Oliver James Parkins began his life in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. At age 12, he was relocated to the small town of Lansdowne, Ontario by his parents who wanted to move somewhere "with weather." He spent most of his adolescence in the presence of weather, before attending university in Toronto where he was confronted with the terrors of concrete and humidity. 

 

In 2022, Oliver graduated from the Theatre and Drama Studies joint program at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. In September of the same year, he made the move to Bristol, England and graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2023 with his Masters in Professional Acting. 

 

Now, Oliver lives in Yorkshire with his boyfriend, Stevie, and their cat, Tybalt. 

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When he's not acting, Oliver enjoys singing, sketching, modelmaking, and struggling through video games. He is also a player of Dungeons and Dragons and an silly spooky movie enthusiast!