Anthony Konechny Biography

Fast Facts

• Has actively supported the charities World Wildlife Fund, Global Green and International Fund for Animal Welfare
• After studying theater and film for a few years, he joined Vancouver's John Davies Talent Agency
• His career started with small roles on several highly rated shows including "Smallville," "The Tropp," "The Haunting Hour" and "Note from the Heart Healer․"
• Quote: "As actors, we're story tellers․ We take the writer's imagination and messages, and we help translate it to the audience․ And if you can do that well, and be recognized for it, then you've become a great actor․"
• Quote: "Acting? I couldn't see myself doing anything else, it was just one of those things for me that I absolutely loved and always knew at the end of the day, that is what I was going to do - for the rest of my life․"
• Best known for playing Paul Clayton in "Fifty Shades of Grey" and Thach in "Godzilla․"
• So that he could better mirror the physical deterioration of his character in "If There Be Thorns," he was under his director's orders not to work out or lift weights
• Enjoys working out in his free time, and has competed in such events as the Men's Physique Fitness Competition
• Learned to sing and play the guitar, drums and piano