Meet Anthony.
Anthony is from small, farm-town, Oxford, Iowa: population 700, and graduated from Clear Creek Amana High School in Tiffin, Iowa. While obtaining his Associate's Degree in Theatre from Kirkwood Community College, Anthony received his first Irene Ryan acting nomination from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for his stage portrayal of Alexis Voinov in The Just Assassins, and named the Arts & Humanities Department's Outstanding Student.
While completing his Bachelor's degree in Theatre at St. Ambrose University, Anthony received his second and third acting nominations for his stage portrayals as Prep in Columbinus, and Tony in the world-premiere of The Plagiarists, respectively. It was competing with this third, and final, acting nomination that Anthony won the title of being the 2013 Regional Irene Ryan Winner for Best Actor of Region 5 (1st of 325) by outperforming 325 current or newly graduated theatre students from a seven-state region, obtaining an invitation to perform nationally at The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (top 16 of 2000)
Anthony worked professionally in Chicago for five years, where he won two of three Best Lead Actor film nominations for his performance as Noah in Nesting Grounds, as well as a Best Supporting Actor win for his work in Where She Lay.
Anthony can be seen in his feature film debut as Ellis in Spiral; as Abolitionist, James Thome, in Sons & Daughters of Thunder, which earned three Mid-America Emmy® nominations; as well as in the award-winning short film, My Best Girl. Most recently, Anthony has completed filming lead role, Antonio, in the pilot episode of a new series pitch, Complete Bull, gaining SAG-AFTRA eligibility.
Anthony is not currently represented by agency and management.
Acting Reel
Dramatic Monologue:
Dramatic Monologue:
60 second Dramatic Clip (two scenes):
Voiceover Sample:
Nesting Grounds (trailer):
Where She Lay (trailer):
My Best Girl (trailer) - Streaming now on Amazon Prime!
60 second Comedic Clip (two scenes):
Comedic Monologue:
Nesting Grounds (full film):
Where She Lay (full film):
Spiral (trailer) - Watch free on Tubi!
Reviews
“★★★½ out of 4 stars
Stratton is ... simply everything you could ask an actor to be in a role that demands layers of complexity.”
“[Anthony’s] acting is fresh, natural, and engaging.”
“Anthony Stratton as Noah is phenomenal -
engaging, intriguing, heartbreaking – I couldn’t take my eyes off him. To call his performance evocative would be an understatement.”
“★★★½ out of 4 stars
Stratton is ... raw and vunerable and heartfelt...”
“...[Stratton] gives an emotional performance...”
“Anthony Stratton’s heavyweight performance helps bring Ian McCullough’s beautiful and haunting Nesting Grounds to life.”
“Ida Lund-Larsen & 2015 Twister Alley ‘Best Actor in a Short Film’ Winner, Anthony Stratton, deliver masterful performances in Cody Packer’s powerful ‘Where She Lay.’”
“★★★½ out of 4 stars
...one can expect tremendous things from this thought-provoking and emotionally honest film centered by a stand-out performance from Anthony Stratton.”
“You can see the conflict and emotion in [Stratton’s] performance, even when he’s acting as if he knows that he’s right.”
“...the film features a strong performance by its lead actor... Anthony Stratton”
Awards
News
‘Sons & Daughter of Thunder’ has Received three mid-America emmy nominations
The docudrama Sons & Daughters of Thunder received three nominations including Best Arts/Entertainment: Program/Special, Best Original Music Score, and Writing (Screenplay). Anthony portrays the supporting role of Abolitionist, James Thome.
cast as lead role, Antonio, in pilot of new series pitch
An animal scientist, Lainey, reluctenly enters the male-dominated world of livestock insemination when her life hits the skids. As her father faces a medical crisis, she must then decide if she will escape back to her recent life in the city, or assume the role of a high-stakes, cattle insemination specialist. Hour-long drama. Post-Production.
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Height
5' 8"
Weight
140 lbs
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Brown