The 23rd ACTRA Awards in Toronto

ACTRA Toronto members and industry guests came together to celebrate and applaud the outstanding performances, achievements and artistic accomplishments of some of Canada’s most gifted performers at the 23rd ACTRA Awards in Toronto, proudly presented by AFBS.
This celebration took place on May 8, 2025, at Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning in Toronto.
This memorable and special event would not have been possible without the generosity of our sponsors.

Click the arrows below to scroll through the photos from the reception, show, winners and after awards soirée. Click here to see red carpet photos.

Welcome reception at the 23rd ACTRA Awards in Toronto
DJ Al
Liam McKenna (left), Nylan Parthipan (centre) and guests
Left to right: Matt Lemche, Colin Mochrie, Kinley Mochrie, Debra McGrath, Madelaine Rose
Lifetime Membership Recipient Leesa Levinson
2025 ACTRA Awards Announcer Nneka Atto
Outstanding Performance Voice Nominee Julius Cho & Tavia Pereira
Paul Ledoux & Ferne Downey
Vania Giusto & Emily Hurson
Colin Mochrie & Paul Constable
Sally Nakazi & Sabine Nakazi
Daniel Lavigne, Angelica Lisk-Hann & Raymond Clarke
Outstanding Performance Nominee Pegah Ghafoori & Valentin Moulias
Outstanding Performance Nominee Sergio Di Zio, ACTRA Toronto President Kate Ziegler & Meredith McGeachie
In the Spotlight sponsor Creative Arts Financial
Ben Petrie & Outstanding Performance Nominee Grace Glowicki
Members' Choice Series Ensemble nominees Logan Nicolson & Mikayla SwamiNathan from Children Ruin Everything
Outstanding Performance Nominee Billy Merasty
Chief of Staff to Ontario's Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Mathew Clancy & FilmOntario Managing Director Cynthia Lynch
Platinum sponsor AFBS
Outstanding Performance Nominee Grace Nicolaou-Wood, Christina Nicolaou & Kenneth Blair Wood
Theresa Tova & Asher Rose
Thomas Lorber & Sebastian Buitrago, Stunt Ensemble Nominees, The Boys, “Life Among The Septics”
Nykeem Provo, Chris Hann & Daniel Lavigne
In the Spotlight sponsor ACTRA National
ACTRA Toronto President Kate Ziegler & Ennis Esmer
Eric Peterson, Gord Rand & John Cleland
Jamie Jones, TJ Scott & 2025 Stunt Award Recipient Cotton Mather
Feaven Abera & Dalmar Abuzeid
James Gilbert & Samantha Falco
Deven Mack & Sergio Di Zio
Tig Fong, Ruth Chiang & Christopher McGuire
Outstanding Performance Nominee Oluniké Adeliyi
Back row: Kolton Stewart, Julie Beaumaster, Gabbi Kosmidis, Feaven Abera, Iliana Spirakis, Dalmar Abuzeid. Front row: Kari Wong, Sara Garcia, Marianna Phung
Outstanding Performance Nominee Nadine Whiteman
Michelle Meghie
Marit Stiles, MPP (Davenport) & Leader of the Official Opposition of Ontario
Bonnie Crombie, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
MPP (York South—Weston) and Parliamentary Assistant, Mohamed Firin, speaking on behalf of the Hon. Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
2025 ACTRA Awards Host, Angelica Lisk-Hann
DJ Scratch & 2025 ACTRA Awards Announcer Nneka Atto
ACTRA Toronto President Kate Ziegler
Outstanding Performance Commercial Award Winner Tony A. Kim
Outstanding Performance Voice Award Co-Presenters, Humberly González & Cory Doran
Outstanding Performance Youth Voice Award Winner Grace Nicolaou-Wood
Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice Award Winner Genevieve Adam
Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice Award Winner Deven Mack
2025 ACTRA Awards Host Angelica Lisk-Hann
Anita Nittoly & Ruth Chiang, Winners of the Stunt Ensemble Award for Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, "The Key to the Castle"
Outstanding Performance Male & Female Award Co-Presenters, Emma Hunter & Andrew Phung
Outstanding Performance Female Award Winner Stefani Kimber
Lifetime Membership Recipient Jean Yoon
2025 Stunt Award Presenter TJ Scott
2025 Stunt Award Recipient Cotton Mather
Lifetime Membership Presenter Joy Tanner
Lifetime Membership Recipient Leesa Levinson
In Memoriam presentation, live performance by Eric Wright & Karrnnel Sawitsky
Outstanding Performance Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Award Co-Presenters Asher Rose & Madelaine Rose
Outstanding Performance Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Award Winner Rabiya Mansoor
