Graham Wardle

Graham Wardle

Graham Wardle with Amber Marshall at a CBC Live event, Sherway Gardens, Toronto
Born Graham Wardle
September 6, 1986
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Years active 1998 - present

Graham Wardle (born September 6, 1986) is a Canadian actor, film-maker and photographer, best known for his role as Ty Borden on the CBC series Heartland.

Biography

Wardle was born in Mission, British Columbia and was raised by his parents and his five siblings in New Westminster, near Vancouver.[1][2] Wardle and his mother just happened to sit in a room without knowing it was for children waiting to audition. He auditioned and was selected for a toy commercial and went on to appear in a variety of TV shows, including The New Addams Family, Life as We Know It, and Supernatural.[3][4] Wardle studied at the Motion Picture and Production Program at Capilano University in Vancouver, where he participated in the creation of numerous films before graduating in 2007.

Career

In 2007, Wardle was in the movie In the Land of Women with Meg Ryan and Adam Brody.[5] That year, he was selected to play a leading role as Ty Borden in the CBC series Heartland. Wardle has appeared in all the Heartland episodes and in A Heartland Christmas, a movie released in 2010.[2] In 2009 and again in 2010, he was nominated for a LEO Award for the episodes Summer's End and The Starting Gate.

In between filming seasons, Wardle appeared in Rob Grant's horror zombie movie,Yesterday, which received rave reviews on the North American Festival circuit. He has also appeared in Mon Ami,[6] Supernatural[3] and Grave Halloween, an original movie made for Syfy Channel as part of its 2013 31 days of Halloween.[7]

Wardle has also produced movies. In 2012, he produced The Vessel with friends and Capilano Alumni as part of the Crazy 8's project.[8] He is a writer, a photographer and a film maker. In the summer of 2013, Wardle co-founded Lone Maverick, a Movie Production and Entertainment Company.[9] Lone Maverick is in the process of releasing its first movie "Cold Lights", playing Sam Ross, a character that is abducted by aliens.

Filmography

Film and Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Cold Lights Sam Ross Movie : Available at LoneMaverick.com Dec. 25, 2013
2013 Grave Halloween Kyle TV Movie : Syfy Channel Oct. 19 & 20, 2013
2005-2013 Supernatural Tommy Collins Episodes: "Wendigo" “Clip Show”
2007–present Heartland Ty Borden TV Show : Lead Role
2012 Mon Ami Hardware Store Customer Movie
2010 Heartland Christmas, AA Heartland Christmas Ty Borden Movie
2009 Yesterday Chris Movie
2008 That One Night Danny McKabb Movie
2007 Anna”a Storm Seth Corbin TV Movie
2007 In the Land of Women Gabe Foley Movie
2006 Fallen Jock #2 TV Movie
2006 Like Mike 2: Streetball Bully #2 Video
2005 Killer Bash Robert Yorke Hyde Movie
2004 Life as We Know It Adam Kitsis Episode: “The Best Laid Plans”
2001 The Outer Limits Man Episode: “Family Values”
2000 Ratz Tod Movie
1999 The New Addams Family Bif Episode: “Fester the Marriage Counselor”
1998 The Sentinel Young Aaron Episode: “Remembrance”
Producer and Editor and Casting Director
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Cold Lights Producer Co-founder Lone Maverick Movie and Entertainment Company
2012 The Vessel Producer
2008 Under Pressure Producer ”A Story of Microscopic Stakes”
2007 Versus Editor : Casting Director

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Graham Wardle".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Graham Wardle talks about Heartland
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Supernatural 8X22 Synopsis
  4. ↑ A Star that doesn't Forget his City Roots
  5. ↑ "Heartland Hearthrob Graham Wardle".
  6. ↑ "Review Mon Ami", Variety
  7. ↑ "Get ready for Grave Halloween on Syfy".
  8. ↑ "The Vessel - Producer Graham Wardle's After Thoughts".
  9. ↑ "Lone Maverick Team".