Taylor Olson

Taylor Olson is a Canadian Screen Award & eleven-time ACTRA Award nominee is based in Kjipuktuk/ Halifax, N.S. Taylor has acted in numerous feature films such as Black Cop, Hopeless Romantic (Outstanding Performance - FIN 2018), Halloween Party, Dawn Her Dad & the Tractor, and his own feature film directorial debut Bone Cage - for which he won Best Actor at the Kansas City FF, Hamilton FF, Oil Valley FF, Sherman Oaks FF, Queens World FF, as well as his first ACTRA award. He has appeared in re-occurring roles on TV series such as Sex & Violence, Diggstown, Pure, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and as Larry in the new Trailer Park Boy's: Jail series. On stage, Taylor recently performed Monster by Daniel MacIvor landing him a Robert Merritt Nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role as well as Best Lead Actor, Best Solo Show, and Outstanding Drama at the Halifax Fringe Festival. Taylor's feature film directorial debut Bone Cage was released to critical acclaim; sweeping the awards at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival and earning over 30 additional accolades at festivals around the globe. Bone Cage appeared in competition at Camerimage, competed in the Forward Future section of the Beijing International Film Festival, and toured numerous US festivals before being nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Adapted Screenplay & Supporting Actress. Olson recently directed two episodes of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, completed post-production on his sophomore feature film Look At Me, and released his first short-form comedy series King & Pawn, a 5 x 15 min series for Bell Fibe TV1. Upcoming, Olson will be releasing his new short-form dramedy series I Hate You on Bell Fibe TV1. Taylor is the recipient of the 2020 Arts Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Award.