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Ron Oliver

Directing

Born June 15, 1960 · Dundalk, Ontario, Canada

Also known as Big Daddy · Ronald Oliver

Biography

Ron Oliver is a Canadian-born writer, director, producer, and actor who started with the cult hit Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II. He was also a host on Canada's YTV. He has gone on to direct various television and motion picture scripts. He has been nominated twice for the Directors Guild of America Award. He received an Emmy nomination for producing the NBC children's series "Scout's Safari" filmed on location in South Africa.

Filmography50+ titles

Queer as Folk

2000Director

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

1990Director, Writer

The Nightmare Room

Director

Goosebumps

1995Director

The Secret World of Alex Mack

1994Director

The Hardy Boys

Director

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds

2020Director

Degrassi

2001Director

The Wedding Veil Journey

2023Director

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead

2019Director

Animorphs

Director, Writer

Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death

2020Director

Love in the Limelight

2022Director

Lexx

1996Director

To Barcelona, Forever

2025Director

The Groomsmen: Second Chances

2024Director

PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996Director

The Swap

2016Director

To Barcelona, with Love

2025Director

Jolly Good Christmas

2022Writer

The Groomsmen: Last Dance

2024Director

Truly, Madly, Sweetly

2018Director, Teleplay

A Timeless Christmas

2020Director, Writer

Christmas at the Plaza

2019Director, Writer

The Christmas Train

2017Director

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

2012Director

My Secret Santa

2025Screenplay

Like Cats & Dogs

2017Director, Writer

Date with Love

2016Director

Romantically Speaking

2015Director

Perfect on Paper

2014Director

Falling for Christmas

2022Screenplay

Diagnosis Delicious

2016Director

Operation Christmas

2016Teleplay

Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House

2016Director, Screenplay

I Do, I Do, I Do

2015Director

Something Evil Comes

2009Director

A Christmas Detour

2015Director

Angel of Christmas

2015Director

Harvest Moon

2015Writer

A Lesson in Romance

2014Director

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

1987Screenplay

The Groomsmen: First Look

2024Director

Romance at Reindeer Lodge

2017Writer

Wedding Planner Mystery

2014Director

Smooch

2011Director

Hotel for the Holidays

2022as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Perfect Match

2015Director

Recipe for Love

2014Director

Shock to the System

2006Director