

Toronto-born YouTuber Scotty Dynamo is mourning the loss of his husband, actor Mike Heslin, who tragically passed away at the age of 30.
In an emotional Instagram post, Dynamo wrote, “On July 2nd, my husband, best friend, and soulmate Mike Heslin passed away from an unexpected cardiac event after a week-long battle in the hospital.”
In the lengthy tribute, Dynamo detailed their relationship and praised Heslin’s character and talent.
Dynamo explained that Michael was young and in excellent health, and the doctors were baffled by his death.
In the Instagram statement, Dynamo revealed that they planned to have children before Heslin’s tragic death..
As previously reported by Monsters and Critics, Heslin was best known for his performance in the 2023 thriller series Lioness.
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In an emotional Instagram post, Dynamo wrote, “On July 2nd, my husband, best friend, and soulmate Mike Heslin passed away from an unexpected cardiac event after a week-long battle in the hospital.”
In the lengthy tribute, Dynamo detailed their relationship and praised Heslin’s character and talent.
Dynamo explained that Michael was young and in excellent health, and the doctors were baffled by his death.
In the Instagram statement, Dynamo revealed that they planned to have children before Heslin’s tragic death..
As previously reported by Monsters and Critics, Heslin was best known for his performance in the 2023 thriller series Lioness.
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- 7/7/2024
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics

Mike Heslin, an actor who appeared in the series “Lioness” and in the TV movie “The Holiday Proposal Plan,” died July 2. His husband announced his death on Instagram, writing that the cause was a “sudden cardiac event.”
His husband, Scotty Dynamo (né Nicolas James Wilson) wrote that his death occurred after a week in the hospital. “Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” Dynamo said.
He continued, “Michael was brilliant, selfless, talented, and a real-life guardian angel. He single-handedly carried me through multiple rounds of cancer. He was the first person everyone would call to share good news with, and he was the perfect person to call if they needed a shoulder to lean on or the best advice. He truly was the sweetest, most caring, and loving man on earth, and he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had...
His husband, Scotty Dynamo (né Nicolas James Wilson) wrote that his death occurred after a week in the hospital. “Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” Dynamo said.
He continued, “Michael was brilliant, selfless, talented, and a real-life guardian angel. He single-handedly carried me through multiple rounds of cancer. He was the first person everyone would call to share good news with, and he was the perfect person to call if they needed a shoulder to lean on or the best advice. He truly was the sweetest, most caring, and loving man on earth, and he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had...
- 7/6/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV

YouTube star Nicolas James Wilson, better known by his stage name Scotty Dynamo, is mourning the loss of husband Mike Heslin, after the Lioness actor died on Tuesday, July 2, at age 30. Wilson announced Heslin’s death on Instagram on Friday, July 5, saying that Heslin, his “husband, best friend, and soulmate” died on Tuesday after an “unexpected cardiac event” a week prior. “Michael was young [and] in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” Wilson wrote. Heslin played Polo in two episodes of Lioness, the Paramount+ series starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman. More recently, Heslin joined Tatyana Ali and Jesse Kove in the Lifetime move The Holiday Proposal Plan. He also costarred with Wilson in the web series The Influencers. Rest in peace, Michael. When I felt you take your last breath, my heart shattered into a million pieces. If I had the power to trade places with you,...
- 7/6/2024
- TV Insider

Mike Heslin, who played Polo, alongside Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña in Special Ops: Lioness has died. Heslin’s husband, Nicolas James Wilson, shared the news via his Instagram page. The actor died at the age of 30 on Tuesday, July 2, from an unexpected cardiac event.
Mike Heslin in The Holiday Proposal Plan | The Ninth House
Heslin was also part of several other projects including The Holiday Proposal Plan, Younger, The Influencers, 7 Deadly Sins, and You are Never Alone. However, his most prominent role was in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ series.
Nicole Kidman’s Special Ops: Lioness Co-Star Mike Heslin Dies At 30 Mike Heslin and Nicolas James Wilson | via @scottydynamo/Instagram
Mike Heslin, who appeared on two episodes of Season 1 of Special Ops: Lioness, passed away at the age of 30. The news was shared by Heslin’s husband Nicolas James Wilson, who goes by the name Scotty Dynamo on Instagram.
Mike Heslin in The Holiday Proposal Plan | The Ninth House
Heslin was also part of several other projects including The Holiday Proposal Plan, Younger, The Influencers, 7 Deadly Sins, and You are Never Alone. However, his most prominent role was in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ series.
Nicole Kidman’s Special Ops: Lioness Co-Star Mike Heslin Dies At 30 Mike Heslin and Nicolas James Wilson | via @scottydynamo/Instagram
Mike Heslin, who appeared on two episodes of Season 1 of Special Ops: Lioness, passed away at the age of 30. The news was shared by Heslin’s husband Nicolas James Wilson, who goes by the name Scotty Dynamo on Instagram.
- 7/6/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire


Mike Heslin, an actor in Taylor Sheridan’s action-drama Lioness, had died. He was 30.
His husband, Scotty Dynamo (born Nicolas James Wilson), shared on Instagram that Heslin died Tuesday from an unexpected cardiac event after a week-long battle in the hospital. “Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” he wrote.
Heslin played Polo on two episodes of Lioness season one, which also starred Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman. He also has roles in The Holiday Proposal Plan, Younger, The Influencers, 7 Deadly Sins and You Are Never Alone.
“Michael was brilliant, selfless, talented, and a real-life guardian angel,” his husband wrote in a tribute. “He single-handedly carried me through multiple rounds of cancer. He was the first person everyone would call to share good news with, and he was the perfect person to call if they needed a shoulder to lean on or the best advice.
His husband, Scotty Dynamo (born Nicolas James Wilson), shared on Instagram that Heslin died Tuesday from an unexpected cardiac event after a week-long battle in the hospital. “Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” he wrote.
Heslin played Polo on two episodes of Lioness season one, which also starred Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman. He also has roles in The Holiday Proposal Plan, Younger, The Influencers, 7 Deadly Sins and You Are Never Alone.
“Michael was brilliant, selfless, talented, and a real-life guardian angel,” his husband wrote in a tribute. “He single-handedly carried me through multiple rounds of cancer. He was the first person everyone would call to share good news with, and he was the perfect person to call if they needed a shoulder to lean on or the best advice.
- 7/6/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News

Actor Mike Heslin, whose most prominent role came on Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness, has died after an unexpected cardiac event and a week-long hospitalization. He was 30. The news was announced by his husband, Nicolas James Wilson.
Heslin appeared as Polo on two episodes of Lioness, Season 1. He also had a part in Lifetime’s The Holiday Proposal Plan last year as well as on Younger in 2016.
Wilson shared the news on his social media, where he goes by Scotty Dynamo.
“Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” wrote Wilson. He then revealed the duo, married a little under a year, had been planning a family.
“You always told me that you felt like you were meant to be a dad, and I couldn’t agree more. You would be he world’s most perfect father.”
He ended with, “in the words of...
Heslin appeared as Polo on two episodes of Lioness, Season 1. He also had a part in Lifetime’s The Holiday Proposal Plan last year as well as on Younger in 2016.
Wilson shared the news on his social media, where he goes by Scotty Dynamo.
“Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened,” wrote Wilson. He then revealed the duo, married a little under a year, had been planning a family.
“You always told me that you felt like you were meant to be a dad, and I couldn’t agree more. You would be he world’s most perfect father.”
He ended with, “in the words of...
- 7/6/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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