Craig Olejnik

{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Craig Olejnik | image = Craig Olejnik at the MCM Expo, London 2011 cropped.jpg | caption = Olejnik at the MCM Expo London, 2011 | birth_date =  | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1995–present | spouse = Faviola Pérez (m. 2018) | nationality =  }} '''Craig Olejnik'''  is a Canadian actor.

==Early life and education== Olejnik graduated from West Kings District High School in Auburn, Nova Scotia. His father was in the military.<ref name=AH090702/> His grandparents immigrated to Canada from Poland.<ref name=AH090702/>

==Career== Olejnik is known for his lead role in the television series ''The Listener'' as Toby Logan, a paramedic with the power to read minds by hearing others' thoughts and seeing events that happened to them from their point of view.<ref>Amatangelo, Amy (June 4, 2009). "[http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view/2009_06_03_Craig_Olejnik_hears_siren_song_of_acting/srvc=home&position=recent Craig Olejnik hears siren song of acting]", ''Boston Herald'', Retrieved on June 5, 2009.</ref> His previous work includes ''Runaway'', ''Thir13en Ghosts'', ''Margaret's Museum'' and ''Wolf Lake''. He is also the director, writer and producer of the film ''Interview with a Zombie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mind reader: NBC's summer series explores the paranormal {{!}} TV Tabloid|url=http://decoy.tvpassport.com/news/mind-reader-nbcs-summer-series-explores-paranormal|website=decoy.tvpassport.com|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1995 |''Margaret's Museum'' |Jimmy MacNeil | |- |1999 |''Teen Sorcery'' |Michael Charming |Video |- |2001 |''Thirteen Ghosts'' |Royce Clayton, The Torn Prince | |- |2002 |''Flower & Garnet'' |Carl | |- |2005 |''Interview with a Zombie'' |Interviewer |Short |- |2009 |''The Timekeeper (L'Heure de vérité)'' |Martin Bishop | |- |2016 |''Wake Up'' |Mr. Bowman / Additional voices |Short |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=2|2001 |''So Weird'' |Zach Stewart |"Mr. Magnetism" |- |''Wolf Lake'' |Sean |"Meat the Parents", "Soup to Nuts" |- |rowspan=2|2006 |''Runaway'' |Jake Bennett |Recurring role |- |''Obituary'' |Luke |rowspan=2|TV film |- |2007 |''In God's Country'' |Frank |- |2009–2014 |''The Listener'' |Toby Logan |Main role |- |2011 & 2026 |''Murdoch Mysteries'' |Nicholas Jenkins / Joseph Cutter |"Downstairs, Upstairs" & "Fire in the Sky" |- |rowspan=2|2013 |''Haven'' |Aiden Driscoll |"Crush" |- |''Republic of Doyle'' |Grant Pritchard |"Young Guns" |- |2015 |''Christmas Truce'' |John Myers |rowspan=2|TV film |- |rowspan=3|2017 |''Eyewitness'' |Louis Allen |- |''Real Detective'' |Det. Bob Creed |"The Riverside Killer" |- |''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' |Sensei Rex |"Run Toward What Scares You", "The Cat Is Always on the Roof" & "Just Survive" |}

== References == {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=AH090702>{{cite news | url = http://www.accesshollywood.com/rising-star-craig-olejnik_article_20099 | title = Rising Star: Craig Olejnik | publisher = Access Hollywood | date = July 2, 2009 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090704073558/http://www.accesshollywood.com/rising-star-craig-olejnik_article_20099 | archivedate = July 4, 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref>

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0646241}}

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