Wayne Burns
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Wayne Burns

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Wayne Burns is a Canadian-American actor and producer. Hailing from Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, he may be most recognized for his series regular role as Lykos, the Prince of Athens, in the Syfy Original Series, Olympus (2015), created by BAFTA © Nominee Nick Willing. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Wayne has starred opposite Golden Globe © Winner Richard Gere in Longing (2024), Emmy Nominee © Ben Foster in Sharp Corner (2024) and the late Cory Monteith in All the Wrong Reasons (2013). He can also be seen in audience favourites: Mr. D (2012), Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Baroness Von Sketch Show (2016), and What We Do in the Shadows (2019). Wayne has starred in and produced several short films, most notably the award-winning CBC-funded short film LIAR (2020) alongside Allister MacDonald, fastLOVE (2025) and EEL (2025), which had their world premieres at Roze Filmdagen and the Atlantic International Film Festival, respectively.

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What We Do in the Shadows
Sharp Corner
Longing
Blackbird
Olympus
All the Wrong Reasons
The Players
The Gift Giver
A Dinner Party
White Night
fastLOVE
Liar
Sharp Corner
The Players
fastLOVE
Eel
Greenhorn
BUNKER TIME!
Longing
Soap
Liar
Body So Fluorescent
A Dinner Party
The Gift Giver
White Night
All the Wrong Reasons
Blackbird
Wayne Burns · Midrow