Illya Symon Woloshyn ( – January 19, 2023) was a Canadian actor of Ukrainian descent.
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.
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.
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 Notes1988 A Nest of Singing Birds Gregor TV movie Night Heat episode: False Witness The Twilight Zone Chad Judson episode: The Hellgramite Method1989 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 YearTitleArtistRole 1994 Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Feel the Fear Self (Archive Footage)
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