TORONTO, ON (April 16, 2026) – ACTRA Toronto is pleased to announce the Outstanding Performance and Ensemble nominees, and Stunt Award and Lifetime membership recipients for the 24th ACTRA Awards in Toronto, proudly presented by AFBS and produced by Yellow House Events. This year’s awards celebration will take place during a star-studded evening ceremony on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning with Nadine Bhabha as host.
Outstanding Performance – Female:
Trish Fagan as Kelley in Capacity (Stagg Forrest Films)
Nina Kiri as Sandra Perron in Out Standing (GPA Films, January Media)
Liisa Repo-Martell as Vivian in Blueberry Grunt (Oversherry Productions, Ruthless Lawrence Productions)
Dana Solomon as Beatrice in Blood Lines (Assini Productions, Devonshire Productions, Night Market Productions)
Sydney Topliffe as Abbie in Wayward, “Leap” (Sphere Media and Objective Fiction for Netflix)
Outstanding Performance – Male:
Ashton James as Dean Youngblood in Youngblood (Aircraft Pictures Production in association with Dolphin Films and Photon Films & Media)
Tony Nappo as Jason in Fractured Acts (Out Of The Box Productions)
Arnold Pinnock as Paul Devine in The Well (Aiken Heart Films, Folktale Films)
Siddharth Sharma as The Student in Late Bloomer, “New Canadian” (Pier 21 Films)
Adrian Walters as Akai in It Comes in Waves (Zargara Productions and Lenz Films in association with BDB Productions)
Outstanding Performance – Non-Binary/Gender Non-conforming:
Noah Lamanna as Milly in The Well (Aiken Heart Films, Folktale Films)
Ci Hang Ma as Quinn in School Spirits, “Anatomy of a Fallout Shelter” (Paramount TV Studios)
Billy Merasty as Uncle George in Nika & Madison (Eva Thomas Inc., Carousel Pictures Inc.)
Asher Rose as Sammy in The Lift (Second Act Actor Productions)
Jo Vannicola as Charlie in Pink Elephant (Pink Elephant Films, JPO & Co Entertainment Inc., Filmcoop Inc.)
Outstanding Performance – Commercial:
Matthew G. Brown as Hero Man in IKEA’s “Twelve Days” (Rethink)
Alison Deon as Maisy in Visa’s “Not Like Us” (Publicis)
Keren Edelist as Emma in Winners’ “Stop Wondering, Start Winning” (Rethink)
Hannah Spear as Hero Woman in IKEA’s “Twelve Days” (Rethink)
Richard Young as Dad in Bell’s “Bell Let’s Talk Bedtime Story” (LG2)
Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice:
Maria del Mar as Lunia in LEGO® DreamZzz, “Lunia” (LEGO and WildBrain Studios)
Kamaia Fairburn as Layla Fletcher in Unicorn Academy, “Legendary Summer” (Spin Master Entertainment)
Gabbi Kosmidis as Gracie in Night of the Zoopocalypse (A Copperheart Entertainment, Charades Productions, Umedia Production, IDL Films Production in association with Apollo Films, Crave, House of Cool, Macguff)
Morrissa Nicole as Lydia in Lyla in the Loop, “Jamaica Day” (Mighty Picnic, Pipeline Studios and Broadcaster PBS Kids)
Susan Roman as Andromeda/Florence in LEGO® DreamZzz, “Lunia” (LEGO and WildBrain Studios)
Outstanding Performance – Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice:
Cory Doran as Speed Meister in Rubble & Crew, “Crew Builds a Skyscraper” (Spin Master Entertainment)
Jeremy Harris as Ika Inkblot in Mermicorno: Starfall, “Singer Wrong Writer” (Atomic Cartoons, a Blue Ant company)
Deven Mack as Nokt in Ninjago: Dragons Rising, “Chaos Unchained” (LEGO and WildBrain Studios)
Pierre Simpson as Xavier in Night of the Zoopocalypse (A Copperheart Entertainment, Charades Productions, Umedia Production, IDL Films Production in association with Apollo Films, Crave, House of Cool, Macguff)
Scott Thompson as Ash in Night of the Zoopocalypse (A Copperheart Entertainment, Charades Productions, Umedia Production, IDL Films Production in association with Apollo Films, Crave, House of Cool, Macguff)
Outstanding Performance – Youth Voice:
Athan Giazitzidis as Pants in Mittens & Pants, “Puppy Detective and the Case of the Smelly Smell” (Windy Isle Entertainment)
Ellora Lopez as Rosie in Rosie’s Rules, “Gatita Day” (9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films)
Grace Nicolaou-Wood as Apple Banana in Let’s Go, Bananas!, “The Fast and the Furriest” (9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films)
