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Anthony J. Mifsud
Mifsud in 2008
Born
Pietà, Malta
NationalityMaltese
Other namesMif
CitizenshipCanada
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active1989–present

Anthony J. Mifsud is a Maltese-born Canadian actor, singer and songwriter. He performs professionally under the moniker Mif.[1][2][3]

Career

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Mif began his entertainment career in Toronto as the singer for hard rock/heavy metal musical group Slash Puppet (1989–1995).[4] Mif released two CDs with Slash Puppet, but left the band in 1995.[5]

On June 6, 2016, he released an EP, My Insane Friends,[6][7][8][9][10][11] was released digitally for online downloading and streaming through CD Baby and its worldwide distribution affiliates including iTunes, Spotify and Pandora Radio.[12][13] A departure from his musical styling with Slash Puppet, the songs are described as darker, heavier and more progressive.[14][15][16] A video for the song "Born Inside The Shell" was also released on the same day.[17][18]

Mif is also an actor who has appeared both nationally and internationally in numerous film and television productions. His film credits include such films as Kick-Ass 2, D-Tox, Detention, Just Business, Foolproof, Direct Action, Robocop: Prime Directives, Dirty Work, The Stupids, Gossip and Partners in Action. In the martial arts action thriller Welcome to Sudden Death (Universal) Mif plays Devlin Montez the dubious and deceptive head of security of the Odessey Arena.[19][20][21][22][23] Touted as a remake or prequel of the 1995 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Sudden Death it was released on Netflix US (digital streaming and on DVD internationally) on September 29, 2020, hitting #5 after just one day and as high as #3 as the most watched film in the "Top 10 Movies List" in the US where it stayed for almost a week,[24] ultimately making it to #6 as the most watched program across all platforms on Netflix US.[25]

On television, Mif is currently being featured in the recurring character of the Greek Delivery Man in the third and final season of the Netflix Original Series Hemlock Grove. Entitled "The Final Chapter" the American horror thriller began streaming on October 23, 2015.[26][27][28] He also featured in the recurring role of Dr. Necros in the Disney Action Adventure series Aaron Stone,[29][30] that premiered February 13, 2009 when Disney launched their new TV network Disney XD, internationally.[31][32][33][34] Other notable guest starring appearances and episodic roles on television include such shows as 12 Monkeys,[35][36] Incorporated, Beauty & the Beast, Warehouse 13, Queer as Folk, This Is Wonderland, Once a Thief, Due South, Psi Factor, F/X: The Series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Relic Hunter.[37][38][39] As a voice artist, his voice has been heard on several radio and television network programs and commercial spots across North America, pitching products for such sponsors as Bailey's Irish Cream, Hewlett-Packard, Acura, Sony, Molson, Labatts, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Canada Post and Kelloggs. Writing credits include several local sport publications,[40] as well as such national magazines as Fresh, Canadian Musician,[41] M.E.A.T Magazine,[42] Inside Soccer and The Soccer News.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role
1996 The Stupids Explosive Guy
1998 Dirty Work Low Life
1999 Have Mercy Johnny
2000 Rats Vinnie
2000 Gossip Doorman
2001 Judgement Sinister Man
2002 D-Tox Carl Brandon
2002 Partners in Action Joey
2003 Detention Alek
2003 Foolproof Kenny
2004 Direct Action Khalid Manseur
2008 Just Business Tony Bloom
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Convict 1
2017 Lima Lynch
2020 Welcome to Sudden Death Devlin Montez
2020 The First Encounter Elder

Television

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Year Title Role
1991 Pepsi Power Hour Himself
1993 The Kids in the Hall Male Punk
1994 Power 30 Himself
1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (Ep: The Bardo) The Bardo Bartender
1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (Ep: Dark Side of the Chi) The Bardo Bartender
1997 La Femme Nikita (Ep: Escape) Terrorist #1
1997 Melanie Darrow Carlo Erhardt
1997 F/X: The Series (Ep: Requiem For A Cop) Abby Hermosa
1997 Due South (Ep: Seeing Is Believing) Johnny Maigot
1998 Once a Thief (Ep: Little Sister) Zipper
1998 Ça commence à bien faire Julien
1999 Happy Face Murders Gary Martin
1999 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (Ep: Nocturnal Cabal) Ash Sarafin
2000 Relic Hunter (Ep: Afterlife and Death) Thutmose II
2000 RoboCop: Prime Directives Chuck Conflagration
2001 Do or Die Border Guard
2002 Monk (Ep: Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival) Club Manager
2003 Control Factor Homeless Trance Man
2003 Do or Die Border Guard
2003 Deathlands Mutant Guard #1
2004 Queer as Folk (Ep: #4.2) Leather Shayman
2005 This Is Wonderland (Ep: #3.1) Restaurant Owner
2009 Aaron Stone (Season 1) :
(Ep: Hero Rising: Part 1) Dr. Necros
(Ep: Hero Rising: Part 2) Dr. Necros
(Ep: Not So Friendly Skies: Part 1) Dr. Necros
(Ep: Not So Friendly Skies: Part 2) Dr. Necros
(Ep: Hunt Me? Hunt You!) Dr. Necros
(Ep: Chuck & Charlie) Dr. Necros
(Ep: My Stakeout With S.T.A.N.) Dr. Necros
(Ep: Dreamcast) Dr. Necros
2010 Aaron Stone (Season 2) :
(Ep: Damage Control) Dr. Necros
(Ep: In The Game Of The Father) Dr. Necros
2012 Aladdin and the Death Lamp Hassan
2012 Warehouse 13 (Ep: Runaway) Adam Griff
2015 Hemlock Grove (Season 3) :
(Ep: A Place To Fall) Greek Delivery Man
(Ep: Todos Santos) Greek Delivery Man
(Ep: Damascus) Greek Delivery Man
2016 Beauty & the Beast (Ep: Down for the Count) Scratch
2017 Incorporated (Season 1) :
(Ep: Executables) Wallace
(Ep: Golden Parachute) Wallace
2017 12 Monkeys (Season 3) :
(Ep: Guardians) Hockley
(Ep: Nature) Hockley
(Ep: Nurture) Hockley

