American actor
Tony Todd
Todd at Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2023
Born (1954-12-04 ) December 4, 1954 (age 69) Occupation Actor Years active 1986–present Relatives Monique Dupree (sister)
Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954)[1] is an American actor who is best known for portraying the title character of the Candyman film series (1992–2021).
Todd made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film Platoon (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1991) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996). He achieved stardom for his roles as Ben in the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead and achieved global recognition after starring in Candyman (1992) and its three follow-ups; Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999), and Candyman (2021). He also portrayed William Bludworth in the Final Destination franchise (2000–2025) and Dan in The Man from Earth (2007) and voiced The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Darkseid in the DC Animated Movie Universe , Zoom in The Flash and Venom in the Spider-Man 2 (2023) game.
Early life and education
Todd was born on December 4, 1954, in Washington, D.C. , and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut , attending local schools including Hartford Public High School .[2] [3] He is also an alumnus of the Artists Collective, Inc. [4] Todd attended the University of Connecticut and then went on to study theater at the Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill National Actors Theatre Institute ,[5] and the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island .[4] His sister is actress Monique Dupree .[6]
Career
Film
Todd has appeared in more than 100 theatrical and television films and has played opposite many major Hollywood stars. His film credits include: Platoon (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1990), Candyman [7] (1992), The Crow (1994), The Rock (1996), Wishmaster (1997), the Final Destination series (2000–2011), Minotaur (2006), and Beg (2010).[8] Todd was the voice of The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and was also in the Rel Dowdell film Changing the Game .[9] Todd was a special guest of the Weekend of Horror Creation Entertainment on May 23, 2010,[10] and Screamfest LA.[11] Todd portrayed Reverend Zombie in Hatchet II , which was released in a limited number of theaters on October 1, 2010. As Final Destination 5 returned to the series' roots, Todd returned as William Bludworth . His signature baritone voice has been featured in many documentaries, including the narration for the 2021 feature Invisible Threads - From Wireless to War .[12] [13]
Broadway
Todd has acted on and off Broadway . Among his many roles are August Wilson 's King Hedley II , Athol Fugard 's The Captain's Tiger , for which he received the Helen Hayes nomination. Others include No Place to be Somebody ,[14] Les Blancs , Playboys of the West Indies , Othello , Zooman and The Sign , award-winning playwright Keith Glover 's Dark Paradise , Aida (on Broadway), and Levee James for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference and The New Dramatist Guild.[15] [better source needed ]
Television
Todd in 2003
Todd's 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 , Psych , 24 , Charmed , Stargate SG-1 , Andromeda , Criminal Minds , 21 Jump Street , and Chuck .
Todd is one of the few actors to have portrayed two different speaking roles on 24 . He was initially cast as Detective Michael Norris in season three and four years later as General Benjamin Juma in both 24: Redemption and season 7 .[16] He also played a major role in the Babylon 5 TV film A Call to Arms .
He has portrayed several characters in the Star Trek universe: Worf 's brother Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , an adult Jake Sisko in the episode "The Visitor " in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , and an Alpha Hirogen in the episode "Prey " in Star Trek: Voyager . In 2017, Todd returned to the world of Star Trek as General Rodek in the MMORPG game Star Trek Online ; Rodek was the persona taken on by Kurn after he lost the memories of his past life as Worf's brother in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Sons of Mogh ".
Todd has also provided the voices of the Decepticon Dreadwing on Transformers: Prime , and Icon in Young Justice .
In 2015, Todd was cast as the disguised voice of Zoom (portrayed by Teddy Sears when undisguised) in the second season of The Flash . Todd would later reprise his role in the fifth season episodes "What's Past Is Prologue " and "Godspeed " (though the latter featured archive audio of Todd instead) and returned to the role one last time for the series finale, "A New World, Part Four ".
