Prince Amponsah is a Canadian actor.Brad Wheeler, "Actor Prince Amponsah on returning to the stage after a tragic accident". The Globe and Mail, February 12, 2016.
Background In November 2012, he was injured in an apartment fire, losing both of his arms near the elbow and spending several weeks in a coma,Graham Slaughter, "Online and in person, community helps Prince of a friend: 'We're in this to the end,' buddies say as they raise money for man who lost arms in devastating fire". Toronto Star, December 29, 2012. and he went through a year and a half of regular surgery and rehabilitation. He underwent 40 skin graft procedures and other reconstructive surgeries. For weeks after the fire, he lay in the burn unit of Sunnybrook Hospital in a coma, which was medically induced, unaware that he had suffered burns to 68 percent of his body.Geoffrey Vendeville, "Actor who lost his arms — and nearly his life — in fire reaches new stage". Toronto Star, June 1, 2016.
Career Amponsah began his acting career with stage roles at the Shaw Festival in the early 2010s. He returned to the stage in the latter half of the 2010s, beginning with a 2016 production of Brandon Crone's play Contempt.
In 2017 he appeared in a production of Salvatore Antonio's Sheets, in a role which called for him to appear on stage in the nude.Karen Fricker, "Actors, audiences engage with nakedness in two Toronto productions". Toronto Star, March 22, 2017. In the same year he appeared in two third-season episodes of Killjoys as Havigan, the proprietor of a hackmod bar,Greg David, "PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON SEASON 3 OF SPACE€™S MOST-WATCHED ORIGINAL SERIES, KILLJOYS". TV, eh?, February 6, 2017. and starred in Sherren Lee's award-winning short film The Things You Think I'm Thinking.Matthew Sorrento, "Dating and Vulnerability: Sherren Lee and Jesse LaVercombe on The Things You Think I’m Thinking". Film International, April 26, 2018.
In 2018, he was profiled in Jamie Miller's short documentary film Prince's Tale,Pat Mullen, "Review: Short Docs ‘Turning Tables’ and ‘Prince’s Tale’". Point of View, May 9, 2018. and played a leading role in a production of Judith Thompson's play After the Blackout.Martin Morrow, "Playwright shifts from physical to emotional disabilities: After the Blackout connects people with inner scars, marking a theatrical transition for Thompson and her theatre company". The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2018. In this era he also had guest roles in the television series Frankie Drake Mysteries, The Handmaid's Tale and Private Eyes.
In 2021 he appeared as August, a member of the Traveling Symphony, in the television miniseries Station Eleven,Bruce DeMara, "Actor Prince Amponsah talks Station Eleven and the ‘everyday challenge’ of living with trauma". Toronto Star, January 27, 2022. and performed in "Emmett", Syrus Marcus Ware's contribution to the 21 Black Futures project.Peter Knegt, "10 Canadians who helped make Yellowjackets and Station Eleven the zeitgeist shows of this strange moment". CBC Arts, January 12, 2022.
In 2022 he had a recurring role as Marvin in the web series Avocado Toast,Brad Wheeler, "Canadian Screen Award nominee Prince Amponsah is trending like avocado on toast: Amponsah looking beyond his role in the series Avocado Toast to open more opportunities for actors with disabilities". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2023. for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Eric Volmers, "Calgarians, expats earn Canadian Screen Award nominations". Calgary Herald, February 22, 2023. His role in the series was hailed as a positive step forward for representation of people with disabilities, as his disability was narratively acknowledged but not dwelled upon as the defining aspect of his character's story.
In July 2025, it was announced that Amponsah will play the lead in How Dare You, a forthcoming horror comedy by the filmmaking duo of Kit Redstone and Arran Shearing.Jennie Punter, "‘Station Eleven’ Star Prince Amponsah to Head Kit & Arran’s Satirical Horror ‘How Dare You,’ Boarded by B Good Picture Company". Variety, July 22, 2025. Also in 2025, Amponsah appears as Henry Sickler in the Apple TV series The Last Frontier.
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