Nils Oliveto (born December 8, 1974) is a Canadian actor, director,
producer, screenwriter, motivational speaker and TV sports
broadcaster.Nils Oliveto grew up on the South Shore of Montreal. He
was actively involved in theatre and improvisation, but his passion
was into sports, where he played volleyball and soccer at Royal George
High School in Greenfield Park. At 16, he began training seriously as
a track and field athlete, and started getting national attention in
both the discus and the hammer throw. After graduating from Royal
George as the co-president of the Student Council and winning the
Athlete of the Year award, he attended Champlain College Saint-Lambert
under the tutor of former Czechoslovakian weight-lifting Olympic coach
Dr. Emil Muller. In 1993, he earned a spot on the Canadian Jr.
National Track and Field Team as a hammer thrower. After completing a
degree in Pure and Applied Science in 1995 from Champlain College,
Oliveto was offered a track scholarship at the University of Oklahoma.
From 1995 to 2000, Oliveto traveled all over North-America, Europe,
and Africa, competing in major championships like the Canada Games,
the Jeux de la Francophonie, and the Olympic Trials.He graduated with
both a Bachelor of Science degree (Health and Sports Science, 1998)
and a Master of Science degree (Exercise Physiology and Human
Performance, 2000) with a thesis research in performance periodization
from OU. He was the University of Oklahoma record holder in the hammer
throw, and is still the current all-time powerlifting record holder at
Champlain College.The acting bug hit Nils when he was encouraged by a
former drama high school teacher to pursue acting professionally.
While in Oklahoma, he started studying acting and screenwriting with
the OU Film Department, and later began working on local TV projects
in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. In 2000, Nils moved to Los Angeles, where
he jumped into the big leagues. He continued studying his craft in
Burbank, California with top TV and film actors.
producer, screenwriter, motivational speaker and TV sports
broadcaster.Nils Oliveto grew up on the South Shore of Montreal. He
was actively involved in theatre and improvisation, but his passion
was into sports, where he played volleyball and soccer at Royal George
High School in Greenfield Park. At 16, he began training seriously as
a track and field athlete, and started getting national attention in
both the discus and the hammer throw. After graduating from Royal
George as the co-president of the Student Council and winning the
Athlete of the Year award, he attended Champlain College Saint-Lambert
under the tutor of former Czechoslovakian weight-lifting Olympic coach
Dr. Emil Muller. In 1993, he earned a spot on the Canadian Jr.
National Track and Field Team as a hammer thrower. After completing a
degree in Pure and Applied Science in 1995 from Champlain College,
Oliveto was offered a track scholarship at the University of Oklahoma.
From 1995 to 2000, Oliveto traveled all over North-America, Europe,
and Africa, competing in major championships like the Canada Games,
the Jeux de la Francophonie, and the Olympic Trials.He graduated with
both a Bachelor of Science degree (Health and Sports Science, 1998)
and a Master of Science degree (Exercise Physiology and Human
Performance, 2000) with a thesis research in performance periodization
from OU. He was the University of Oklahoma record holder in the hammer
throw, and is still the current all-time powerlifting record holder at
Champlain College.The acting bug hit Nils when he was encouraged by a
former drama high school teacher to pursue acting professionally.
While in Oklahoma, he started studying acting and screenwriting with
the OU Film Department, and later began working on local TV projects
in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. In 2000, Nils moved to Los Angeles, where
he jumped into the big leagues. He continued studying his craft in
Burbank, California with top TV and film actors.
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