Graham Wardle

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Graham Wardle
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Wardle at a CBC Live event, Sherway Gardens, Toronto
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986 (age 37)
CitizenshipCanadian
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker, photographer
Years active1998 - present
SpouseAlison Wardle (m. 2015; div. 2018)

Graham Wardle (born September 6, 1986) is a Canadian actor, filmmaker and photographer best known for his role as Ty Borden on the long running CBC series Heartland .

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Early life

Wardle was born in Mission, British Columbia, and was raised along with his five siblings in New Westminster, near Vancouver. [1] [2] Wardle studied at the Motion Picture and Production Program at Capilano University in Vancouver, graduating in 2007. [3]

Career

Wardle began his career in commercials and a variety of television shows. In 2007, Wardle appeared in the film In the Land of Women with Meg Ryan and Adam Brody. [4] [5] That year, he was selected to play Ty Borden in the CBC series Heartland . [6] Wardle was nominated for two LEO Awards for the Heartland episodes Summer's End and The Starting Gate. [7] He has appeared in the horror zombie movie, Yesterday, the film Mon Ami, [8] the television show Supernatural [9] and the SyFy channel movie Grave Halloween. [10] In 2020, Wardle left Heartland as it began its 14th season, stating "I felt in my heart it was time to move in a new direction." [11]

In 2012, Wardle produced the short film The Vessel. [12] In the summer of 2013, Wardle co-founded Lone Maverick, a Movie Production and Entertainment Company. [13]

Wardle currently hosts a podcast, Time Has Come, which "explores the personal journeys of his guests and how they have stepped beyond what is familiar/safe and into the unknown." [14]

Filmography

Film and Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Sentinel Young AaronEpisode: "Remembrance"
1999 The New Addams Family BifEpisode: "Fester the Marriage Counselor"
2000RatzTodMovie
2001 The Outer Limits ManEpisode: "Family Values"
2004 Life as We Know It Adam KitsisEpisode: "The Best Laid Plans"
2005 Killer Bash Robert Yorke HydeMovie
2005 / 2013 Supernatural Tommy CollinsEpisodes: "Wendigo" "Clip Show"
2006 Fallen Jock #2TV movie
2006Like Mike 2: StreetballBully #2Video
2007-2021 Heartland Ty BordenTV show : Lead Role
Nominated Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series (2009) [15]
Nominated Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series (2010) [16]
Nominated Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series (2012) [17]
2007Anna's StormSeth CorbinTV movie
2007 In the Land of Women Gabe FoleyMovie
2008 That One Night Danny McKabbMovie
2009YesterdayChrisMovie
2010A Heartland ChristmasTy BordenMovie
2012Mon AmiHardware Store CustomerMovie
2013Cold LightsSam RossMovie
2013 Grave Halloween KyleTV movie : Syfy Channel Oct. 19 & 20, 2013
Producer and Editor and Casting Director
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007VersusEditor : Casting Director
2008Under PressureProducer"A Story of Microscopic Stakes"
2012 The Vessel Producer
2013 Cold Lights ProducerCo-founder Lone Maverick Movie and Entertainment Company

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