Taylor Olson
Taylor Olson
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Taylor Olson is a Canadian Screen Award & 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 - Atlantic Film Festival 2018), Halloween Party, Dawn Her Dad & the Tractor, and his own feature film directorial debut Bone Cage - for which he won Best Actor at a number of film festivals, as well as his first ACTRA award. Olson won his second ACTRA Award for appearing in the feature film Bystanders, which he co-wrote alongside partner Koumbie. He has appeared in re-occurring roles on TV series such as Sex & Violence, Diggstown, Pure, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, King & Pawn, and as Larry in the new Trailer Park Boy's: Jail series.
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 premiered his sophomore feature film Look At Me at the Slamdance Film Festival, with which he went on to win Best Performance at the Canadian Film Fest, and he will be shooting his third feature film Unseen in the spring of 2024 alongside Crave and Vortex Media.
For television, Olson has directed for two seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, three seasons of the documentary series Disrupt for AMI, and screened their AR series Alone Together at festivals such as the Reykjavik International Film Festival and the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. As a creator, Olson released his first two short-form comedy series King & Pawn and 2GETHER 4EVER for Bell Fibe TV1. King & Pawn shot its third season in a 6 x 22 minute format for the Trailer Park Boys streaming service Swearnet.
Taylor is the recipient of the 2020 Arts Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Award.
Taylor has acted in numerous feature films such as Black Cop, Hopeless Romantic (Outstanding Performance - Atlantic Film Festival 2018), Halloween Party, Dawn Her Dad & the Tractor, and his own feature film directorial debut Bone Cage - for which he won Best Actor at a number of film festivals, as well as his first ACTRA award. Olson won his second ACTRA Award for appearing in the feature film Bystanders, which he co-wrote alongside partner Koumbie. He has appeared in re-occurring roles on TV series such as Sex & Violence, Diggstown, Pure, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, King & Pawn, and as Larry in the new Trailer Park Boy's: Jail series.
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 premiered his sophomore feature film Look At Me at the Slamdance Film Festival, with which he went on to win Best Performance at the Canadian Film Fest, and he will be shooting his third feature film Unseen in the spring of 2024 alongside Crave and Vortex Media.
For television, Olson has directed for two seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, three seasons of the documentary series Disrupt for AMI, and screened their AR series Alone Together at festivals such as the Reykjavik International Film Festival and the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. As a creator, Olson released his first two short-form comedy series King & Pawn and 2GETHER 4EVER for Bell Fibe TV1. King & Pawn shot its third season in a 6 x 22 minute format for the Trailer Park Boys streaming service Swearnet.
Taylor is the recipient of the 2020 Arts Nova Scotia Emerging Artist Award.
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