Thomas Antony Olajide

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Thomas Antony Olajide
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Thomas Antony Olajide

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active2010s–present

Thomas Antony Olajide, sometimes also credited as Thomas Olajide, is a Canadian actor and writer from Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] He is most noted for his performance in the 2021 film Learn to Swim , for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, [2] and as co-creator with Tawiah M'carthy and Stephen Jackman-Torkoff of Black Boys, a theatrical show about Black Canadian LGBTQ+ identities which was staged by Buddies in Bad Times in 2016. [3] Olajide, M'carthy, and Jackman-Torkoff were collectively nominated for Outstanding Ensemble Performance at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 2017. [4]

His other stage roles have included productions of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale for The Dream in High Park; [5] King Lear , [6] A Midsummer Night's Dream [7] and Love's Labour's Lost [8] for the Stratford Festival; Lynn Nottage's Ruined for Canadian Stage; [9] and Michel Nadeau's And Slowly Beauty for the Belfry Theatre and the National Arts Centre. [10]

Olajide has also starred in the short film Mariner and the feature film White Lie . [11] [12] [13] He had regular roles in the web series Inhuman Condition and Nomades, and received a Prix Gémeaux nomination for Best Actor in a Youth Digital Series in 2020 for the latter. [1] [14]

In 2023, he played a regular supporting role in the television series The Spencer Sisters as police officer Zane Graham. [15] That year, he also starred in the Canadian sports film Backspot , [16] which premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. [17]

He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, and of the Actors Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre. [1]

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  2. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Black Boys is a timely mix of monologues, sketches and dance that resists cohesion". The Globe and Mail , December 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nomination Announcements: 38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards". Intermission, May 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Martin Morrow, "The Winter's Tale: A rewarding way to pass a summer's night". The Globe and Mail , July 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Character is key in stripped-down Lear". Stratford Gazette, May 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Bruce Urquhart, "Dream come true; Midsummer Night imbued with playful irreverence". London Free Press , June 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Stratford Festival updates Shakespeare classic with modern casting". The Globe and Mail , August 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ashante Infantry, "Ruined's soundtrack offers gentle respite: Play tells dark tale of ethnic cleansing, rape set in Congo Republic". Toronto Star , February 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ Vivian Moreau, "Belfry's Beauty: story somehow lost in translation". Victoria News , October 5, 2011.
  11. ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF shorts 2016: what to check out at this year’s fest". Now , September 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ Stephen Dalton, "‘White Lie’: Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter , September 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ Norman Wilner, "10 Canadian films we’re excited to see at TIFF 2021". Now , September 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ Jordan Pinto, "Shaftesbury/Smokebomb launches Inhuman Condition". Playback , July 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ Greg David, "CTV ORIGINAL SERIES THE SPENCER SISTERS PREMIERES FEB. 10 ON CTV". TV, eh?, January 13, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Here's Everything We Know About The Queer Cheer Drama Backspot". www.pride.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  17. ↑ Valerie Complex, "TIFF Unveils Cinematic First Looks With Discovery And Midnight Madness Program; World Premieres Include ‘Hell Of A Summer,’ ‘Gonzo Girl,’ ‘Widow Clicquot,’ And ‘Boy Kills World’". Deadline Hollywood , August 3, 2023.
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