Draft:Markian Tarasiuk

Markian Tarasiuk (born April 2, 1993) is a Ukrainian Canadian actor, director, editor and producer. He was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for work in the television movie Christmas Jars.

Life and career
Tarasiuk is a Manitoba native, born in Winnipeg. He had had a keen interest in performing from a young age. Markian got his start performing at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Tom Dudzik's stage play Over the Tavern. After performing throughout his teens at various local stages in Winnipeg, Markian attended Studio 58 at Langara College in Vancouver, BC and graduated in 2014.

Markian made his on screen television debut playing Brogan Van Skioh in the Disney XD movie Bunks. His television credits include roles on iZombie, Supernatural, Take Two, The Murders, 50 States of Fright, The Magicians, and recurring roles on Shut Eye, Virgin River, Project Mc2, and Surface. His television movies include playing Wade Robson in Britney Ever After, Rich Hawthorne in Why Can't My Life be a Rom-Com? and appearances on the Hallmark Channel.

Tarasiuk made his theatrical screen debut in Christmas Jars. Markian received a 2021 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Lead Actor in a Television Movie for his portrayal of Ian Maxwell in the film. In 2021, Tarasiuk's role as Jackson Pace, in the feature film There's Someone Inside Your House garnered an ACTRA/UBCP nomination for an Actor in a Supporting Role in 2022.