David Tompa, BASc, MASc

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David Tompa,
BASc, MASc

Biography

David Tompa has been a part of the industry in Toronto for 15 years. David teaches repetition and the Meisner Technique with John Riven. He has run workshops for The Toronto International Improv Festival, Starz Animation as well as various schools around town.  He coaches actors for auditions and for set.  David has directed indie theatre: Proof, Diving Normal, Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Tape (Red One Theatre), Bachelorette (Red Sandcastle), Something Red (Dog House Riley), The Shape of Things (Volition Theatre) and the award-winning short film, Headless. As an actor in feature films: Coconut Hero, Guidance, The Returned, Sex After Kids, The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard. And for TV: Incorporated and Warehouse 13(Syfy), Odd Squad (PBS), Breakout Kings (A&E), American Gothic and Flashpoint (CBS), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Trapped! and Mayday (Natl. Geo.) David is co-creator/performer of the award winning web series Making Funny Stuff. Selected theatre performances: Scarface Devilman in Cockfight (Brouhaha), Christopher/Cooper in Dora nominated Laws of Motion (Small Elephant), Peter in Petrichor (Kitchenband), Shane in Dyad (Praxis), Skinny in Mojo (Red One), and Adam in The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) (WST). David spent 2 years with The Second City National Touring Company.

Academic Credentials

MASc, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2001

BASc, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1998

Areas of Specialization

Acting for Media

Meisner Technique

Areas of Expertise

Image Processing

Visual Perception

Career Highlights

2009-present: Meisner Instructor, with John Riven

2001-present: Actor, Film/TV/Commercials/Theatre

2009-2015: Theatre Director, Indie companies

2005-2006: Improvisation Instructor, Impatient Theatre Co.

1999-2001: Teaching Assistant, Systems Design Eng, UW

Other Activities

Acting Coach, auditions and set.

Audition Reader, various casting directors in Toronto

Utility Reader, table reads for various TV shows

Awards

Nominated for Outstanding Performance - Ensemble, Dora Mavor Moore Awards, 2013.