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Ty Olsson
Ty Olsson | |
Born | January 28, 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Sometimes credited as | Ty Victor Olsson |
Notable Roles | Sam in Men in Trees
Captain Aaron Kelly in Battlestar Galactica Ord in Dragon Tales |
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Tyler "Ty" Olsson is a Canadian actor and voice actor, who is best known for providing the voice of Ord in the PBS Kids series, Dragon Tales and for playing real life 9/11 victim Mark Bingham in the A&E TV movie Flight 93.
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Biography
Olsson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was raised in Ontario. He attended Canterbury High School, an arts school in Ottawa where he specialized in drama, dance, and music. His studies continued at Studio 58.
Olsson primarily appeared in supporting or character roles in a number of films and TV shows. As a voice actor, he is known as Herry in Class of the Titans. He was also featured in Battlestar Galactica and as Rollie Crane in Defying Gravity. Ty originated the role of Deputy Andy on the Syfy series Eureka, but after his second appearance in the show, he was later replaced by Kavan Smith.
Roles
Starring Roles
Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | ||
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Dragon Tales | Ord | 1999–2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recurring Roles
Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | ||||
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Battlestar Galactica | Aaron Kelly | 2003–2009 | M | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Guest Starring Roles
Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
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The X-Files | Young Orderly | 5x08 - Kitsunegari | January 4, 1998 |
Viper | Ulysses | 2x16 - Trust No More | February 23, 1998 |
Millennium (uncredited) |
Mechanic | 2x15 - Owls | March 6, 1998 |
The Sentinel | Bo Crockett | 3x19 - Crossroads | April 22, 1998 |
The Net | Doug Bender | 1x05 - Death of an Angel | August 15, 1998 |
Cupid | Jerk | 1x01 - Pilot | September 26, 1998 |
First Wave | Richard | 1x11 - Motel California | November 18, 1998 |
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Fun Boy | 1x09 - Before I Wake | November 20, 1998 |
Dead Man's Gun | Henry Boilers | 2x12 - The Ripper | November 27, 1998 |
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Fun Boy | 1x13 - The People vs. Eric Draven | January 29, 1999 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Second Biker | 2x12 - Honey, I'm King of the Rocket Guys | January 30, 1999 |
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Fun Boy | 1x14 - It's a Wonderful Death | February 12, 1999 |
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Fun Boy / George Jamieson | 1x18 - Closing Time | April 23, 1999 |
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Fun Boy | 1x22 - A Gathering Storm | May 21, 1999 |
Stargate SG-1 | Jaffa #1 | 3x06 - Point of View | July 30, 1999 |
The Outer Limits | Franklin | 6x04 - Manifest Destiny | February 11, 2000 |
Night Visions | Paramedic #2 | 1x01A - The Passenger List | July 12, 2001 |
The Outer Limits | Mike | 7x13 - Free Spirit | July 28, 2001 |
Night Visions | Bartender | 1x10A - Hate Puppet | September 6, 2001 |
The Outer Limits | Franklin (excerpt) | 7x21 - The Human Factor | January 11, 2002 |
Dark Angel | Mario | 2x11 - The Berrisford Agenda | January 18, 2002 |
The Twilight Zone (uncredited) |
Gordo | 1x08B - Chosen | November 6, 2002 |
Dead Like Me | Buddy Briggs | 2x10 - Death Defying | September 26, 2004 |
Tru Calling | Matt | 2x01 - Perfect Storm | March 31, 2005 |
Stargate SG-1 | Colonel Barnes | 9x10 - The Fourth Horseman (1) | September 16, 2005 |
Supernatural | Eli | 2x03 - Bloodlust | October 12, 2006 |
Flash Gordon | Vultan | 1x05 - Ascension | September 14, 2007 |
Smallville | Officer Talbert | 8x12 - Bulletproof | January 22, 2009 |
Eureka | Sheriff Andy | 3x09 - Welcome Back, Carter | July 10, 2009 |
Human Target | John Duke | 1x10 - Tanarak | March 31, 2010 |
Eureka | Sheriff Andy | 4x02 - A New World | July 16, 2010 |
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Title | Role | Airdate | Series/Banner |
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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Osiris Helmsman | February 10, 2013 |
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Series | Episode | Airdate |
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Larry King Live | February 13, 2006 |