<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> actor, film - maker, and photographer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1998 - present </Td> </Tr> <P> Graham Wardle (born September 6, 1986) is a Canadian actor, film - maker and photographer, best known for his role as Ty Borden on the CBC series Heartland . </P> <P> Wardle was born in Mission, British Columbia and was raised by his parents and his five siblings in New Westminster, near Vancouver . Wardle and his mother just happened to sit in a room without knowing it was for children waiting to audition . He auditioned and was selected for a toy commercial and went on to appear in a variety of TV shows, including The New Addams Family, Life as We Know It, and Supernatural . Wardle studied at the Motion Picture and Production Program at Capilano University in Vancouver, where he participated in the creation of numerous films before graduating in 2007 . </P>

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