On October 12, 2018, it was confirmed by Bloody Disgusting that Todd would star in a recurring role in Scream: Resurrection , the third season of the slasher television series Scream .[17] The season premiered on VH1 on July 8, 2019.[18]
Audio drama
Todd played the title character in Bleak December Inc.'s 2016 audio drama adaptation of Bram Stoker 's Dracula .[19]
On June 29, 2023, a spoken word version of The Silver Scream by Ice Nine Kills was released with Todd narrating the story.[20]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Famous December birthdays: Celebrities who are celebrating this month" . The Arizona Republic . December 2, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2024 .
^ "Tony Todd" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
^ Rizzo, Frank (October 14, 1992). " 'Candyman' Actor Still hangs His Hook in Hartford" . Hartford Courant .
^ a b Arneott, Christopher (January 13, 2007). "Actor Tony Todd Returns For TheaterWorks' 'Sunset Baby' " . The Baltimore Sun .
^ "Tony Todd" . Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2007 .
^ "Tony Todd Biography" . TV Guide . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
^ Miska, Brad (December 18, 2009). "Tony Todd Isn't Worried About Making 'Candyman' Return" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ Wixson, Heather (December 18, 2009). "Exclusive: Tony Todd Talks Dark Christmas, Hatchet 2, and Candyman IV" . Dread Central . Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ Tonytoddonline.com [dead link ]
^ Miska, Brad (April 30, 2010). "Details for Creation Entertainment's Weekend of Horrors in Los Angeles, CA" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ Decker, Sean. "Screamfest LA Hosting Creation Weekend of Horrors Kick-off Party and YOU'RE Invited!" . Dread Central . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ "Tony Todd" . IMDb .
^ "Invisible Threads - from Wireless to War" . IMDb .
^ Drake, Sylvie (July 24, 1987). "This Revival Of 'No Place' Goes Places" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 20, 2012 .
^ Tony Todd at IMDb
^ Wilson, Staci Layne (February 20, 2015). "Tony Todd Talks VANish" . Dread Central . Retrieved January 21, 2014 .
^ Squires, John (October 12, 2018). "Horror Legend Tony Todd Will Star in the Third Season of MTV's 'Scream'!" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
^ Samhan, Jamie (June 24, 2019). " 'Scream' Reboot Gets Trailer With Cameo From Paris Jackson" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 25, 2019 .
^ Spry, Jeff (June 6, 2016). "Candyman's Tony Todd grabs Dracula role in new Canadian audio drama" . SYFY WIRE . Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
^ "Spotify" . Spotify .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Tony Todd (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 17, 2023 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
^ Uncle Creepy (January 6, 2010). "Disturbing New Clip for Penance" . Dread Central . Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ Uncle Creepy (January 6, 2010). "Hatchet 2 Cast Expands by Two as Nick Principe & Alexis Peters Sign On" . Dread Central . Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ Miska, Brad (August 26, 2010). "Tony Todd Returns as the Reaper in 'Final Destination 5' " . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
^ "Devilreaux" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
^ Grobar, Matt (May 12, 2022). "Robin Givens Mockumentary 'The Nana Project' Adds Sierra McCormick, Tony Todd, Katie Sarife & More" .
^ Miska, Brad (December 5, 2022). " 'Stream' – Guitarist Paul Wiley to Score New Horror Movie from the Producers of 'Terrifier'! [Exclusive]" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 30, 2023 .
^ DiVincenzo, Alex (September 13, 2023). " 'Final Destination 6' – Horror Icon Tony Todd Will Return!" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 18, 2024 .
^ Squires, John (March 5, 2024). " 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' – Filming Has Begun on Sixth Installment in the Franchise" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 18, 2024 .
^ Grater, Tom (May 18, 2021). "Tony Todd, Tobin Bell, Chelsea Edmundson Starring In Sci-Fi Horror The Bunker " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021 .
^ Kelly, Andy; Livingston, Christopher (November 21, 2019). "12 big things we learned about Half-Life: Alyx" . PC Gamer . Archived from the original on November 23, 2019.
^ "The Last of Us star Troy Baker now channels Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones in new game" . Entertainment Weekley . January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 .
^ "20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations" . BAFTA . March 7, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
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