Vancouver Sun · Sep 25, 2026
Jason Priestley returns to TV with B.C.-shot Private Eyes West Coast
Priestley, a North Vancouver native, is returning to television with a new B.C.-filmed series.
Photo: Eva Rinaldi via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
File No. 762927 · Adjudicated
Jason Priestley
Actor — Beverly Hills, 90210, How I Met Your Mother, Tombstone
Born
1969
Birthplace
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — British Columbia
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Directed multiple episodes of Canadian series like Call Me Fitz and Private Eyes after his acting career took off.
The verdict
Born in Vancouver and raised in the Lower Mainland, he became the heartthrob face of 90210 while never forgetting where he came from. Still directs Canadian productions and reps the Great White North whenever he gets the chance — a true BC boy who made it big but stayed connected.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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