Mia SwamiNathan as Mittens in Mittens & Pants, “Captain Mittens” (Windy Isle Entertainment)
Mia SwamiNathan as Zadie in Work It Out Wombats!, “Zadie’s Horrible Haircut” (GBH, Pipeline Studios and Broadcaster PBS Kids)
Outstanding Performance – Videogame Voice:
Patrick Kwok-Choon as Nor in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes (Ubisoft)
Nicole Law as Rebecca in Hell Is Us (Nacon)
Dalal Sabra as Nentuk in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes (Ubisoft)
Members’ Choice Series Ensemble Award Nominees
Children Ruin Everything (New Metric Media)
Heated Rivalry (Accent Aigu Entertainment in association with Bell Media’s Crave)
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (Cameron Pictures, Lark Productions)
Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury)
SkyMed (Piazza Entertainment)
ACTRA Toronto Stunt Ensemble Award Nominees
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Legend Has It (Underdog Pictures)
Revival, “Don’t Tell Dad” (Blue Ice Pictures, Hemmings Films)
Twisted Metal, “OHLYNTE” (Electric Avenue, Artists First, Inspire Entertainment, PlayStation Productions, Make It With Gravy, Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television)
The ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award will be presented to Patrick Mark.
This year’s lifetime memberships will be presented to Tig Fong, Nina Keogh and John Nelles.
“Calling members to let them know of their ACTRA Awards in Toronto nomination is truly one of the highlights of my year,” says Kate Ziegler, ACTRA Toronto President. “There is nothing quite like coming together to celebrate the incredibly diverse, talented and eclectic performers who are out there telling Canadian stories, right here at home. On May 11, we’re bringing that energy to the 24th annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto and returning to one of the city’s most stunning venues where exceptional talent from across our membership will take to the stage, statues will be handed out, and we’ll come together to raise a glass to how fortunate we are to do what we love, protected and empowered by our union agreements.”
Added Ziegler: “Now more than ever, Canadian performers are proud to tell Canadian stories, and we are actively building the power to help ensure we can keep doing exactly that despite the threats and changes to the production landscape. We are here, and the ACTRA Awards in Toronto is just one of the ways we stake our claim as the cultural workers we are, and we wear that proudly.”
Candidates for ACTRA Toronto’s juried Outstanding Performance awards are submitted for consideration by ACTRA Toronto members. The nominees and winners are chosen by a jury comprised of ACTRA Toronto members that reflect the communities represented within the ACTRA Toronto membership. The ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award recipient is chosen by a committee comprised of past ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award recipients. Lifetime memberships are determined by ACTRA Toronto Council and presented to individuals in recognition of their significant volunteer contributions to ACTRA Toronto and their ongoing work on behalf of our members.
ACTRA Toronto members vote for the five finalists and winner of the Member’s Choice Series Ensemble Award. The ACTRA Toronto Stunt Ensemble Award winner is chosen by a jury of ACTRA Toronto’s stunt community members.
Winners will be announced at the 24th ACTRA Awards in Toronto on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning.
ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing over 15,000 of Canada’s 30,000 professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. An advocate for Canadian culture since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven union that continues to secure rights and respect for the work of professional performers.
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Media Contact: Jennifer McGibbon, Public Relations Officer, 416-642-6710, jmcgibbon@actratoronto.com