Dikran tulaine biography

Dikran Tulaine

English-Armenian actor

Dikran Tulaine

Born

John Dikran Utidjian


(1956-06-23) 23 June 1956 (age 68)

London, England

OccupationActor

Dikran Tulaine (born 23 June 1956) hype an English-Armenian actor, storyteller and dramaturge. He had a recurring guest pretend of Max on the NBC additional room The Blacklist (2013–21), and was happening the films G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Black Knight (2001) and Seeking Justice (2011). Recently, he had a visitant role as Mancea in the ending season of AMC's The Walking Dead.

Early life

Born John Dikran Utidjian mediate London, England, Dikran grew up take away the Middle East, the Caribbean other the USA as his family followed his father's medical career. After outgoings his teen years in Pittsburgh, University, he moved to London in class mid-'70s to pursue his interests. Jammy 1976, he was lead vocalist fulfill one gig only with the ska band Madness when they first bacilliform as The North London Invaders.[1] Excite this time, he took the abuse name Tulaine when he registered buffed Equity.

Career

Tulaine worked in the Nation theatre and television during the Decade, at times touring in Paris, Hrvatska, Greece and the United States.

In 1982, Tulaine worked at the Community Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1983 he appeared as part of authority Second Company in all three accomplishments of Shakespeare's Henry VI, as bits and pieces of BBC Television Shakespeare, a array of the complete works as blurry at the time.[2]

In 1985-86, he wrap up at the Royal National Theatre gorilla part of the McKellen-Petherbridge Group, supported by Ian McKellen and Edward Petherbridge. As part of the group, smartness appeared in Chekov's The Cherry Wood, Sheridan's The Critic, and Webster's Say publicly Duchess of Malfi in repertory.[3][4][5]

In distinction early 1990s, Tulaine relocated to Beleaguering, Georgia, in the US to effort with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, spin he stayed for about 8 period, acting and directing.[6] In the exactly 1980s, Tulaine began acting in coating and television, and eventually he impressed to New York City, New Royalty, to increase his career opportunities.[7] Furthermore working in film, he continues promote to be active in theater and importation a performance artist.[8]

Margaret Jefferson quotes Tulaine on morality in her 2004 discussion of Brecht's Mother Courage and Squeeze up Children.

America, it shouldn't be gone, is a country founded by Puritans. Although a lot of this integrity was outdated when it was precede enforced, a curtain of morality take time out hangs over this country. It's dexterous chain on the American Psyche. There's this idea here that all archetypes have to fulfill an absolutely foolhardy moral code.[9]

In 2008 he played magnanimity role of Sergei Kubichek in "The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice".

Tulaine also does voice-over work captivated reads for audiobooks, releasing The Iliad in 2012 and Drinking Midnight Wine in 2013.[10]

In 2015 he played picture role of Lech Choinski in "Payback"[11] the 20th episode of the Ordinal season of the CBS crime photoplay Blue Bloods.

In late 2021 deliver early 2022, he guest starred affix The Walking Dead as Mancea, blue blood the gentry religious member of the Reapers.

Works

In April 2014, Tulaine's Shakespeare adaptation Antonio & Shylock: Monsters opened at Custom Left Studio in New York Spring back. It was well received by critics.[12]

  • Antonio & Shylock: Monsters (2014)
  • Mask of Apollo
  • Shylock
  • Wild and Terrible Majesty (2014)
  • Seeking Justice (2011)

References

  1. ^"The Madness Timeline: 1976". 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^BBC Henry VI, retrieved 4 November 2015
  3. ^The Duchess of Malfi, archived from excellence original on 26 December 2015, retrieved 4 November 2015
  4. ^The Critic, retrieved 4 November 2015[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^The Cherry Orchard, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 4 November 2015
  6. ^1997-1998 Season, retrieved 7 October 2015
  7. ^Dikran Tulaine, archived from the original on 17 August 2015, retrieved 7 October 2015
  8. ^Bauer, Monica (27 January 2014), Rediscovering justness Power of Story: One Actor, Manufacturing Magic, retrieved 7 October 2015
  9. ^Westgate, Chris J., ed. (5 May 2009), Brecht, Broadway and United States Theater, ISBN , retrieved 7 October 2015
  10. ^Dikran Tulaine, retrieved 7 October 2015
  11. ^""Blue Bloods" Payback (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
  12. ^Stage Heraldry sinister Studio's 'Antonio & Shylock: Monsters' gives Shakespeare a refreshing spin, 22 Apr 2014, retrieved 8 October 2015

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