Tony Todd is an American actor, director and producer. In addition, Tony is engaged in voice acting characters in video games. Horror moviegoers Todd is well known for his films Candyman and Destination.
For the first time on the screens, Tony appeared in the role of Sergeant Warren in the famous film directed by Oliver Stone "Platoon". It happened in 1986. Since then, the actor has played more than 40 movie roles. Among his works are films such as Star Trek, Rock, Raven, Babylon 5, Ax, Charmed, and many others.
early years
The boy was born in the USA, in Washington, in 1964. Soon the family moved to Hartford, where the childhood of the future actor passed. There he went to school and early began to get involved in theater and acting.
Immediately after graduation, Tony enters acting courses designed specifically for African Americans, and then at the University of Connecticut and continues to study at the Theater Actors National Institute in an intensive program.
The first work in the cinema
When Tony was 22 years old, he was invited to the shooting of his painting by the famous Oliver Stone. So Todd gets into the cast of the movie "Platoon", which became one of the most popular on the screens of the whole world in the late 80s. The film was about the horrors of the Vietnam War, and the film was shot very naturally. Charlie Sheen was invited to the main role, and Tony got his first episodic role in a serious project.
His next role was also small and unremarkable. To star in horror films, which for his creative biography has already accumulated a lot, the actor began in the late 80s. The first picture in a series of horror films was The Dawn of Voodoo, where Todd got the role of a Haitian sorcerer who owns voodoo magic, with which he made zombies out of people.
No one even imagined that in the future films of this genre would become Tony's calling card, bring him fame and glory, and make him a famous actor, mainly playing supporting roles.
Actor career
Todd received the main role in the film "Candyman" in 1991, and a year later the picture started at the box office and became one of the most popular in the horror genre. The sad story of the son of a slave who fell in love with the daughter of his master and who lost his life because of this. They cut off his hand and, smeared with honey, set bees on him. Before his death, he vows to take revenge on his offenders and all who stand in his way, turning into a ghostly monster. One had only to say his name in the mirror three times, and Candyman appeared in reality, starting to kill. The film was a great success with the audience, and a few years later Todd starred in the second and third parts.
Most of the actor's next roles were also associated with the genre of mysticism, horror and science fiction. He plays small but memorable roles in the films: "Raven", "Wishmaster", "Architect of Shadows", "X-Files", "Destination" (1, 2, 3 and 5 parts), "Ax" and many others.
In 2010, Todd became a party and special guest to the Weekend of Horror convention, held for fans of the horror genre, as well as the Screamfest horror festival.
In addition to filming a movie, Tony devotes a lot of time to voicing replicas of video game characters, among which the most famous are: Dota 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Personal life
Little is known about the actor’s personal life, he tries not to advertise it and not to give interviews concerning his family. It is only known that Todd has two children, thanks to whom he agreed to participate in the filming of the popular series "The Amazing Wanderings of Hercules."
