Tony Todd(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Perhaps best known for his chilling performance as "Candyman", the
charismatic 6' 5" actor Tony Todd has consistently turned in compelling
performances since his debut in the fantasy film
Sleepwalk (1986). Born in Washington,
D.C., Todd spent two years on a scholarship at the University of
Connecticut, which, in turn, led to a scholarship from the renowned
Eugene O'Neill National Theatre
Institute. It proved to be the foundation for intense stints at the
Hartman Conservatory in Stamford, Connecticut and the Trinity Square
Repertory Theatre Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. Todd
appeared in dozens of classical and many experimental plays, yet still
managed to find time to teach playwriting to high school students in
the Hartford public school system.
Todd's extensive credits exemplify his versatility. They include such
film classics as The Rock (1996),
The Crow (1994),
Lean on Me (1989),
Bird (1988),
Night of the Living Dead (1990),
Final Destination (2000), the
multiple Academy Award winning
Oliver Stone film
Platoon (1986) and
The Secret (2000), which was nominated
and screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Todd's recent films include
the independent film Silence (2002)
and
Final Destination 2 (2003).
He has had prominent guest starring roles in numerous
critically-acclaimed television series, including recurring on
Boston Public (2000),
For the People (2002) and
The District (2000), as well as
NYPD Blue (1993),
Smallville (2001),
Law & Order (1990),
Crossing Jordan (2001),
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
and The X-Files (1993). Todd
recurred on three incarnations of "Star Trek" and guest starred on
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
and episodes of CSI: Miami (2002)
and Andromeda (2000). His
television movies include starring roles in
True Women (1997),
Black Fox (1995),
Butter (1998),
Ivory Hunters (1990),
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
and
Control Factor (2003).
Todd's considerable theatre credits include the world premiere of
award-winning playwright
August Wilson's "King Hedley II",
where he originated the title role in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Boston.
Variety commented: "Todd's King Hedley dominates the stage. A
sour-faced mix of rage and resolve, anger and vulnerability. Todd's
Hedley was a memorable tour-de-force even on opening." He also received
a coveted Helen Hayes nomination for his performance in Athol Fugard's
"The Captain's Tiger at La Jolla, the Manhattan Theatre Club and the
Kennedy Center. Other theatre credits include "Les Blancs", "Playboy of
the West Indies", "Othello", "Zooman and the Sign", award-winning
playwright Keith Glover's "Dark Paradise", "Aida" (on Broadway), and
most recently, "Levee James" for the prestigious
Eugene O'Neill Playwrights
Conference and The New Dramatist Guild.
charismatic 6' 5" actor Tony Todd has consistently turned in compelling
performances since his debut in the fantasy film
Sleepwalk (1986). Born in Washington,
D.C., Todd spent two years on a scholarship at the University of
Connecticut, which, in turn, led to a scholarship from the renowned
Eugene O'Neill National Theatre
Institute. It proved to be the foundation for intense stints at the
Hartman Conservatory in Stamford, Connecticut and the Trinity Square
Repertory Theatre Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. Todd
appeared in dozens of classical and many experimental plays, yet still
managed to find time to teach playwriting to high school students in
the Hartford public school system.
Todd's extensive credits exemplify his versatility. They include such
film classics as The Rock (1996),
The Crow (1994),
Lean on Me (1989),
Bird (1988),
Night of the Living Dead (1990),
Final Destination (2000), the
multiple Academy Award winning
Oliver Stone film
Platoon (1986) and
The Secret (2000), which was nominated
and screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Todd's recent films include
the independent film Silence (2002)
and
Final Destination 2 (2003).
He has had prominent guest starring roles in numerous
critically-acclaimed television series, including recurring on
Boston Public (2000),
For the People (2002) and
The District (2000), as well as
NYPD Blue (1993),
Smallville (2001),
Law & Order (1990),
Crossing Jordan (2001),
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
and The X-Files (1993). Todd
recurred on three incarnations of "Star Trek" and guest starred on
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
and episodes of CSI: Miami (2002)
and Andromeda (2000). His
television movies include starring roles in
True Women (1997),
Black Fox (1995),
Butter (1998),
Ivory Hunters (1990),
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
and
Control Factor (2003).
Todd's considerable theatre credits include the world premiere of
award-winning playwright
August Wilson's "King Hedley II",
where he originated the title role in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Boston.
Variety commented: "Todd's King Hedley dominates the stage. A
sour-faced mix of rage and resolve, anger and vulnerability. Todd's
Hedley was a memorable tour-de-force even on opening." He also received
a coveted Helen Hayes nomination for his performance in Athol Fugard's
"The Captain's Tiger at La Jolla, the Manhattan Theatre Club and the
Kennedy Center. Other theatre credits include "Les Blancs", "Playboy of
the West Indies", "Othello", "Zooman and the Sign", award-winning
playwright Keith Glover's "Dark Paradise", "Aida" (on Broadway), and
most recently, "Levee James" for the prestigious
Eugene O'Neill Playwrights
Conference and The New Dramatist Guild.