Salvatore Antonio is a

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actor and playwright.

Early life

He was born Salvatore Antonio Alessandro Migliore in

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. He attended an enriched Arts programme at Unionville High School, and upon graduating he was one of 10 students accepted into the

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, where he became an instructor several years after graduating, graduating in 1998.

Actor

Antonio is known for playing the lead character, Sacha Martinelli, in the television series ''

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'' for

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and

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. On stage, he originated the title-role in ‘Botticelli In the Fire’ written by Governor General's Award winner Jordan Tannahill. He also played the title character in ''

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'' by

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at the

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during the winter of 2006. He reprised the role in 2007, and toured Canada with the production in winter 2008. He played one of the lead roles in the psychological thriller '' Sam's Lake''. Other recent films include ''Cursing Hanley'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. As of June 7, 2012 he can be seen on the new supernatural medical drama ''

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'' as Victor Reis. In 2014 he appeared in the sitcom ''

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''.

Playwright

As a playwright, Antonio was named a finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Award for English drama, for his debut work '' In Gabriel's Kitchen''. The play was originally produced at

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Theatre in March 2006, where it proved a box-office success. The play went on to be translated into Italian, and was performed in October 2006, at Teatro Della Limonaia, in Florence, Italy. The script was published in May 2007, by Playwrights Canada Press. In 2013, Antonio presented ''Truth/Dare: A Satire (With Dance)'', an interactive

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show which featured staged reenactments of scenes from

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's 1991 film ''

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'', at Buddies in Bad Times during Toronto's

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."Truth/Dare takes on the Material Girl"
. ''

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'', June 20, 2013. The show's cast also included

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and Keith Cole.

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