
John Tokatlidis
Acting
Biography
John discovered his passion for acting in high school where he organized and performed in school plays and assemblies for fellow students and staff. John's acting career officially launched shortly after graduating from McMaster University when he was cast in The Second City's "Tony'n'Tina's Wedding" in Toronto. Film and television roles soon followed with lead roles in acclaimed indie films "The End of Silence" (2006) and "Sweet Karma" (2009) To date John has performed in over 30 film and television projects including "Compulsion" (2013), "Private Eyes" (2016),"Fatman" (2020) and the Emmy nominated "What We Do In The Shadows" (2023).
Known For

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Mayday

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.
What We Do in the Shadows

Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.
Private Eyes

When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, their high-stakes missions get tangled up with awkward family dynamics.
FUBAR

In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.
Clarice

Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw

A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
Fatman

A strange and destructive relationship develops between a chef and her neighbor, a former child actress.
Compulsion

The story of a mother whose two young daughters are kidnapped by her abusive ex-husband—and her all-consuming fight to get them back.
Stolen by Their Father

A mute Russian girl infiltrates Toronto's underground sex trade to avenge the death of her sister.
Sweet Karma

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
Akilla's Escape
Darya a ballerina working for a prestigious Russian dance company decides to immigrate to Canada. Once there, she finds it hard to adapt, since she barely speaks English.
The End of Silence

Battling aspects of mental illness, the Johnson family struggles to maintain faith as evil enters their lives.