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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Taylor Olson | |
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Born | (1992-05-12) May 12, 1992 (age 30) Masset, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actor, Filmmaker |
Years active | 2014–present |
Known for | Bone Cage |
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]
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]
Olson has one child.
Year | Award | Category | Film/play | Result |
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2017 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Hustle & Heart | Nominated |
2017 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Ariyah & Tristan's Inevitable Break-Up | Nominated |
2018 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Cut | Nominated |
2019 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Hopeless Romantic | Nominated |
2020 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Masc | Nominated |
2020 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | You Too, Chuckles | Nominated |
2020 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | Bad Morning | Nominated |
2021 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Performance | Bone Cage | Won |
2021 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Performance | Inceldom | Nominated |
2021 | 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Bone Cage | Nominated |
2022 | ACTRA Maritime Awards | Outstanding Performance | I Hate You | Nominated |
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