Biography
Damir Andrei is a Director/actor born in Zagreb, Croatia. He came to Montreal with his parents in 1963 at the age of 8, speaking neither English nor French. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada in acting, inspired by the work of Douglas Rain. Damir Andrei worked often at the now defunct Phoenix Theatre of Montreal directing Sexual Perversity in Chicago among other plays there. He has done much of his directing work at Montreal's Centaur Theatre, including Bordertown Café, The Main, Playboy of the West Indies and The Freidman Family Fortune. He has also worked at the Blyth Festival, Canadian Stage and the National Arts Centre. Andrei's style is unobtrusive and text-driven. He now lives in Toronto, where he has acted extensively in film and television, including Dead Ringers (1988), and Slings and Arrows (2003), among many others.
Movies & TV Shows
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Shazam! (2019) — Charlie Beck
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Jumper (2008) — Psychologist
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Suits (2011) — Judge Steiner
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The Strain (2014) — Alexei Fet
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Monk (2002) — Father Hatcher
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Dead Ringers (1988) — Birchall
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Schitt's Creek (2015) — Judge
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Rollerball (2002) — Serbo-Croatian Sports Announcer
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A Christmas Horror Story (2015) — Principal Herod
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Casino Jack (2010) — Manny Rouvelas
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F/X2 (1991) — Defense Attorney
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Mayday (2003) — Captain Lutz
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Covert Affairs (2010) — Senator Douglas Kelly
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M. Butterfly (1993) — Intelligence Officer #2
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Happy Birthday to Me (1981) — Junior Surgeon
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Switching Goals (1999) — Arden
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Talk to Me (2007) — Fred De Cordova
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Conviction (2016) — Provost David Chambers
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Mutant X (2001) — Thom Reilly
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One Magic Christmas (1985) — Bank Manager
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The Listener (2009) — Thomas Vaughan
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Visiting Hours (1982) — Paramedic
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Earth: Final Conflict (1997) — Tom Payne
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Winters
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Solar Attack (2006) — Russian President Yuri Ilyushin
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...First Do No Harm (1997)
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The Miracle Worker (2000) — Dr. Anagnos
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The Pentagon Papers (2003) — Leonard Boudin
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A Different Loyalty (2004) — Aleksi
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) — Miguel Richler
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Slings & Arrows (2003)
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Visitors of the Night (1995) — Stranger 1
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Niagara Motel (2006) — Boris
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Still Small Voices (2007) — Bud Atherton
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Playing House (2006) — John
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Sonatine (1984)
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The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985) — Assistant Warden Hoffman
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Apology (1986) — Audiologist
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American Playhouse (1982) — Al
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And Then There Was One (1994) — Dr. Goodman