Voice

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Year Title Format Role
2001 Heavy Metal: Geomatrix Video Game Stab[43]
2007 Di-Gata Defenders TV Cartoon Orak
2011 Warriors: Legends of Troy Video Game Ajax[43]

Discography

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Year Band Album Track
1989 Slash Puppet "The Demo" (Independent) 1. Slow Down
2. Squeeze It In
3. Hard On Love
4. Turn It On
5. Overload
6. Some Kinda' Lady
7. Evil Woman
8. Bad Girls
1990 Slash Puppet "The Demo 2" (*Unofficial Release)
  1. Give And Take
  2. Wag O' The Tail
  3. Hitch A Ride (On A Train)
  4. Spit 'N' Shine
  5. Money Maker
  6. Nothin' On Me
1993 Slash Puppet "Slash Puppet" (Fringe) 1. When The Whip Comes Down
2. Rippin' On A Wishbone
3. Eyes Of A Child
4. Stop Tellin' Me Lies
5. Hitch A Ride (On A Train)
6. Slow Down
1996 Total Harmonic Distortion "THD" (Independent) 1. New Evolution
2. Should I Die
3. Still Callin'
4. Far And Beyond
5. Suddenly
6. In Myself
7. Freedom
8. Uncivilized
9. Until the End of Time
10. Karma
11. Where White Doves Fly
12. Karma (Reprise)
2007 Slash Puppet "No Strings Attached" (Sun City Records)

(Re-release of 1989's "The Demo" remastered)

1. Slow Down
2. Squeeze It In
3. Hard On Love
4. Bad Girls
5. Turn It On
6. Evil Woman
7. Some Kinda' Lady
8. Overload
2016 My Insane Friends "My Insane Friends" (CD Baby) 1. Born Inside The Shell
2. Still Calling
3. Far And Beyond
4. Hole Of Mine
5. Dying Seed
6. Uncivilized
2021 Slash Puppet "Studs & Gems" (MIF Entertainment) 1. When The Whip Comes Down
2. Rippin' On A Wishbone
3. Eyes Of A Child
4. Evil Woman
5. Hard On Love
6. Stop Tellin' Me Lies
7. Hitch A Ride (On A Train)
8. Slow Down
9. Squeeze It In
10. Overload
11. Stanger Danger (Live)

Awards

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Year Award Description
2007 Top 10 CD of 2007 [44] Sleaze Roxx Magazine: Slash Puppet (Sun City Records) Album: "No Strings Attached"
1993 Best Independent Music Video [45] L. A. Area Music Awards: Slash Puppet (Fringe Records) Video: "When The Whip Comes Down"
1990 Best Toronto Club Band Toronto Music Awards: Slash Puppet

References

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  3. ^ Carl Begai (August 24, 2009). "MIF-Playing Doctor". Carl Begai (Interview).
  4. ^ Carl Begai (September 11, 2007). "SLASH PUPPET-The Long End Of The Wishbone". Bravewords (Feature).
  5. ^ Olivier (January 21, 2008). "Mif Interview". Sleaze Roxx (Interview).
  6. ^ Bravewords News Desk (June 6, 2016). "My Insane Friends Featuring Former Slash Puppet Frontman Mif To Releases Debut On". Bravewords.
  7. ^ Olivier (June 6, 2016). "Former Slash Puppet frontman Mif releases new My Insane Friends album". Sleaze Roxx.
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  14. ^ Jacqueline Jax (July 11, 2016). "MY iNSANE FRiENDS and Their Perception on Music Business". American Pride Magazine (Interview).
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  41. ^ HighBeam
  42. ^ Canadian Music Periodical Index: Anthony J. Mifsud
  43. ^ a b "Anthony J Mifsud (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 1 July 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  44. ^ Sleaze Roxx: Top Ten Albums Of 2007
  45. ^ "Slash Puppet".
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