Illya Woloshyn
Canadian actor (died 2023)
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Illya Symon Woloshyn (c. 1979 – January 19, 2023) was a Canadian actor of Ukrainian descent.[2]
December 1979
Illya Woloshyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Illya Symon Woloshyn December 1979 Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 19, 2023 (aged 43) Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Years active | 1986–1999 |
| Spouse |
Tanya Pelensky (m. 2003) |
Woloshyn started acting at a very young age, playing the role of Jacob in Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang at Young People's Theatre in Toronto, and later Gavroche in the original Toronto production of Les Misérables at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in 1988. He did later join the touring production and performed the role in theatres across Canada.[3]
After leaving Les Misérables, he landed the role of Jay in the national Canadian television series The Odyssey in 1992.
Woloshyn retired from acting in 1999.
Death
He died suddenly at home in Barrie, Ontario, on January 19, 2023, at age 43.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Last Season | Tommy Shannon | |
| 1989 | Exposed | Short | |
| 1991 | Johann's Gift to Christmas | Johann | |
| 1993 | I'll Never Get to Heaven | Mario | |
| 1999 | Letters to a Street Child | Derek | Short, final film role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A Nest of Singing Birds | Gregor | TV movie |
| Night Heat | episode: False Witness | ||
| The Twilight Zone | Chad Judson | episode: The Hellgramite Method | |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Danny Green | episode: The Playhouse |
| War of the Worlds | Torri | episode: Seft of Emun | |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Daniel | episode: Father Figure |
| Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Christoph | TV movie | |
| 1992, 1994 | The Kids in the Hall | son, Chad | episode: #3.19 (son), #4.16 (Chad) |
| 1992–1994 | The Odyssey | Jay Ziegler | Main role (39 episodes) |
| 1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Augie Wilson | episode: The Tale of the Hatching |
| 1994 | Hush Little Baby | Dylan | TV movie |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend | Teen Onetor | episode: Daedalus and lcarus |
| 1999 | Vanished Without a Trace | Johnny | TV movie |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Feel the Fear | Self (Archive Footage) | ||
