Dikron Tulane
| Dikran Tulaine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Dikran Utidjian 23 June 1956 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Parent(s) | Dr. Haig Michael Dikran Utidjian Helen Lesley (Jukes) Utidjian |
Dikran Tulaine (born 23 June 1956) is an English-Armenian actor, storyteller and playwright, best known for appearances on television, such as the recurring guest role of Max on the NBC series The Blacklist (2013–15), and in the films G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Black Knight (2001) and Seeking Justice (2011).
Born John Dikran Utidjian in London, England, Dikran grew up in the Middle East, the Caribbean and the USA as his family followed his father's medical career. After spending his teen years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he moved to London in the mid-70s to pursue his interests. Originally trained for a career in ballet, in 1976 he became lead vocalist for the ska band Madness when they first formed as the North London Invaders. At this time he took the stage name Dikron Tulane, slightly changing the spelling of his middle name and adopting the name of Tulane University as his new surname. However, when he was accepted at the London Drama Centre, where he studied to become an actor from 1977–80, he changed the spelling of his name to Dikran Tulaine.
Tulaine worked in the British theatre and television during the 1980s, at times touring in Paris, Croatia, Greece and the United States.
In 1982, Tulaine worked at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1983 he appeared as part of the Second Company in all three parts of Shakespeare's Henry VI, as part of BBC Television Shakespeare, a series of the complete works as known at the time.
In 1985-86, he performed at the Royal National Theatre as part of the McKellen-Petherbridge Group, founded by Ian McKellen and Edward Petherbridge. As part of the group, he appeared in Chekov's The Cherry Orchard, Sheridan's The Critic, and Webster's The Duchess of Malfi in repertory.
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