Jayson Stewart, ACTOR AND FILMMAKER

Jayson Stewart is a 48 year old actor living in Northern Ontario, Canada with his wife, five kids, two dogs, a gerbil, and a fish.

Born in the Toronto area in 1975, Jayson has enjoyed playing a variety of characters on the large and small screen, from police detectives (The Pasta Killer), serial killers (Black Forest), to mob bosses (14 Keys), grave diggers (Cannibal House), and mad scientists (Veracitum). With that lineup of ne'er-do-well characters, it's surprising that, in real life, he ISN'T evil.

A versatile actor, Jayson is represented by Shawn Jackett of Quintia Talent.

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FILM MAKER

When Jayson is not acting, he is directing, writing screenplays, producing short films, building props, auditioning talent, gathering crews, and working to further develop the film community in Northern Ontario.

DIRECTOR

Jayson has directed three short films including REZilience and The Philanthropist (both of which he also wrote) and directed Overdue (written by the late Marla J. Hayes). He is currently working on the screenplays for a supernatural ecological revenge thriller as well as an abandoned building siege adventure.

COLLABORATOR

Jayson has also helped other film makers develop their projects including The Lesser Blessed, Cannibal House, and Black Forest and acted in Black Forest, 14 Keys, Veracitum, Cannibal House, and the Pasta Killer.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPER

Jayson is a co-moderator of the Facebook Group "Northern Ontario Talent for Film", one of the key resources for film makers and actors working in Northern Ontario.

AWARDS

SEVEN AWARDS:

2018 Canada Shorts (Canada) merit award for The Philanthropist
2019 Berlin Underground Film Festival (Germany) Best Actor Dylon Whyte for The Philanthropist
2020 NAFCO Halloween Fest (United States) Best Horror Film for The Philanthropist
2020 NAFCO Halloween Fest (United States) Best Actor Dylon Whyte for The Philanthropist
2020 Emerald Peacock (Germany) Best Actor Dylon Whyte for The Philanthropist
2016 Spotlight Horror Film Awards Bronze Award for REZilience
2016 Larry Dahlstrom Northern Ontario Short Horror Award (Canada) for REZilience

FIVE NOMINATIONS:

2021 Crossroads International Short Film Festival (Turkey) finalist for Overdue
2019 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (Canada) Best Short Film nominee for The Philanthropist
2019 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (Canada) Best Director nominee for The Philanthropist
2019 Deep Cut Film Festival Horror (Canada) nominee for The Philanthropist
2019 Deep Cut Film Festival (Canada) Best Actor Nominee Dylon Whyte for The Philanthropist

SCREENING ROOM

THE PHILANTHROPIST (5 awards, 4 nominations)

When you're down on your luck and have nowhere to turn, there's someone who can give you everything you need...or take it all away. Three visitors, broken and with no other choice in life, vie for the fortunes of The Philanthropist. Director Jayson Stewart, starring Dylon Whyte, Autumn Buratynski, Liliane Chretien, and Heather Stevenson.

OVERDUE (1 nomination)

When two unique couples exchange experiences about their advanced pregnancies in an OB/GYN's waiting room, secrets are revealed and lessons are learned that just might be life-changing. Director: Jayson Stewart. Starring: Gillian Fortin, Dylon Whyte, Rachel Noel-Gard, Kyle Kivi, and Carole Rouleau

REZilience (2 awards)

Serpent Lake Reserve is a fly-in only Oji-cree community in the far north of Canada. Completely ignored and left to their own devices, the community has suffered a tremendous tragedy that has decimated the population. Pilots Dwayne Peltier (played by Remington Louie) and Victor "Doc" Murdoch (Douglas Davidson) are flying in a shipment of supplies and contraband and have no clue what hell they're landing in.

TWO HOURS IN NATURE

Enjoy this calming video when you need to be creative, when you meditate, when you need some calmness, or to help you sleep. Enjoy the soothing music and be swept away by the calming sounds of the forest.