Amponsah began his acting career with stage roles at the Shaw Festival in the early 2010s.[2] In November 2012, he was injured in an apartment fire, losing both of his arms near the elbow and spending several weeks in a coma,[3] and went through a year and a half of regular surgery and rehabilitation. He underwent 40 skin grafts and other reconstructive surgeries. For weeks after the fire, he lay in the burn unit of Sunnybrook Hospital in the coma, which was medically induced, unaware that he had suffered burns to 68 per cent of his body.[2]
Careeredit
He returned to the stage in the latter half of the 2010s, beginning with a 2016 production of Brandon Crone's play Contempt.[1]
In 2017 he appeared in a production of Salvatore Antonio's Sheets, in a role which called for him to appear on stage in the nude.[4] In the same year he appeared in two third-season episodes of Killjoys as Havigan, the proprietor of a hackmod bar,[5] and starred in Sherren Lee's award-winning short film The Things You Think I'm Thinking.[6]
In 2022 he had a recurring role as Marvin in the web series Avocado Toast,[11] for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[12] His role in the series was hailed as a positive step forward for representation of people with disabilities, as his disability was narratively acknowledged but not dwelled upon as the defining aspect of his character's story.[11]
Referencesedit
^ abBrad Wheeler, "Actor Prince Amponsah on returning to the stage after a tragic accident". The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2016.
^ abGeoffrey Vendeville, "Actor who lost his arms — and nearly his life — in fire reaches new stage". Toronto Star, June 1, 2016.
^Graham Slaughter, "Online and in person, community helps Prince of a friend: 'We're in this to the end,' buddies say as they raise money for man who lost arms in devastating fire". Toronto Star, December 29, 2012.
^Karen Fricker, "Actors, audiences engage with nakedness in two Toronto productions". Toronto Star, March 22, 2017.
^Greg David, "PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON SEASON 3 OF SPACE€™S MOST-WATCHED ORIGINAL SERIES, KILLJOYS". TV, eh?, February 6, 2017.
^Matthew Sorrento, "Dating and Vulnerability: Sherren Lee and Jesse LaVercombe on The Things You Think I’m Thinking". Film International, April 26, 2018.
^Pat Mullen, "Review: Short Docs ‘Turning Tables’ and ‘Prince’s Tale’". Point of View, May 9, 2018.
^Martin Morrow, "Playwright shifts from physical to emotional disabilities: After the Blackout connects people with inner scars, marking a theatrical transition for Thompson and her theatre company". The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2018.
^Bruce DeMara, "Actor Prince Amponsah talks Station Eleven and the ‘everyday challenge’ of living with trauma". Toronto Star, January 27, 2022.
^Peter Knegt, "10 Canadians who helped make Yellowjackets and Station Eleven the zeitgeist shows of this strange moment". CBC Arts, January 12, 2022.
^ abBrad Wheeler, "Canadian Screen Award nominee Prince Amponsah is trending like avocado on toast: Amponsah looking beyond his role in the series Avocado Toast to open more opportunities for actors with disabilities". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2023.
^Eric Volmers, "Calgarians, expats earn Canadian Screen Award nominations". Calgary Herald, February 22, 2023.
prince, amponsah, actor, prince, amponsah, canadian, actor, contents, background, career, references, external, linksbackground, editamponsah, began, acting, career, with, stage, roles, shaw, festival, early, 2010s, november, 2012, injured, apartment, fire, lo. Prince Amponsah is a Canadian actor 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksBackground editAmponsah began his acting career with stage roles at the Shaw Festival in the early 2010s 2 In November 2012 he was injured in an apartment fire losing both of his arms near the elbow and spending several weeks in a coma 3 and went through a year and a half of regular surgery and rehabilitation He underwent 40 skin grafts and other reconstructive surgeries For weeks after the fire he lay in the burn unit of Sunnybrook Hospital in the coma which was medically induced unaware that he had suffered burns to 68 per cent of his body 2 Career editHe returned to the stage in the latter half of the 2010s beginning with a 2016 production of Brandon Crone s play Contempt 1 In 2017 he appeared in a production of Salvatore Antonio s Sheets in a role which called for him to appear on stage in the nude 4 In the same year he appeared in two third season episodes of Killjoys as Havigan the proprietor of a hackmod bar 5 and starred in Sherren Lee s award winning short film The Things You Think I m Thinking 6 In 2018 he was profiled in Jamie Miller s short documentary film Prince s Tale 7 and played a leading role in a production of Judith Thompson s play After the Blackout 8 In this era he also had guest roles in the television series Frankie Drake Mysteries The Handmaid s Tale and Private Eyes In 2021 he appeared as August a member of the Traveling Symphony in the television miniseries Station Eleven 9 and performed in Emmett Syrus Marcus Ware s contribution to the 21 Black Futures project 10 In 2022 he had a recurring role as Marvin in the web series Avocado Toast 11 for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 12 His role in the series was hailed as a positive step forward for representation of people with disabilities as his disability was narratively acknowledged but not dwelled upon as the defining aspect of his character s story 11 References edit a b Brad Wheeler Actor Prince Amponsah on returning to the stage after a tragic accident The Globe and Mail February 12 2016 a b Geoffrey Vendeville Actor who lost his arms and nearly his life in fire reaches new stage Toronto Star June 1 2016 Graham Slaughter Online and in person community helps Prince of a friend We re in this to the end buddies say as they raise money for man who lost arms in devastating fire Toronto Star December 29 2012 Karen Fricker Actors audiences engage with nakedness in two Toronto productions Toronto Star March 22 2017 Greg David PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON SEASON 3 OF SPACEA S MOST WATCHED ORIGINAL SERIES KILLJOYS TV eh February 6 2017 Matthew Sorrento Dating and Vulnerability Sherren Lee and Jesse LaVercombe on The Things You Think I m Thinking Film International April 26 2018 Pat Mullen Review Short Docs Turning Tables and Prince s Tale Point of View May 9 2018 Martin Morrow Playwright shifts from physical to emotional disabilities After the Blackout connects people with inner scars marking a theatrical transition for Thompson and her theatre company The Globe and Mail May 14 2018 Bruce DeMara Actor Prince Amponsah talks Station Eleven and the everyday challenge of living with trauma Toronto Star January 27 2022 Peter Knegt 10 Canadians who helped make Yellowjackets and Station Eleven the zeitgeist shows of this strange moment CBC Arts January 12 2022 a b Brad Wheeler Canadian Screen Award nominee Prince Amponsah is trending like avocado on toast Amponsah looking beyond his role in the series Avocado Toast to open more opportunities for actors with disabilities The Globe and Mail April 13 2023 Eric Volmers Calgarians expats earn Canadian Screen Award nominations Calgary Herald February 22 2023 External links editPrince Amponsah at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prince Amponsah actor amp oldid 1217732900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