Sponsor Thank You by ACTRA Awards Committee Lead Amy Matysio
Lifetime Membership Recipient Eric Peterson
2025 Award of Excellence Co-Presenters Kinley Mochrie & Colin Mochrie
Kinley Mochrie, 2025 Award of Excellence Recipient Debra McGrath, Colin Mochrie
2025 Award of Excellence Recipient Debra McGrath, Colin Mochrie
Members' Choice Series Ensemble Presenter Supinder Wraich
Araya Mengesha & K.C. Collins, Members' Choice Series Ensemble Award Winner for Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Tony A. Kim, Outstanding Performance Commercial Award Winner
Grace Nicolaou-Wood, Outstanding Performance Youth Voice Award Winner
Genevieve Adam, Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice Award Winner
Deven Mack, Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice Award Winner
Ruth Chiang & Anita Nittoly, Stunt Ensemble Award Winner for Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, “The Key to the Castle”
Stefani Kimber, Outstanding Performance Female Award Winner
Jean Yoon, Lifetime Membership Recipient
Cotton Mather, 2025 Stunt Award Recipient
Leesa Levinson, Lifetime Membership Recipient, & Joy Tanner
Rabiya Mansoor, Outstanding Performance Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Award Winner
Eric Peterson, Lifetime Membership Recipient
Debra McGrath, 2025 Award of Excellence Recipient
K.C. Collins & Araya Mengesha, Members' Choice Series Ensemble Award Winner for Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Winners of the 23rd ACTRA Awards in Toronto
After Awards Soirée
Daniel Gravelle & Christina Orjalo
Tom Macmillan & Emma Hunter
Mercedes Morris & Humberly González
2025 Award of Excellence Recipient Debra McGrath & ACTRA Toronto President Kate Ziegler
2025 ACTRA Awards Host Angelica Lisk-Hann
Deven Mack & Maureen Heywood
Ennis Esmer & Andrew Phung
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Welcome reception at the 23rd ACTRA Awards in Toronto
<b>DJ Al</b>
<b>Liam McKenna</b> (left), <b>Nylan Parthipan</b> (centre) and guests
Left to right: <b>Matt Lemche</b>, <b>Colin Mochrie</b>, <b>Kinley Mochrie</b>, <b>Debra McGrath</b>, <b>Madelaine Rose</b>
Lifetime Membership Recipient <b>Leesa Levinson</b>
2025 ACTRA Awards Announcer <b>Nneka Atto</b>
Outstanding Performance Voice Nominee <b>Julius Cho</b> & <b>Tavia Pereira</b>
<b>Paul Ledoux</b> & <b>Ferne Downey</b>
<b>Vania Giusto</b> & <b>Emily Hurson</b>
<b>Colin Mochrie</b> & <b>Paul Constable</b>
<b>Sally Nakazi</b> & <b>Sabine Nakazi</b>
<b>Daniel Lavigne</b>, <b>Angelica Lisk-Hann</b> & <b>Raymond Clarke</b>
Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Pegah Ghafoori</b> & <b>Valentin Moulias</b>
Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Sergio Di Zio</b>, ACTRA Toronto President <b>Kate Ziegler</b> & <b>Meredith McGeachie</b>
<i>In the Spotlight</i> sponsor Creative Arts Financial
<b>Ben Petrie</b> & Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Grace Glowicki </b>
Members' Choice Series Ensemble nominees <b>Logan Nicolson</b> & <b>Mikayla SwamiNathan</b> from <i>Children Ruin Everything</i>
Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Billy Merasty</b>
Chief of Staff to Ontario's Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development <b>Mathew Clancy</b> & FilmOntario Managing Director <b>Cynthia Lynch</b>
</i>Platinum</i> sponsor AFBS
Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Grace Nicolaou-Wood</b>, <b>Christina Nicolaou</b> & <b>Kenneth Blair Wood</b>
<b>Theresa Tova</b> & <b>Asher Rose</b>
<b>Thomas Lorber</b> & <b>Sebastian Buitrago</b>, Stunt Ensemble Nominees, <i>The Boys</i>, “Life Among The Septics”
<b>Nykeem Provo</b>, <b>Chris Hann</b> & <b>Daniel Lavigne</b>
<i>In the Spotlight</i> sponsor ACTRA National
ACTRA Toronto President <b>Kate Ziegler</b> & <b>Ennis Esmer</b>
<b>Eric Peterson</b>, <b>Gord Rand</b> & <b>John Cleland</b>
<b>Jamie Jones</b>, <b>TJ Scott</b> & 2025 Stunt Award Recipient <b>Cotton Mather</b>
<b>Feaven Abera</b> & <b>Dalmar Abuzeid</b>
<b>James Gilbert</b> & <b>Samantha Falco</b>
<b>Deven Mack</b> & <b>Sergio Di Zio</b>
<b>Tig Fong</b>, <b>Ruth Chiang</b> & <b>Christopher McGuire</b>
Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Oluniké Adeliyi</b>
