Tony Amendola (born August 24, 1951) is an American actor who is best
known for playing the Jaffa master Bra'tac in Stargate SG-1. Amendola
is also known for his recurring roles as revolutionary leader Edouard
Kagame of Liber8 in the television show Continuum and on ABC's Once
Upon a Time as Pinocchio's creator/father, Geppetto.Tony Amendola was
born in New Haven, Connecticut. His mother originates from the town of
Amalfi in Italy. He was the first in his family to attend college and
was set to become a lawyer, but his life went into a different
direction and he ended up taking both pre-law courses and theater
classes. After graduating from Southern Connecticut State University
in 1974, he studied and earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in 1977 at
Philadelphia's Temple University. In 1978, he moved to Los Angeles to
find work in film and television.Amendola is known for widely diverse
roles such as the murderous drug dealer Santos Jimenez on Showtime's
grisly drama Dexter, the long running role of Jaffa master Bra'tac in
the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, Liber8 leader Kagame on the
Syfy show Continuum, Geppetto/Marco in ABC's fantasy drama series Once
Upon a Time and the Catholic priest Father Perez in the 2014 horror
film Annabelle, a role he reprised for the 2019 film The Curse of La
Llorona.Amendola plays a Spanish magistrate in the 1998 swashbuckler
film The Mask of Zorro and appears as a separate character in its 2005
sequel. He portrays a Mexican marijuana farmer in the 2001 crime drama
film Blow. His television appearances of note include roles on The
X-Files, Seinfeld, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,
Angel, Alias, The Practice, Star Trek: Voyager and She-Wolf of London.
known for playing the Jaffa master Bra'tac in Stargate SG-1. Amendola
is also known for his recurring roles as revolutionary leader Edouard
Kagame of Liber8 in the television show Continuum and on ABC's Once
Upon a Time as Pinocchio's creator/father, Geppetto.Tony Amendola was
born in New Haven, Connecticut. His mother originates from the town of
Amalfi in Italy. He was the first in his family to attend college and
was set to become a lawyer, but his life went into a different
direction and he ended up taking both pre-law courses and theater
classes. After graduating from Southern Connecticut State University
in 1974, he studied and earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in 1977 at
Philadelphia's Temple University. In 1978, he moved to Los Angeles to
find work in film and television.Amendola is known for widely diverse
roles such as the murderous drug dealer Santos Jimenez on Showtime's
grisly drama Dexter, the long running role of Jaffa master Bra'tac in
the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, Liber8 leader Kagame on the
Syfy show Continuum, Geppetto/Marco in ABC's fantasy drama series Once
Upon a Time and the Catholic priest Father Perez in the 2014 horror
film Annabelle, a role he reprised for the 2019 film The Curse of La
Llorona.Amendola plays a Spanish magistrate in the 1998 swashbuckler
film The Mask of Zorro and appears as a separate character in its 2005
sequel. He portrays a Mexican marijuana farmer in the 2001 crime drama
film Blow. His television appearances of note include roles on The
X-Files, Seinfeld, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,
Angel, Alias, The Practice, Star Trek: Voyager and She-Wolf of London.
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