over a decade.
In 2023, Dean Geyer was cast in the Zoey 101 reboot, Zoey 102.
In 2007, Dean Geyer began a relationship with Lisa Origliasso of Australian duo The Veronicas whom he met at the 2007 ARIA Awards.
Dean Geyer has stated that his two music idols are Bon Jovi and Marc Cohn.