Tony Nardi | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, stage director |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Honours | 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal |
Tony Nardi is a Canadian actor, playwright, and theatre director based in Toronto, who has performed on stage and in film and television.[1][2]
Fluent in four languages; he has appeared in French, Italian and English-language productions, including over 60 plays and 70 films and television series. He won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role twice, for The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) (which he co-wrote)[3] and My Father's Angel, with three additional nominations.[4]
His series of monologues, Two Letters...And Counting!, was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play and earned Nardi a nomination for the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre long list.[5] He has worked with Théâtre français de Toronto, Persephone Theatre, Great Canadian Theatre Company, and the Stratford Festival.[6] He has also taught Acting and Directing courses at the University of Toronto and York University.[7]