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About Todd William Schroeder
Early Life & Education
Todd is an actor, director, writer and ex-stuntmen for over 30 years!
Todd William Schroeder, was born in London, Ontario, and embarked on his acting career, initially in regional theater, before establishing himself in Toronto in 1985. Prior to moving to Toronto, Schroeder openly admits he was a restless individual and searching for his path in life. At the early age of 18, he had already apprenticed and became a chef and was working in an Italian fine dining restaurant. His passion for food has always been a big part of his life owning a catering company for years while working in the film industry. Schroeder was a pretty decent athlete and he really stood out as a football player. One of his dreams was to make it as a professional player. After playing 2 years with the CJFL(CFL farm league) he was being recruited with a call up contract to play pro football. After moving to Toronto, his life took a dramatic turn and his attention turned towards the Hollywood lights. His name got circulated into a stunt team and he got a call to be a stunt double for David Graf (Tackleberry) of the hit Police Academy movies. His education started in the performing arts at Humber College theatre school. He ended up leaving at the end of first year when he landed his first real professional acting job. Schroeder landed a principal part in a feature film “Murder One” starring (ET’s) Henry Thomas. It was a rocky road for a few years but eventually he built a successful career spanning over 30 years in Film and Television. He holds memberships in ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and the WGC (Writers & Directors Guild of Canada).
With an extensive body of work, Todd has made guest appearances in more than 100 films and TV series, in addition to featuring in over 60 commercials. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to share the screen with accomplished actors such as Oscar-nominated Don Cheadle, John Hurt, Eugene Levy, Henry Thomas, Tia Carrere, Michael Riley, Robert Urich, Joe Mantegna, Geraint Wyn Davies, Sonja Smits, Harris Yulin, Paul Gross, Lorraine Bracco, Christopher Plummer, and David Carradine, among others.
Standing at a height of 6 feet 4 inches, and leveraging his background in football, Todd has also forged a parallel career as a Hollywood stuntman. Schroeder spent 2 years travelling North America with (Schroeder Airshow’s) working on the Airshow circuit. The comedy, live shows were viewed by hundreds of thousands of air show enthusiasts featuring him dragging under planes and performing a truck top landing act. His background as a boxer and his blue belt in Jujitsu made him attractive candidate for action films. His acting prowess combined with his stunt background was perfect formula to launch his career. Since then he has portrayed numerous villainous characters and doubled for some of the industry's most prominent actors, including Tom Selleck, David Morse, Billy Campbell, Tom Jackson, Steven Seagal, David Graf, Pablo Schreiber, John Larroquette and Kevin Kilner.
STUNT CHEF / ACTOR / WRITER / DIRECTOR
Selected Filmography
Selected Filmography
In the years 2002 to 2014, Schroeder established a modest boutique production company and subsequently achieved recognition as an award-winning Writer, and Director with an International festival accolades for two 30-minute drama productions “The Missing Piece” & “Nowhere to Hide”, marking his debut as a director.
Under the banner of his company, Fallingstar Films, he diversified his portfolio by servicing a variety of sectors, including but not limited to pharmaceuticals, trade unions, and the private sector. Fallingstar Films specialized in the creation of media content, short documentaries, commercials, as well as safety and training videos.
Similar to athletes, age and injuries take their toll in doing stunt related shows. In 2018, at the age of 56 Schroeder decided to redirect his passion for on camera action and channel it towards working as a filmmaker.
His love for movies and the industry has reignited a new challenge and passion to overcome.
For more information check out his IMDB: Imdb.me/toddwilliamschroeder
Movies/Shows Featured In
Awards & Recognition
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