Taylor Olson

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Taylor Olson
Born (1992-05-12) May 12, 1992 (age 32)
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, Filmmaker
Years active2014–present
Known for Bone Cage

Taylor Olson is a Canadian actor, writer and filmmaker from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1] He is best known as the director, writer and lead actor of the 2020 film Bone Cage , for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. [2]

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Early life and education

Before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Taylor Olson was born in Masset, British Columbia. Olson attended Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performing Arts. He graduated in 2014, with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Theatre (Acting). [3] While at the Fountain School, Olson was one of two recipients of the 2012 Andrew and David Stitt Memorial Prize. [4]

Career

Olson has appeared in over 70 films and television shows, and has had supporting or guest roles in the television series Pure , Sex & Violence , Mr. D , Diggstown, Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes , as well as films including Black Cop , Hopeless Romantic, Spinster , Tin Can and Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor , and the web series I Am Syd Stone .

He has also performed in stage roles in Halifax, including in a 2017 production of Catherine Banks's original theatrical version of Bone Cage, Neptune Theatre's world premiere of Controlled Damage, and Daniel MacIvor's solo play Monster, for which he was nominated for a Theatre Nova Scotia Robert Merritt Awards for Outstanding Lead Performance, 2020, as well as won Best Actor, Best Drama, EFT's Upstage Award and Best Solo Show at the Halifax Fringe Festival, 2019. [1]

In 2022, Olson co-created, co-wrote, and directed the comedy series King & Pawn for Bell FibeTV1. [5] In 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. [6] In 2023, Olson was cast in the comedy series O'Don's , also for FibeTV1. He plays Matt, one of the chefs at the titular Irish pub. The series premiered on January 15, 2024 with a five-episode first season. A second season was renewed, with production starting in January 2025. [7]

His sophomore feature film Look at Me had its premiere at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival. [8]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilm/playResult
2017ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleHustle & HeartNominated
2017ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleAriyah & Tristan's Inevitable Break-UpNominated
2018ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleCutNominated
2019ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Supporting RoleHopeless RomanticNominated
2020ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleMascNominated
2020ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleYou Too, ChucklesNominated
2020ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding Male Actor in a Leading RoleBad MorningNominated
2021ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding PerformanceBone CageWon
2021ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding PerformanceInceldomNominated
2021 9th Canadian Screen Awards Best Adapted ScreenplayBone CageNominated
2022ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding PerformanceI Hate YouNominated
2023ACTRA Maritime AwardsOutstanding PerformanceBystandersWon

References

  1. 1 2 Morgan Mullin, "Trapped inside a Bone Cage" Archived 2021-04-30 at the Wayback Machine . The Coast , September 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Lara. "Heavy in mass, heavy in feels". Signal Halifax. University of King's College. Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Award Winners". Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Mark Robins, "Finding Family at King & Pawn". Halifax Presents, July 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Morgan Mullin, "Trailer Park Boys wrap and pawnshop guy comes back in this week's film news". The Coast , May 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/irish-miramichi-maritimes-tv-show-1.7088842
  8. ↑ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Taylor Olson’s Look At Me to world premiere at Slamdance". Playback , December 5, 2023.
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