Roman Danylo

Roman was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In School, Roman was excellent at Math but not at English. According to his guidance counselor Roman should not be an actor but should consider a job in electronics.

When Roman was very young he was heard to say, "When I grow up I want to be a giant and step on people!" In his teen years he played a lot of sports and worked out that aggression. In his later days of high school, Roman was found to be very good at drama because he could easily be loud and annoying.

The rise of The Roman Empire began in Calgary back in the late 1980's where Roman worked for several local comedy clubs, The Loose Moose Theatre, Theatre Calgary and various CBC Radio Dramas. With a youthful optimism and naiveté, The Roman Empire invaded Vancouver in 1992 and was soon destroyed by a band of warrior Mongols. After rebuilding it's army, The Empire was victorious in the following battles...

Roman is one of only a handful of comedians to have performed in the prestigious HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen and Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival in the same year.

In Hollywood he starred in the UPN Series “Off Limits”, and has been featured on NBC’s “Late Friday”. He has appeared in the Feature Films, “Duets” with Gwenyth Paltrow, and “Happy Birthday” with John Goodman. Roman recently completed a talk show pilot produced by fellow Canadian David Steinberg, and appeared in a stage sketch review show with Martin Short. Roman has appeared as a dramatic actor in television shows like “Jeremiah”, “Outer limits” and “Sliders”.

Back home Roman has appeared or starred in several Canadian Series. Including CBC’s “Comics”, “These Arms of Mine”, and “Made in Canada”, CTV’s “Comedy Now”, “The Holmes Show” and The Comedy Network's “Slightly Bent”, “Just For Laughs Improv Championships” and many more.

Currently, Roman stars in his own sketch comedy series on CTV and Spike TV called “Comedy Inc.” In 2004 Roman won a Leo Awards for his performance in CBC’s “Western Alienation Comedy Hour” and was nominated for a Gemini for his performance in “Comedy Inc.”  

Roman is a headlining stand-up comedian, a top Canadian improviser, a TV and film actor, and a traditional theatre actor trained at a university and everything. Roman lives in Vancouver and commutes to LA and Toronto for work. Roman is part of an extensive carpool program.