TONY KOFI OFORI - ACTRA, - CAEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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FILM

*SWAY

Supporting

Unscene Pic./Charlie Hamilton

A ROYAL QUEENS CHRISTMAS

Large Principal

Hallmark

SONG & GLORY: AMAZING GRACE

Large Principal

Harpo/OWN/Sharon Lewis

SLASHED

Supporting

TFS/David Rawlings

VIBE

Supporting

York University/Magda Manuela

THE BUBBLE

Supporting

Dir: Beth Evans

6 HOOD ( 9 EPS WEB SERIES )

Lead/Darwit (Don da boss)

Dir: Edward Power

BAD KIDS

Supporting/Blood

Dir :Tanner Sawatzky

*BEST FEATURE NOMINATION- PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL

*BEST FEATURE FILM WINNER- NATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

*BEST PICTURE WINNER- CANADIAN BLACK SCREEN AWARDS

MORE AWARDS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

TELEVISION

THE GREATEST

Principal

Amazon/Ben Watkins

INHERITANCE

Large Principal

Sky Atlantic/Storm Saulter

*GHOSTWRITER

Recurring S2

Apple TV /Sesame Workshop

MURDOCH MYSTERIES

Guest Star S16 EP10

CBC/Laurie Lynd

HUDSON & REX

Recurring S5 Ep12,13

CityTV/Warren Sonoda

CORONER

Recurring S4 EP 1

CBC

THE TRADES

Principal S1 EP4

Crave/Warren Sonoda

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

Principal S5 EP9

Paramount+/Jonathan Frakes

THE BOYS

Principal S3 EP5

Amazon Prime

SUPERGIRL

Principal S4 EP5

CW/David McWhirter

AMERICAN GODS

Principal S2 E2

STARZ/Frederick E.O. Toye

*BEST TEEN DRAMA- EMMY AWARD

THEATRE

*THREE SISTERS

Dimgba

Obsidian//Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu

**PIPELINE

Omari

Soulpepper/ Weyni Mengesha

WILDOWOMAN

Henry

Soulpepper/Kat Sandler

FALL ON YOUR KNEES

Leo Ginger/Impresario/Ensemble

Canstage/Hannah Moscovitch

AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY

Ron

Outside the March/ Soulpepper

SERVING ELIZABETH

Montague/Steven

WCT/TIP/Leah Simone Bowen

ACTUALLY

Tom

Obsidian/HGJT/Philip Aikin

BUNNY

Justin

Tarragon/Sarah Garton Stanley

COPY THAT

Colin

Tarragon/Jamie Robinson

MODEL APARTMENT

Lead/Neil

Harold Green Theatre

LET’S GO

GOGO

DMT/Theatre Passe Muraille Bac

RIOT (Workshop)

Wendle

Renaissance/Andrew Moodie

THE GOSPEL TRUTH (Workshop)

Will

YPT

REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN

Ensemble

Discord & Din/Jennifer Tarver

CONTROLLED DAMAGE (WORKSHOP)

Multiple Roles

Call Me Scotty/Andrea Scott

SHAKESPEARE IN ACTION

Lead

Touring Union Show

BONDS BEYOND

Lead

Glass Reflection Collective

PRANKED

Lead/Ben

Obsidian Theatre/Tia McGregor

TICK (FRINGE/BEST OF FRINGE KIDS)

Lead/Rudget/Mr. Emiline

Fringe Festival/Jajube Mandiel

LOST

Lead

Afrikan Theatre Ensemble

SHOTGUN WEDDING

Lead/Jerome

Fringe Festival/Fu Gen

CHAPPIE AND HIS ALMOST BLACK BASEBALL TEAM

Supporting/Sweetcorn

The Hart House Theatre

THE GREAT GATSBY

Charles

Rochelle Douris

*DORA AWARD- OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE WNNER

*DORA AWARD- OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION WINNER

**DORA AWARD- OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE NOM

MORE AWARDS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

INDUSTRIAL

GOAT IN THE CITY - PSA

Lead/Boy on Date

World Vision Commercial

ILL SKILLZ UNLOCK YOUR DREAMS

Supporting/Dancer

TDSB

VOICE / ANIMATION

DeRo (Audiobook)

Narrator

ECW Press

LUNA AROUND THE WORLD (Season 2)

Guest PP/Kwaku

Brown Bag Films/PBS

WHEN MORNING COMES (AUDIO BOOK)

Narration/Thabo

ECW Press/John Fleming

MERCY SHIPS - PSA

PP/Alhassane (Sai Douba Story)

One & All Prods/Mark Reid

THREE TOUCHES

Off- Camera lead

Dir: Marco Risi

Training

SECOND CITY SKETCH

Second City/Kevin Matviw

York Univercity BFA – Graduate 2016

Humber Theatre Performance

– Conservatory 2017

On Camera Training

Booth Savage & Janet-Laine Gre

Screen Acting

Michael Greyeyes

Baron Brown Studio LA

Lisa Milillo

The Barrow Group NY

EVN Studios Screen Acting

- Earl Nanu

Voice Over, Voice & Dialect

Michael Kirby & Paul DeJong

Physical Theatre

Ker Wells & Raymond Bobgan

Movement

Catherine Marrion & Kelly McEv

Clown, Neutral Mask & Bouffon

Dean Gilmour

Vocal Training

Karen Randoja

SPECIAL SKILLS & INTERESTS

Improv:

Second City Training Centre

Levels A, B & C

Dialects & Accents:

West African; Ghana , Nigerian, NY, Sthr

Vocal Skill:

Rap, Beat Box, Singing

Singing:

Tenor Vocal Range; R & B

Dance:

Hip Hop Dance, Tut, Salsa, Tango,

Member of IAMBIC Hip Hop Group

African Dance, Free Style

Theatre Skill:

Sword and Dagger Combat, Hand to Hand St

Rapier and Dagger,

Improv

Athletics:

Basketball, Soccer (Provincial level)

High Jump, Running,

Cycling, Skating,

Roller Skating, Volleyball

Karate Blue Belt

Instruments:

Hand Drums – Jamba Drums

Other:

Public Speaking, Drivers License

Tony Ofori is an award winning television and theatre actor who has trained many years to find his voice which now grounds him in the work. He hopes to inspire people like him who never thought they'd see themselves reflected in the industry, let alone the media.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 180 lbs

Beatboxing, Rapping, Singing, Twi Fluent, Baseball, Basketball, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Jump Rope, Martial Arts, Martial Arts - Katana, Martial Arts - Kendo, Running - Long Distance, Running - Sprint, Soccer, Track & Field, Volleyball, Weight Lifting, Clowning, Comedian, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Salsa, Dance Tango, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Singer, Vocal Style: Rapper, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Canadian Accent, Jamaican Accent