Woolvett's most enduring role was as Seamus Zelazny Harper on the television series Andromeda (2000–2005).
Prior to Andromeda he starred in another science fiction television series, Deepwater Black (known as Mission Genesis in the US).
He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980s science-fiction/action series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.
[4] In 1992, Woolvett was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor for his role in Princes in Exile (1990).
[6] In 2020, Woolvett began teaching acting, improv, scene study, movie making, screenwriting and performance to young actors aged 9–18 on the Outschool homeschooling platform.