Template:Realworld Tony Todd portrayed Worf's brother Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the video game Star Trek: Klingon Honor Guard among other roles. He was one of several actors considered for the role of Benjamin Sisko.
Todd was born 4 December 1954 in Washington, DC. He studied for two years at the University of Connecticut before transferring to the Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute. He spent the next several years acting on stage in New England and teaching playwriting to high school students.
Todd, standing a sturdy 6'5", has extensive acting credits on the screen and on stage. His film credits include the Oscar-winning Platoon (1986), Colors (1988, with Tina Lifford), Lean on Me (1989, with Ethan Phillips and Mike Starr), Excessive Force (1993, with Bobby Bass, Danny Goldring, Tom Hodges, and Tony Epper), The Crow (1994, with Jeff Imada, Michael Berryman, David Randolph, Judi M. Durand, Barbara Harris, Spencer Garrett, Erik Stabenau, and Marco Rodriguez), The Rock (1996, with Willie Garson, Marshall Teague, Tom Towles, Anthony Guidera, and David Bowe), Final Destination (2000, with Daniel Roebuck), Final Destination 2 (2003), Final Destination 3 (2006), the lead role in Tom Savini's remake of Night of the Living Dead (co-starring Patricia Tallman and Tom Towles), and the title role in Candyman (co-starring Virginia Madsen). Todd reprised the latter role in several sequels.
He has made television appearances on hits such as The X-Files, Beverly Hills 90210, NYPD Blue, Xena, Hercules, Babylon 5, Smallville, Andromeda, CSI, Angel, 24, Stargate SG-1, and Boston Legal (starring William Shatner and John Larroquette). Todd has acted on stage throughout the US, including a stint on Broadway in Aida. He is currently starring as CIA Director Graham on the NBC series Chuck, produced by Robert Duncan McNeill and guest starring John Fleck.
| Characters performed by Tony Todd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kurn, a Klingon (1990 - 1996) | Jake Sisko, in an alternate future reality (1995) | An unnamed Alpha Hirogen (1998) |
| Kurn | Jake Sisko | Alpha Hirogen |
| TNG: "Sins of the Father", "Redemption", "Redemption II"; DS9: "Sons of Mogh" | DS9: "The Visitor" | VOY: "Prey" |
Other appearances
- Todd has lent his voice talent to the video game Star Trek: Elite Force II as "Korban".
- In addition, Todd reprised the role of Kurn for Star Trek: Klingon Honor Guard.
External links
- Tony Todd at Wikipedia
- Template:IMDb-link
- Tony Todd at the Notable Names Database