Tyler Victor Olsson(born January 28, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Ord in the

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'' (1999–2005), real-life

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in the A&E television film ''

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'' (2006), and Benny Lafitte in ''

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'' (2013–2019).

Early life

Olsson was born in Halifax,

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, Canada and was raised in

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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

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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 ''

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'' and Ian's older brother Kyle in the YTV animated series ''

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''. He has also been featured in ''

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'', in Christmas Caper alongside Shannen Doherty in 2007, and as Rollie Crane in '' Defying Gravity''. Olsson starred as

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in the A&E television film ''

''. Ty originated the role of Deputy Andy on ''

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'', but was replaced by Kavan Smith after two appearances. One of Olsson's most notable roles is Benny, a vampire, on Season 8 of ''

''.

Personal life

Olsson was married to Leanna Nash from 2005 until their divorce in 2012. They have two children, a son, Dagan and a daughter, MacKenzie. On September 7, 2019, Olsson married Katherine Lohmeyer, a NICU nurse in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ty Olsson and Katherine Lohmeyer filed a joint petition for divorce on September 8, 2021. Olsson is currently in a relationship with fellow ''Supernatural'' actor

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, and the two have plans to get married. - Time Starts at 16:36

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsson, Ty 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 Canadian LGBTQ male actors 20th-century Canadian LGBTQ people 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people