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Dalton in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Brett Patrick Dalton
Place of Birth: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 7, 1983
Ethnicity: Irish, German, Italian, Norwegian, distant Polish
Brett Dalton is an American actor, and voice actor. His roles include the shows Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Jake and the Never Land Pirates , Robot Chicken , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Academy , Milo Murphy’s Law , Ghostwriter , Chicago Fire , The Equalizer , Hamster & Gretel , Found , and Boots ; the made-for-tv movie Killing Lincoln ; the video games Until Dawn , Destiny 2: The Witch Queen , God of War Ragnarök , Destiny 2: Lightfall , and Destiny 2: The Final Shape ; and the films Beside Still Waters , The Resurrection of Gavin Stone , Lost in Florence , Superman: Man of Tomorrow , Justice League: Warworld , and Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths .
He is the son of Jan and Patrick Dalton. He has a daughter with his former wife Melissa Trn.
Brett’s paternal grandfather likely was William Dalton (the son of John Dalton and Margaret Dreyer). William was born in New Jersey. John was born in Maryland, to Irish parents, John F. Dalton and Ellen Murphy. Margaret was born in New Jersey, to German parents, Daniel Dreyer and Gertrude Pfeiffer.
William’s paternal grandmother likely was Clio June Westerhelweg (the daughter of Frederick Westerhelweg and Albertha Funk). Clio was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was of mostly German ancestry. Frederick was the son of August Westerhelweg and Frances Niedermier. Albertha was the daughter of Edward Funk and Lena Pich.
Brett’s maternal grandfather was James Edwin Sylvester (the son of Virginio Sylvester and Elsie Dettnock). James was born in California. Virginio was born in California, the son of Italian parents, Narcissus Silvestri and Umilta Valsecchi, who were born in Borgo a Mozzano, and Lucca, respectively, both in Tuscany. Brett’s great-grandmother Elsie was born in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Gustaf Dittnock, who was born in Posen, Prussia, Germany, now Poland; and of Emma Johanna Wilhelmina Borkenhegen, who was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to German parents.
Brett’s maternal grandmother was Irene Marilyn Iverson (the daughter of Harry Magnus Iverson and Irene Batavia). Brett’s grandmother Irene was born in California. Harry was born in Bergen kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway, the son of Harry Iverson; and of a woman named Matilda. Brett’s great-grandmother Irene was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Philip Batavia, who was born in Germany; and of Laura Cohnreich.
Sources: Brett’s maternal grandfather, James Edwin Sylvester, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brett’s maternal grandfather, James Edwin Sylvester – https://www.legacy.com
Brett’s maternal grandmother, Irene Marilyn Iverson, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituaries of Brett’s maternal great-grandparents, Harry Magnus Iverson and Irene (Batavia) Iverson – https://www.findagrave.com