Armstrong Acting Studios Artistic Director, Salvatore Antonio, graduated with high distinction from the Acting program at the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada, where he is now the lead instructor of the Acting For Camera component. His acting resume boasts lead roles in Television, Film, Radio, and Theatre. He played the series lead on the Showcase/ HereTV USA series, Paradise Falls. Recent guest starring roles include: InSecurity; Nikita, Flashpoint; Warehouse13; The Listener; The Ron James Show; ReGenesis; M.V.P; This Is Wonderland; At The Hotel; Missing; Mutant X; Queer As Folk; and The Associates. Film work includes featured roles in: Verona; The Path to 9/11; Do Or Die; Cursing Hanley; Looking For Angelina; Gospel of John; and Sam's Lake (produced by Madon-na's Maverick Films). Salvatore has played on most of Canada's professional stages from Van-couver to Halifax. Memorable performances include; the title-role in the critically acclaimed 'Leo' (Tarragon Theatre), the title-role in 'Hosanna' (Young Centre), 'Refugee Hotel' (Theatre Passe-Muraille), 'Melancholy Play' (Factory Theatre), 'Peep Show' (Buddies In Bad Times), 'The Possibilities' (Segal Centre), and 'Spring Awakening' (Monument-National). In addition to his acting and teaching, Salvatore is also a Governor General-nominated published playwright, who has been produced internationally in professional theatres in places like; Toronto, Florence, San Francisco, and New York. His first play 'In Gabriel's Kitchen' earned him a nomination for the 2007 Governor General's Award for Drama (Canada's highest literary achievement). He has been Playwright-In-Residence at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, and an invited member of the Playwright's Unit at Tarragon Theatre, Buddies In Bad times, and Factory Theatre.
