Jason Martorino
Acting
Biography
Jason began pursuing performance seriously at the age of 16, having been inspired by his drama teacher in high school, himself a veteran of film and theatre work. Following that, Jason attended theatre school at York University in his native Toronto, but soon transferred into the opera performance program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo Ontario, combining his passions for acting and music. During his 5 years of training in theatre and music there, Jason discovered a penchant for singing and acting in both lead and character roles, by performing with local stage companies, and eventually making his way into his first film. The latter, his first collaboration with writer/director/producer Lyndon Horsfall, and was to prove the inception of an ongoing creative relationship. Throughout this time as well, Jason worked frequently in the theatre scene in and around Toronto, including lead and supporting roles in a number of the canon of great classical and modern plays such as Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Coward's Present Laughter, Ryton's Crown Matrimonial, and Moliere's The School For Wives. Jason's passion for challenging himself as an actor in various media and styles led him to enter the bustling film and television market in Toronto, beginning at first with work in commercials, PSA's, and the web series Posthuman, in which Jason contributed as writer and producer, as well as playing the series' central character Charlie Porter. Posthuman was a reunion with creative symbiotic Lyndon Horsfall, with whom Jason went on to take his first directorial credit, sharing duties with Horsfall on the music video Sundown for the band The Short Films. During this time Jason also graduated to performing small roles in network TV series, and finally to supporting roles in feature films Kingdom Come and Synchronicity. Jason continues to seek challenging roles and new collaborative opportunities from his home base in Toronto. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jason Martorino
Known For
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
The Handmaid's Tale
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 high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
The Strain
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
Frankie Drake Mysteries
A group of strangers wake up in an abandoned hospital to find themselves stalked by a supernatural force with sinister intentions.
Kingdom Come
A washed up boxer searching for his inheritance must fight for his life when he is trapped in his deceased father's farmhouse by a local cannibal cult.
The Devil Comes at Night
November 11, 1918 - An armistice signaling the end of the First World War was signed shortly after 5am. The ceasefire would come into effect at 11am.