Taylor Olson is a Canadian actor, writer and filmmaker from Halifax,

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'', September 22, 2020. He is best known as the director, writer and lead actor of the 2020 film ''

Bone Cage ''Bone Cage'' is a 2020 Canadian drama film written and directed by Taylor Olson. Adapted from play of the same name by Catherine Banks, the film stars Olson as Jamie, a forestry worker whose ethical conflicts about participating in clearcutting, ...

'', for which he was a

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nominee for

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at the

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Early life and education

Before moving to

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, Taylor Olson was born in

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. Olson attended Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performing Arts. He graduated in 2014, with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Theatre (Acting). While at the Fountain School, Olson was one of two recipients of the 2012 Andrew and David Stitt Memorial Prize.

Career

Olson has appeared in over 70 films and television shows, and has had supporting or guest roles in the television series ''

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'', '' Sex & Violence'', ''

Mr. D ''Mr. D'' is a Canadian television series starring comedian Gerry Dee. The series follows the misadventures of an underqualified schoolteacher named Gerry Duncan, nicknamed Mr. D. It debuted on CBC on January 9, 2012 and concluded after eight s ...

'',

Diggstown ''Diggstown'' (known as ''Midnight Sting'' in the UK), is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Steven McKay, based on the 1978 novel ''The Diggstown Ringers'' by Leonard Wise. It stars James Wood ...

, ''

Trailer Park Boys ''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer pa ...

'', and ''

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'', as well as films including ''

Black Cop ''Black Cop'' is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.Hopeless Romantic,'' ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor ''Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor'' is a 2021 Canadian drama film, directed by Shelley Thompson. The film stars Maya Henry as Dawn MacGinnis, a young transgender woman from Nova Scotia who returns home for her mother's funeral, and tries to rebuild ...

'', and the web series ''

I Am Syd Stone ''I Am Syd Stone'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Denis Theriault and released in 2014.Sam Fraser"Syd Stone rolls on with new web series" '' The Coast'', December 26, 2019. Plot synopsis The film centres on Syd Stone (Gharrett Patrick ...

''. He has also performed in stage roles in Halifax, including in a 2017 production of

Catherine Banks Catherine Banks is a Canadian playwright. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for English-language drama, in 2008 for ''Bone Cage'' and in 2012 for ''It Is Solved By Walking''. She resides in Sambro, Nova Scotia, a rural com ...

's original theatrical version of ''Bone Cage'', Neptune Theatre's world premiere of ''Controlled Damage'', and

Daniel MacIvor Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom ''Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, Nov ...

's solo play ''Monster'', for which he was nominated for a Theatre Nova Scotia

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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.

Personal life

Olson has one child.

Awards

References

External links

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