O'Laskey was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and earned in 1999 a Young Artist Award nomination for his performance in the martial arts movie 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998, with Craig Shugart and stunts by Phil Culotta, Eurlyne Epper, and Michael J. Sarna). He has also played a recurring roles in the television series Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (1995-1996) and Outward Bound (1999). His latest role was in the martial arts film The Sensei (2007, written, directed and starring Diana Lee Inosanto, and with Tzi Ma, Tim Lounibos, Ron Balicki, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, and Spice Williams-Crosby).