Who is Ty Olsson? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Canadian Celebrities Born In January

Age: 50 Years, 50 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Leanna Nash (m. ?–2012; divorced)

children: Dagan Hunter Olsson, Mackenzie Olsson

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Height: 5'11" (180 cm), 5'11" Males

Ancestry: Swedish Canadian

City: Halifax, Canada

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Childhood & Early Life

Ty Olsson was born on January 28, 1974, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He spent his childhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Not much information is available about his family.

During his elementary school years, a teacher guided Olsson toward school plays. He soon developed an interest in performing arts and auditioned for a program at ‘Canterbury High School.’ He joined the institute, which was a renowned art school, and studied dramatic arts, dance, and music.

After graduating from high school, he began exploring options for further training in acting. By that time, he had already begun accepting minor supporting roles. In 1997, he joined ‘Studio 58,’ the prestigious drama school of ‘Langara College’ in Vancouver. He studied at this institute for the following three years.

After completing his training at ‘Studio 58’ he acted in George Bernard Shaw’s plays at the ‘Shaw Festival.’ Soon, he returned to Vancouver and started searching for roles in TV and films.

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Career

Ty Olsson began his acting career in 1988. His first job was that of a voice actor as ‘Astonaige Medoz’ in ‘Kido Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushu no Sha.’

Some of his most noteworthy works include his role in ‘The X-Files’ (1993), the role of ‘Lt. Aaron Kelly’ in ‘Battlestar Galactica’ (2003–2009), and the role of ‘Mitchell Laurio’ in ‘X2’ (2003).

Ty Olsson was the voice of ‘Herry,’ a descendent of ‘Hercules,’ in the well-known Canadian series ‘Class of the Titans’ (2005–2007). He became famous as the voice of the adorable dragon ‘Ord’ in the ‘PBS Kids’ animated series for children ‘Dragon Tales’ (1999–2005).

He has been part of many famous films, such as ‘Lake Placid’ (1999), ‘The Score’ (2005), ‘Just Friends’ (2005), ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ (2011), ‘Godzilla’ (2014), and ‘Life on the Line’ (2015). He has been part of major TV shows too, such as ‘Stargate SG-1’ (1999–2005), ‘Class of the Titans’ (2005–2007), ‘Flash Gordon’ (2007-8), ‘Smallville’ (2009), ‘The Killing Game’ (2011), ‘Arrow’ (2012), ‘The 100’ (2014–2017), ‘iZombie’ (2015), and ‘Defying Gravity’ (2009).

As a voice actor, he has performed in the ‘G.I. Joe’ animated movies (2003–2004) and in ‘Ark’ (2005), an animated science-fiction movie. He has also lent his voice to various TV shows, such as ‘Transformers Energon’ (2004), ‘Iron Man: Armored Adventures’ (2009–2012), and ‘Voltron Force’ (2012) among others.

He has featured in the video games ‘Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek’ (2000) and ‘Dead Rising 4’ (2016).

His upcoming film, ‘Gumshoes, ’is a sequel to ‘Music High.’

Major Works

The role that brought him great reviews was that of Mark Bingham, the real life 9/11 victim, in the ‘A&E’ TV movie ‘Flight 93.’ His portrayal of a vampire, ‘Benny Lafitte,’ in seasons 8 and 10 of the series ‘Supernatural, was also well-appreciated. He is best known as the voice of ‘Ord’ in ‘Dragon Tales’ and as ‘Kyle’ in the ‘YTV’ animated series ‘Being Ian.’

Awards & Achievements

Ty Olsson was nominated for the ‘Best Actor’ award at the 2016 ‘UBCP/ACTRA Awards,’ for his work in ‘Unreal.’

In 2017, he won the ‘Leo Award’ in the category of ‘Best Supporting performance by a Male in a Television Movie,’ for his role in the movie ‘A Surrogate’s Nightmare.’

Personal Life

He was married to Leanna Nash, an actor who has starred in the TV series ‘Smallville’ (2001), ‘True Calling’ (2003), and ‘Catch and Release’ (2006). They divorced in 2012. They have two daughters, Mackenzie and Dagan Hunter.

Trivia

Ty Olsson is good at badminton, and he has excelled in the game since his school days. However, he did not pursue the sport on a professional level.

He appeared as a guest artist in the three longest-running North American science-fiction series, namely, ‘The X-Files’ (1993), ‘Stargate SG-1’ (1997), and ‘Smallville’ (2001).

Olsson is known for his penchant for fitness and athletics. He is also an able canoeist and is known to be an outdoorsman. He is skilled in animation voices, mask work, and stage combat.

He prefers using ‘Twitter,’ instead of ‘Instagram,’ to reach out to his fans. He is said to have seventy thousand followers on social media.

His height is 5 feet 11 inches, or 180 cms.

Ty Olsson Biography