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Tony Todd
At the 2003 Motor City Comic Con.
Photo by CoolB.
Born
Anthony Todd
OccupationActor/Producer
Years active1986–present

Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor and producer, known for his height (6'5", 1.96 m) and deep voice.

Early life

Todd was born Anthony Todd in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut and attended local schools. He was also in the Boy Scouts of America, a member of Troop 450 which met in the Mt. Calvary Church in Hartford's North End. He attended the University of Connecticut and studied at the Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute.[1]He is best known for playing the role of Candyman in all the horror movies of the same name.

Career

Film

He has appeared in more than 100 screen and television films, and has played opposite many major stars in Hollywood. His movie credits include: Platoon (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1990), Candyman[2] (1992), The Crow (1994), The Rock (1996), Wishmaster (1997) and the Final Destination series (2000-2006), and Minotaur (2006).[3] Todd was the voice of The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Todd will also be in the upcoming Rel Dowdell film, "Changing the Game," to be shot in Philadelphia in Spring 2010[4] and a horror film about Edgar Allan Poe called "Poe" in January. [5]

Broadway and television

He has also acted on Broadway and television, gaining particular renown for his appearances in popular sci-fi/fantasy series. He is well known for his portrayal of Seth in the 1996 movie Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus. He is also noted by the Star Trek fandom for playing Worf's brother Kurn on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also had guest roles as the Alpha Hirogen in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager and the adult Jake Sisko in the award-winning Deep Space Nine episode "The Visitor".

His other television appearances include a recurring role on Boston Public and guest appearances on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena Warrior Princess as Cecrops, The X-Files, Smallville, Angel, 24, Charmed, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, and in Chuck

He is one of the few actors who has portrayed two different roles on 24. He was initially cast as Detective Michael Norris in season three[6] and four years later as General Benjamin Juma in both 24: Redemption and 24 (season 7).[7]

Personal Life

Todd has two children. He stated that around the time he filmed Hercules: The Legendary Journeys he liked doing acting work his children could enjoy, and that both his children were fans of the show.

Filmography

Movies

TV series

Video games

References

  1. ^ Tony Todd Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  2. ^ Tony Todd Isn't Worried About Making 'Candyman' Return
  3. ^ Exclusive: Tony Todd Talks Dark Christmas, Hatchet 2, and Candyman IV
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ The Edgar Allan 'Poe' Cannibalistic Killing Spree
  6. ^ "List of 24 characters; Season 3; Miscellaneous police / Feds / Medical". Wikipedia.
  7. ^ Nellie Andreeva (2008-05-23). "'24' prequel adds cast - Eric Lively, Tony Todd, Gil Bellows join the fray". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  8. ^ Disturbing New Clip for Penance
  9. ^ Hatchet 2 Cast Expands by Two as Nick Principe & Alexis Peters Sign On
  10. ^ http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=17832

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