Danilo Antonelli grew up in South Africa in 1987 where he began his career as actor. From 2007-2011 Danilo was part of Disney’s The Lion King Company, which toured South Africa and parts of South East Asia in venues such as the Taipei Grand Arena and the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

Other career highlights in South Africa include musicals such as Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady at (2007) at the Pretoria State Theatre and Sondheim’s Sweeny Todd (2014) at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in KwaZulu Natal. For television in 2012 Danilo shot the first season of Sketch you later, a comedy for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, which is still on air in 8 African countries.

Danilo completed a BA from the University of South Africa in 2012.

In 2013 Danilo accepted the Kevin Spacey Foundation Bursary to Study Global Theatre and Performance at Regent’s University London. Last year in London Danilo sung as a Tenor Soloist in Operas including La Traviata and The Merry Widow throughout South East England for Kentish Opera, Surrey Opera, Southgate Opera and the Grimeborne Festival at the Arcola Theatre.

Danilo is extremely passionate about African Theatre and culture and is excited to be working on the UK Premier of Cont Mhlanga’s play Negative. Danilo is represented by Brown & Mills Entertainment UK.