Tony Nappo | |
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| Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Antonio Nappo is a Canadian actor.[1] He is best known for his roles in Four Brothers, Saw II, Land of the Dead, Bad Blood, and Born to be Blue.[2] He also is the voice of Jimmy Falcone (McDougal) in Fugget About It.[3]
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Early life
An Italian-Canadian, Tony was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.[4] He attended the University of Toronto for two years before transferring to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City where he graduated in 1991.[5]
Career
In the first season of the based on real events[6] crime-drama Bad Blood (2017-2018) Nappo played crime family "soldier" Gio.[7][8]
Nappo plays maintenance guy Paul in the first season of TV series Strays (2021-)[9] and also when the show returned for a second season in September, 2022.[10]
Nappo took on the role of Michael in a 2013 run of the play God of Carnage at the Panasonic Theatre.[11][12]
In the 2015 production[13] (plus its 2017 encore run[14]) of Nicolas Billon’s play Butcher, a dark thriller set in a police station in Toronto, Nappo played Inspector Lamb who's trying to unravel the unfolding mystery.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Boozecan | Domenic | |
| 1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Husky Man | |
| 1995 | The Donor | Joe | |
| 1996 | Conundrum | Cop #1 | |
| 1996 | Radiant City | Moving Man #2 | |
| 1996 | Mistrial | Citrano | |
| 1997 | Murder at 1600 | Luchessi | |
| 1997 | Men with Guns | Marion | |
| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback | Officer Perez | |
| 1999 | Better Than Chocolate | Tony | |
| 1999 | Apocalypse II: Revelation | Willie Spino | |
| 1999 | Rabbit Punch | Eddie Fitzpatrick | |
| 2000 | The Spreading Ground | Detective Daniels | |
| 2000 | The Uncles | Enzo | |
| 2001 | Apocalypse IV: Judgment | Willie Spino | |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | Gene Gotti | |
| 2001 | Knockaround Guys | Tony the Waiter | |
| 2001 | Who Is Cletis Tout? | Fife | |
| 2002 | Power and Beauty | Roselli | |
| 2002 | Martin and Lewis | Jimmy Napoli | |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Foxy | |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Charlie | |
| 2005 | Saw II | Gus | |
| 2006 | Homie Spumoni | Uncle Nicky Pollina | |
| 2006 | The Sparky Book | Driver | |
| 2007 | This Beautiful City | Crack | |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Gus | |
| 2008 | Hank and Mike | Stu | |
| 2008 | Jumper | NYPD Detective | |
| 2008 | Wisegal | Carmine | |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Brave Cop | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Gus | |
| 2008 | Killshot | Dockworker | |
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live | Eugene "Euge" Dillion | |
| 2009 | Behind Closed Doors | Bobby Argyle | |
| 2009 | How Eunice Got Her Baby | Cashier | |
| 2009 | U.S. Attorney | NYPD Detective | |
| 2009 | Shark City | Al | |
| 2009 | Defendor | Biker Cliff | |
| 2009 | Saturday | Luis | |
| 2010 | The Dogfather | Joey Viviano | |
| 2010 | Unrivaled | Ref Dangelo | |
| 2010 | Mother's Day | Dave Lowe | |
| 2011 | Stag | Paul | |
| 2011 | Moon Point | The Man in Charge | |
| 2012 | Beat Down | Jimmy | |
| 2013 | The Resurrection Of Tony Gitone | Bruno | |
| 2013 | Empire of Dirt | Fisherman | |
| 2013 | The Husband | Collin's Dad | |
| 2013 | Tru Love | Taxi Driver | |
| 2014 | Cheese | Cosimo | |
| 2014 | Americanistan | Babek | |
| 2014 | The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship | Darren | |
| 2015 | The Rainbow Kid | Ray | |
| 2015 | Born to Be Blue | Officer Reid | |
| 2018 | The Christmas Chronicles | Bartender Charlie | |
| 2018 | Zombies | Zevon (Dad) | TV film |
| 2019 | From the Vine | Enzo | |
| 2019 | In the Shadow of the Moon | Clark | |
| 2019 | Lie Exposed | Perry | |
| 2020 | Faking a Murderer | David Stoner | |
| 2020 | Sugar Daddy | Don | |
| 2020 | Zombies 2 | Zevon (Dad) | TV film |
| 2022 | Zombies 3 | Zevon (Dad) | TV film |
| 2022 | Vandits | Sheldon |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | RoboCop: The Series | Thug | (Season 1, Episode 8 "Zone Five") |
| 1994 | Ready or Not | Crew Member | (Season 3, Episode 8 "Thin Ice") |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Jiggs | (Season 3, Episode 11 "Goodbye Mr. Caine") |
