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Ty Olsson

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Ty Olsson
Ty Olsson
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Portrays: Aaron Kelly
Osiris helmsman
Date of Birth: January 28, 1974
Date of Death: Missing required parameter 1=month! ,
Age: 50
Nationality: CAN CAN
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Ty Olsson is the Canadian actor who portrays Captain Aaron Kelly in the Re-imagined Series and the Osiris helmsman in Blood and Chrome.

Olsson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He attended Canterbury High School, known primarily for the arts, then went on to graduate from Langara College's highly regarded Studio 58, in 1997.

Olsson has appeared in TV productions such as Atomic Train, Stargate SG-1, Flight 93, Dead Like Me, and Just Cause. Some of his cinematic credits include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Lake Placid, Ignition, Valentine, X2 (X-Men 2), and Walking Tall.

Olsson is married to Leanna Nash, with whom he had two daughters, Mackenzie and Dagan Hunter.

Special Skills[edit]

Fitness and athletics, animation voices, drama therapy, tap dance, mask work, stage fighting, skilled canoeist and outdoorsman.


Filmography[edit]

  • Men In Trees - Sam the Plow Guy
  • Battlestar Galactica - LSO Capt. Aaron Kelly
  • Class of the Titans - Herry
  • Being Ian - Kyle Kelley
  • Flight 93 - Mark Bingham
  • X2 - Mitchell Laurio
  • Eight Days to Live - Craig
  • RV - Diablo Pass Officer
  • Firewall - Airport Traffic Officer
  • Chaos - Dammond Richards
  • Just Friends - Tim
  • The Score - Owen
  • Supernatural - Eli
  • Transformers Energon - Downshift
  • Dragon Tales - Ord
  • Flash Gordon - Vultan
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Chief John Hamil
  • V (2009–2011) - Jeffrey

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