Craig Olejnik is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Olejnik graduated from
West Kings District High School
West Kings District High School is a high-school located in Auburn, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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in
Auburn, Nova Scotia. His father was in the military.
[ His grandparents immigrated to Canada from ]Poland
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Career
Olejnik is known for his lead role
A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typic ...
in the television series '' The Listener'' as Toby Logan, a paramedic with the power to read minds by hearing others' thoughts and seeing events that happened to them from their point of view. His previous work includes '' Runaway'', ''Thir13en Ghosts
''Thirteen Ghosts'' (also known as ''13 Ghosts'' and stylized as ''THIR13EN Ghosts'') is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck, in his feature directorial debut. A remake of the 1960 film '' 13 Ghosts'' by William Castle, the f ...
'', ''Margaret's Museum
''Margaret's Museum'' is a 1995 British-Canadian drama film, directed by Mort Ransen and based on Sheldon Currie's novel '' The Glace Bay Miners' Museum''.
Plot
Set in the 1940s in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the film tells the story of ...
'' and ''Wolf Lake
''Wolf Lake'' is an American supernatural drama television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19 to October 24, 2001. Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, includ ...
''. He is also the director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
, writer
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and producer of the film ''Interview with a Zombie''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian cinematographers
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male screenwriters
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian people of Polish descent
Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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