Markian Tarasiuk

Actor, Producer, Director

Birthdate: Apr 2, 1993

Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Markian Tarasiuk is a Canadian Ukrainian actor/director who landed his first feature role with a supporting role in the high school comedy, Status Update (2018), starring Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, and Harvey Guillen under Scott Speer’s direction, written by Jason Filardi, and which was produced by Brightlight Pictures/DNA Pictures/Heyi Capital. Tarasiuk returned to theatrical features after appearing as an actor in several made-for-TV Canadian movies as director/co-writer/co-star/executive producer of the Canadian horror movie/mockumentary, Hunting Matthew Nichols (2024), co-written by Sean Harris Oliver, starring Miranda MacDougall, and distributed widely in 2026 by DeVuono Releasing.

Personal life

Markian Tarasiuk was born and raised in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, by his Ukrainian parents, sister, and brother. Tarasiuk attended and graduated from Langara College’s Studio 58 Theatre training program in Vancouver. Tarasiuk has been in a relationship with actor Lauren Jackson. Tarasiuk’s height is 5’ 11”.

Known For

Hunting Matthew Nichols

(2024)

There's Someone Inside Your House

(2021)

True Justice: Family Ties

(2024)

Virgin River

(2019)

Markian Tarasiuk Movies

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2026 |
Hunting Matthew Nichols
Hunting Matthew Nichols
2026
R
1h 29m
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
5.6
Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared on Vancouver Island, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person's case. When a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe he might still be alive.
asSelf
2021 |
Stories That Transform Us
2018 |
Status Update
Status Update
2018
PG-13
1h 46m
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
5.8
Uprooted by his parents' separation, teenager Kyle Moore is unable to fit into his new hometown until he stumbles upon a magical app that makes his social-media updates come true, changing his entire life.
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asBrian Massey

Facts About Markian Tarasiuk

Dancer: Markian Tarasiuk has been a member of the Rusalka Dance Ensemble, where he curated an immersive exhibition titled “Journey Through Ukrainian Dance.”

Home Movies: Tarasiuk never studied filmmaking formally, but made his own movies around his family home as a teenager after his family gifted him a movie camera.