| Tony Nappo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Antonio Nappo is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in Four Brothers, Saw II, Land of the Dead, Bad Blood, and Born to be Blue. He also is the voice of Jimmy Falcone (McDougal) in Fugget About It.
Early life
An Italian-Canadian, Tony was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. 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.
Career
In the first season of the based on real events crime-drama Bad Blood (2017-2018) Nappo played crime family "soldier" Gio.
Nappo plays maintenance guy Paul in the first season of TV series Strays (2021-) and also when the show returned for a second season in September, 2022.
Nappo took on the role of Michael in a 2013 run of the play God of Carnage at the Panasonic Theatre.
In the 2015 production (plus its 2017 encore run) 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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Boozecan | Domenic | |
| 1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Husky Man | |
| The Donor | Joe | ||
| 1996 | Conundrum | Cop #1 | |
| Radiant City | Moving Man #2 | ||
| Mistrial | Citrano | ||
| 1997 | Murder at 1600 | Luchessi | |
| Men with Guns | Marion | ||
| The Defenders: Payback | Officer Perez | ||
| 1999 | Better Than Chocolate | Tony | |
| Apocalypse II: Revelation | Willie Spino | ||
| Rabbit Punch | Eddie Fitzpatrick | ||
| 2000 | The Spreading Ground | Detective Daniels | |
| The Uncles | Enzo | ||
| 2001 | Apocalypse IV: Judgment | Willie Spino | |
| Boss of Bosses | Gene Gotti | ||
| Knockaround Guys | Tony the Waiter | ||
| Who Is Cletis Tout? | Fife | ||
| 2002 | Power and Beauty | Roselli | |
| Martin and Lewis | Jimmy Napoli | ||
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Foxy | |
| Four Brothers | Charlie | ||
| Saw II | Gus | ||
| 2006 | Homie Spumoni | Uncle Nicky Pollina | |
| The Sparky Book | Driver | ||
| 2007 | This Beautiful City | Crack | |
| Saw IV | Gus | ||
| 2008 | Hank and Mike | Stu | |
| Jumper | NYPD Detective | ||
| Wisegal | Carmine | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | Brave Cop | ||
| Saw V | Gus | ||
| Killshot | Dockworker | ||
| 2009 | You Might as Well Live | Eugene "Euge" Dillion | |
| Behind Closed Doors | Bobby Argyle | ||
| How Eunice Got Her Baby | Cashier | ||
| U.S. Attorney | NYPD Detective | ||
| Shark City | Al | ||
| Defendor | Biker Cliff | ||
| Saturday | Luis | ||
| 2010 | The Dogfather | Joey Viviano | |
| Unrivaled | Ref Dangelo | ||
| Mother's Day | Dave Lowe | ||
| 2011 | Stag | Paul | |
| Moon Point | The Man in Charge | ||
| 2012 | Beat Down | Jimmy | |
| 2013 | The Resurrection Of Tony Gitone | Bruno | |
| Empire of Dirt | Fisherman | ||
| The Husband | Collin's Dad | ||
| Tru Love | Taxi Driver | ||
| 2014 | Cheese | Cosimo | |
| Americanistan | Babek | ||
| The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship | Darren | ||
| 2015 | The Rainbow Kid | Ray | |
| Born to Be Blue | Officer Reid | ||
| 2018 | The Christmas Chronicles | Bartender Charlie | |
| Zombies | Zevon (Dad) | TV film | |
| 2019 | From the Vine | Enzo | |
| In the Shadow of the Moon | Clark | ||
| Lie Exposed | Perry | ||
| 2020 | Faking a Murderer | David Stoner | |
| Sugar Daddy | Don | ||
| Zombies 2 | Zevon (Dad) | TV film | |
| 2022 | Zombies 3 | Zevon (Dad) | TV film |
| Vandits | Sheldon | ||
| 2024 | The Light Before the Sun | Tony the Sound Guy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | RoboCop: The Series | Thug | (Season 1, Episode 8 "Zone Five") |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Tracker | Leon | ||
| 2003 | Street Time | Paul | |
| Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Mike Russon | ||
| 1-800-Missing | Attorney Leo Dupont | (Season 1, Episode 6 "Never Go Against the Family") | |
| 2004 | The Grid | Buzz Corelli | |
| Kevin Hill | Probate Attorney | ||
| 2004-2006 | This Is Wonderland | Portella | |
| 2004-2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Ubayy | |
| 2005 | Tilt | Johnny Gelcaiano | |
| Kojak | Freddie | ||
| G-Spot | Jersey Guy | ||
| 2005–2006 | Intelligence | Nick Ouzeris | Two episodes |
| 2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | RCMP Inspector Zurokowski | |
| Slings & Arrows | Lighting Guy | ||
| 2007 | The Gathering | Hawkes | |
| 2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Bobby Dizon | |
| Republic of Doyle | Frank | ||
| The Bridge | Terry | ||
| Nikita | Hershey | ||
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Frank Ferro | |
| Flashpoint | Kenton | ||
| 2011-2012 | King | Ray Arnold | |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Strange Man | |
| Saving Hope | Gino | ||
| 2012–2024 | Fugget About It | Jimmy Falcone/McDougal (voice) | |
| 2013 | Mayday | Flight Engineer Gerald Fiore | |
| The Listener | Boone | ||
| Haven | Mike Gallagher | ||
| Played | Brandis | ||
| 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") |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Star Trek: Discovery | Primarch Ruhn | 2 episodes |
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