| 1996 | Forever Knight | The Shark | |
| 1996 | Due South | Al | |
| 1996-1998 | F/X: The Series | Policeman | (Season 1, Episode 12 "Shivaree"); Tony (Season 2, Episode 4 "Unfinished Business" and Season 2, Episode 18 "Red Storm"); Detective Anthony Rizzo (Season 2, Episode 12 "Vigilantes") |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | Marco Dean | |
| 1997 | Psi Factor | Andre Block | |
| 1998 | Cupid | Hector | |
| 1999 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Lawyer | |
| 2000 | The Accuser | Phil Babbit (voice) | |
| 2001–2004 | Blue Murder | Randy Minette | (Season 2, Episode 7 "Collateral Damage"); Alfred Toscala (Season 3, Episode 5 "Ladykillers"); Mark Belassro (Season 4, Episode 11 "Cell Block 13") |
| 2002 | Doc | Officer Nappo | |
| 2002 | Tracker | Leon | |
| 2003 | Street Time | Paul | |
| 2003 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Mike Russon | |
| 2003 | 1-800-Missing | Attorney Leo Dupont | (Season 1, Episode 6 "Never Go Against the Family") |
| 2004 | The Grid | Buzz Corelli | |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Probate Attorney | |
| 2004-2006 | This Is Wonderland | Portella | |
| 2004-2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Ubayy | |
| 2005 | Tilt | Johnny Gelcaiano | |
| 2005 | Kojak | Freddie | |
| 2005 | G-Spot | Jersey Guy | |
| 2005–2006 | Intelligence | Nick Ouzeris | Two episodes |
| 2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | RCMP Inspector Zurokowski | |
| 2006 | Slings & Arrows | Lighting Guy | |
| 2007 | The Gathering | Hawkes | |
| 2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Bobby Dizon | |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle | Frank | |
| 2010 | The Bridge | Terry | |
| 2010 | Nikita | Hershey | |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Frank Ferro | |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | Kenton | |
| 2011-2012 | King | Ray Arnold | |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Strange Man | |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Gino | |
| 2012–2016 | Fugget About It | Jimmy Falcone/McDougal (voice) | |
| 2013 | Mayday | Flight Engineer Gerald Fiore | |
| 2013 | The Listener | Boone | |
| 2013 | Haven | Mike Gallagher | |
| 2013 | Played | Brandis | |
| 2013 | Cracked | Moderator | |
| 2014 | E.M.S. | Tony | |
| 2014–2015 | Remedy | Dr. Sam Guerra | (7 episodes) |
| 2015 | Hard Rock Medical | Sam Pisano | (Season 2, Episode 4 "Big Fish") |
| 2015 | Defiance | Father/Indur/Sgt. Frei Poole | (3 episodes) |
| 2017 | Bad Blood | Gio | (6 episodes of season 1) |
| 2019 | Creeped Out | VP Hawkins | (Season 2, Episode 5 “The Unfortunate Five”) |
| 2021 | Cam Boy | Dad | |
| 2021–2022 | Strays | Paul |
References
- ^ Tony Nappo's bio at www.northernstars.ca
- ^ Zekas, Rita (1996-11-07). "Career as a tough guy started from scratch Scarborough actor took class as 'an easy credit'". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Tony Nappo's bio at www.cbc.ca
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2013-11-29). "How actor Tony Nappo's tattoos tell a triumphant tale". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Alumni News". American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "Bad Blood, good experience: 8 things I learned watching my book become a TV series" by Peter Edwards at www.thestar.com
- ^ "Bad Blood: Kim Coates headlines City’s Mafia mini based on the life of Vito Rizzuto" by Greg David at www.tv-eh.com
- ^ "Tales of Canada's Teflon Don captivated producer behind TV series Bad Blood" by Tony Wong at www.thestar.com
- ^ "Nicole Power stars in Kim’s Convenience companion piece Strays" by Greg David at www.tv-eh.com
- ^ "Preview: Strays returns for Season 2 on CBC" by Greg David at www.tv-eh.com
- ^ "God of Carnage works if you enjoy blood sport: review" by Robert Crew at www.thestar.com
- ^ "Satiric God Of Carnage shows that violence lurks in even the most civilized and sophisticated of people" by Jon Kaplan at nowtoronto.com
- ^ Butcher review by Christopher Hoile at www.stage-door.com
- ^ "Stage show’s cop shop is tops, says officer" by Karen Fricker at www.thestar.com
- ^ "Nicolas Billon’s Butcher and the origins of the Lavinian language" by Sonya Davidson at torontoguardian.com
External links
- Tony Nappo at IMDb
This page was last edited on 16 March 2024, at 07:02