Ty Olsson (born January 28, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Benny Lafitte in ''
Supernatural
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'', real-life
9/11 victim
Mark Bingham in the
A&E television film ''
Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda attackers aboard the plane on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The plane eventually crashed in S ...
'', and Ord in the
PBS Kids animated children's series ''
Dragon Tales
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''.
Early life
Olsson was born in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native En ...
, Canada.
He was raised in
Ottawa
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, Ontario.
He attended Canterbury High School,
an arts school in Ottawa where he specialized in drama, dance, and music. He continued to study acting at
Studio 58.
Career
Olsson has primarily appeared in supporting or character roles in a number of films and television shows. As a voice actor, he is best known as the voice of Herry in the hit Canadian television series ''
Class of the Titans'' and Ian's older brother Kyle in the
YTV animated series ''
Being Ian''.
He has also been featured in ''
Battlestar Galactica'',
in Christmas Caper alongside Shannen Doherty in 2007, and as Rollie Crane in ''
Defying Gravity''. Olsson starred as
9/11 victim
Mark Bingham in the
A&E television film ''
Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda attackers aboard the plane on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The plane eventually crashed in S ...
''. Ty originated the role of Deputy Andy on ''
Eureka'', but was replaced by
Kavan Smith after two appearances. One of Olsson's most notable roles is Benny, a vampire, on Season 8 of ''
Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
''.
Personal life
Olsson was married to Leanna Nash
until their divorce in 2012. They share two daughters, Daygan and MacKenzie.
On September 7th, 2019, Olsson married Katherine Lohmeyer, a NICU nurse in Las Vegas, Nevada. He filed for divorce on September 9, 2021 after a domestic dispute that occurred on August 7, 2021.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Canadian people of Swedish descent
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian male video game actors
Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Male motion capture actors
Studio 58 people