Andy Smith

Meet Andy Smith

Born and bred in New York City, Andy is both an actor and an author.
He has long had the knack for finding and expressing the funny, the sublime, and the tragic in whatever he does.
A man with gentle and exquisite tastes, Andy is a published author and has also appeared in numerous film, TV and radio productions.
He has made Canada his home since 1980 and is also a doting father of three great children.

Actor

Andy Smith's Resume

Height: 6 ft.Weight: 235 lbs.Eyes: BrownHair: Grey

Television Experience

Diggstown Christmas With Holly Picnicface (episode 107) Haven (episode 103) Call Me Fitz (episode 107) Moby Dick Jesse Stone: No Remorse Sea Wolf (mini-series) Secret World of Og Beach Girls (mini-series) Shattered City Trudeau II Town Without Christmas A Glimpse of Hell Emily of New Moon II Cathy Jones Gets A Special Black Harbour Street Cents Lexx (The Dark Zone)

Judge Frecia Father of the Bride Celebrity Elvis (Principal) Submissive (Principal) Auctioneer (Principal) Passerby Dialogue Coach Sheriff Og (Principal) Fruit Seller Sergeant Campaign Executive Charlie Owens (Principal) Base Commander Surveyor (Principal) Police Sergeant Frank Turner Various Roles Eco-Tourist and Cleric

Lynn Stopkewich Allan Arkush Vivieno Caldinelli Tim Southam Scott Smith Mike Barker Robert Harmon Mike Barker Paul Schibil Paul Shapiro Bruce Pittman Tim Southam Andy Wolk Mikael Salomon Jim Kaufman Shelagh O’Brien T.W. Peacocke Ron Murphy Paul Donovan

Film Experience

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown Snow Angels Touch and Go Beefcake Love and Death on Long Island

Senior Drunken Cop Dialect Coach Kenneth Arthur Bob (Principal) Diner Patron

Mike Clattenburg David Gordon Green Scott Simpson Thom Fitzgerald Richard Kwietniowski

Agents

Halifax: Ciel Crosby at Sky Talent Agency

902-469-2414

Toronto: Gerry Jordan at Jordan and Associates

416-515-2028

ACTRA #: H07-01093

TV and Radio Commercial credits are available upon request.

dialect Coach

A former New Yorker, Andy emigrated to Canada in 1980 of which he has no regrets. Over the years, he has lived in NYC, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Montreal, Toronto, and now Halifax, Nova Scotia all the while studying and absorbing the myriad regional dialects.

For the last ten years, Andy has offered group workshops and classes, individual and group, to the film, TV, and theatre communities concentrating on teaching specifically the Standard American Dialect. He has worked as the Dialect Coach on these productions; Black Harbour, Snow Angels, Sea Wolf, Love and Death on Long Island, and Moby Dick. Among the many actors he has coached are; Kate Beckinsale and Sebastian Koch.

Author

Andy is a wordsmith . . . As a published novelist, he mines both the gifts as well as the foibles of what it is to be human.

His recently published coming of age novel, Zayde"s Arcade, tracks an innocent sixteen year old as he takes a job at his Jewish grandfather’s penny arcade in Coney Island in the summer of 1966 and promptly falls head over heels for a beautiful Italian girl.

Andy studied English Literature at Guilford and Hunter Colleges and worked as a news and features reporter on several Long Island, New York newspapers.

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Is Love an Enticing Game - Or Just a scary rollercoaster ride?

In the summer of 1966, sixteen-year-old Jason goes to work at his Jewish grandfather’s penny arcade in Coney Island. While working there, he plunges head over heels for Anna, a beautiful Italian girl. Little does he know what lies ahead.

Amid the constant rumbling of a roller coater and the cacophony of pinball machines, transistor radios, bumper cars, hot dogs and cotton candy, Jason barrels through a dizzying array of twists and turns.

Thrilled by his first pangs of love and shaken by his first death in the family, Jason doesn’t know which way is up. And if that wasn’t enough, he clashes with Anna’s macho boyfriend and her overbearing father. Along the way, Jason stumbles upon a deep, dark secret which shakes his understanding in the very definition of love and loyalty.

While Jason embarks on his Coney Island journey with childlike innocence, will he emerge victorious or battle weary in a complex adult world?

Contact

Phone

1 (902) 494 0525