Back row: <b>Kolton Stewart</b>, <b>Julie Beaumaster</b>, <b>Gabbi Kosmidis</b>, <b>Feaven Abera</b>, <b>Iliana Spirakis</b>, <b>Dalmar Abuzeid</b>. Front row: <b>Kari Wong</b>, <b>Sara Garcia</b>, <b>Marianna Phung</b>
Outstanding Performance Nominee <b>Nadine Whiteman</b>
<b>Michelle Meghie</b>
<b>Marit Stiles</b>, MPP (Davenport) & Leader of the Official Opposition of Ontario
<b>Bonnie Crombie</b>, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
MPP (York South—Weston) and Parliamentary Assistant, <b>Mohamed Firin</b>, speaking on behalf of the Hon. <b>Stan Cho</b>, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
2025 ACTRA Awards Host, <b>Angelica Lisk-Hann</b>
<b>DJ Scratch</b> & 2025 ACTRA Awards Announcer <b>Nneka Atto</b>
ACTRA Toronto President <b>Kate Ziegler</b>
Outstanding Performance Commercial Award Winner <b>Tony A. Kim</b>
Outstanding Performance Voice Award Co-Presenters, <b>Humberly González</b> & <b>Cory Doran</b>
Outstanding Performance Youth Voice Award Winner <b>Grace Nicolaou-Wood</b>
Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice Award Winner <b>Genevieve Adam</b>
Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice Award Winner <b>Deven Mack</b>
2025 ACTRA Awards Host <b>Angelica Lisk-Hann</b>
<b>Anita Nittoly</b> & <b>Ruth Chiang</b>, Winners of the Stunt Ensemble Award for <i>Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent</i>, "The Key to the Castle"
Outstanding Performance Male & Female Award Co-Presenters, <b>Emma Hunter</b> & <b>Andrew Phung</b>
Outstanding Performance Female Award Winner <b>Stefani Kimber</b>
Lifetime Membership Recipient <b>Jean Yoon</b>
2025 Stunt Award Presenter <b>TJ Scott</b>
2025 Stunt Award Recipient <b>Cotton Mather</b>
Lifetime Membership Presenter <b>Joy Tanner</b>
Lifetime Membership Recipient <b>Leesa Levinson</b>
In Memoriam presentation, live performance by <b>Eric Wright</b> & <b>Karrnnel Sawitsky</b>
Outstanding Performance Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Award Co-Presenters <b>Asher Rose</b> & <b>Madelaine Rose</b>
Outstanding Performance Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Award Winner <b>Rabiya Mansoor</b>
Sponsor Thank You by ACTRA Awards Committee Lead <b>Amy Matysio</b>
Lifetime Membership Recipient <b>Eric Peterson</b>
2025 Award of Excellence Co-Presenters <b>Kinley Mochrie</b> & <b>Colin Mochrie</b>
<b>Kinley Mochrie</b>, 2025 Award of Excellence Recipient <b>Debra McGrath</b>, <b>Colin Mochrie</b>
2025 Award of Excellence Recipient <b>Debra McGrath</b>, <b>Colin Mochrie</b>
Members' Choice Series Ensemble Presenter <b>Supinder Wraich</b>
<b>Araya Mengesha</b> & <b>K.C. Collins</b>, Members' Choice Series Ensemble Award Winner for <i>Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent</i>
<b>Tony A. Kim</b>, Outstanding Performance Commercial Award Winner
<b>Grace Nicolaou-Wood</b>, Outstanding Performance Youth Voice Award Winner
<b>Genevieve Adam</b>, Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Female Voice Award Winner
<b>Deven Mack</b>, Outstanding Performance Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice Award Winner
<b>Ruth Chiang</b> & <b>Anita Nittoly</b>, Stunt Ensemble Award Winner for <i>Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent</i>, “The Key to the Castle”
<b>Stefani Kimber</b>, Outstanding Performance Female Award Winner
<b>Jean Yoon</b>, Lifetime Membership Recipient
<b>Cotton Mather</b>, 2025 Stunt Award Recipient
<b>Leesa Levinson</b>, Lifetime Membership Recipient, & <b>Joy Tanner</b>
<b>Rabiya Mansoor</b>, Outstanding Performance Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming Award Winner
<b>Eric Peterson</b>, Lifetime Membership Recipient
<b>Debra McGrath</b>, 2025 Award of Excellence Recipient
<b>K.C. Collins</b> & <b>Araya Mengesha</b>, Members' Choice Series Ensemble Award Winner for <i>Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent</i>
Winners of the 23rd ACTRA Awards in Toronto
After Awards Soirée
<b>Daniel Gravelle</b> & <b>Christina Orjalo</b>
<b>Tom Macmillan</b> & <b>Emma Hunter</b>
<b>Mercedes Morris</b> & <b>Humberly González</b>
2025 Award of Excellence Recipient <b>Debra McGrath</b> & ACTRA Toronto President <b>Kate Ziegler</b>
2025 ACTRA Awards Host <b>Angelica Lisk-Hann</b>
<b>Deven Mack</b> & <b>Maureen Heywood</b>
<b>Ennis Esmer</b> & <b>Andrew Phung</b>
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