Gideon Emery
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| Born | 12 September 1972  Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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Gideon Emery (born 12 September 1972) is an English actor and voice actor, known for his stage work in South Africa and for providing voices in video games. He lives in Los Angeles.
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[edit] Early life
Emery was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England. At the age of four, his father relocated the family to Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] An only child, Emery kept himself amused by imitating characters from film and television.[2] Early impersonations included Michael Jackson[3] and Max from Hart to Hart.[4] He returned to England during high school, briefly attending Reading Blue Coat School. But it was back in South Africa at St John's College where he cemented his love for acting, playing Dick Deadeye in the Gilbert & Sullivan musical HMS Pinafore[5] and winning Best Actor for the role of Mr Glum in The Glums comedy sketch, "L'Engagement".[6] After briefly considering a career in graphic art, he went on to study acting at the University of the Witwatersrand.[1] Student roles included Salieri in Amadeus and Gregor in Steven Berkoff's adaption of Kafka's The Metamorphosis.
[edit] Career
In his 3rd year of drama school, friend Ashley Callie was going to audition for the annual Christmas pantomime. Emery was persuaded to go along and ended up being cast. He played a couple of characters, but impressed with his stand-up routine during a set change.[1] As a result, fellow cast member, veteran actor Bill Flynn introduced him to his agent and his career was started. Around this time, he also began what was to become a prolific voice career.[7] (He would later win a Gold Craft Award at the 2003 Loerie Advertising Awards) He played in a number of stand-up venues and established himself as character actor,[3] often performing multiple roles within a single play, such as all the male roles in Mark Ravenhill's Sleeping Around[8] and Tom, Leslie and Phyllis in A.R. Gurney's Sylvia.[9]
He performed standup comedy on television and was a series regular on the sketch comedy show Not Quite Friday Night.[3] He received the National Vita Award for Comedy for the role of Maloom in the play Heel Against the Head,[3] once again alongside Bill Flynn and actor/playwright Paul Slabolepszy. Emery has also performed his own one-man plays, Thin Man Talking[10] and The Great Glendini.[11] For the latter, he recorded a jazz standards album, Standard Ease. He acted alongside the late Bill Flynn for a third and final time, playing Bernard to Flynn's Willy Loman in the award-winning Baxter Theatre production of Death of a Salesman.[12]
Thanks to his keen ear for accents, Emery found himself playing various roles in visiting British and American film and television productions. He soon decided that the screen was where he wanted to focus his attention. With most major projects casting their lead roles overseas, he decided it was time to explore more diverse opportunities.[13] In late 2003, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he has established himself as a versatile character actor and voice actor for video games.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Film/TV | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blue Crush 2 | Joel | Feature | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Jeff Kinto | TV series | Season 2.21: "Rocket Man" | |
| The Mentalist | Owen Melling | TV series | Season 3.18: "The Red Mile" | |
| 2010 | Castle | Lloyd Saunders | TV series | Season 3.7: "Almost Famous" |
| Takers | Sergei | Feature | ||
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Lott Dod, Mee Deechi, Gotal, Kerch Kusi | TV series | Recurring | |
| The Forgotten | Sean Hennessey | TV series | Season 1.10: "Double Doe" | |
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Lott Dod | TV series | Season 2.4: "Senate Spy" |
| Burn Notice | Sean Glenanne | TV series | Season 3.9: "Long Way Back" | |
| 90210 | Kevin | TV series | Season 1.18: "Off the Rails" | |
| Eleventh Hour | Brandon Hertle | TV series | Season 1.11: "Miracle" | |
| 2008 | Train | Willy | Feature | |
| The Middleman | Vlad the Impaler | TV series | Season 1.10: "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" | |
| CSI: NY | Christopher Vackner | TV series | Season 4.18: "Admissions" | |
| General Hospital | Jasper Jacks | TV series | Recurring Guest Star | |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Donovan Shepherd | TV series | Season 1.8: "12:04 AM" |
| Greetings From the Shore | Sasha Mientkciewicz | Feature | ||
| 24 | Leon | TV series | Season 6.13: "Day 6: 6:00pm - 7:00pm" | |
| Almaz Black Box | Wesley Abbot | Feature | ||
| Primeval | Matt Collins | Feature | ||
| Passions | Max | TV series | Recurring Guest Star | |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Jared Lyons | TV series | Season 1.6: "First Disaster" |
| 2004 | A Case of Murder | Eric Norkem | Feature | |
| Cape of Good Hope | Miles | Feature | ||
| 2003 | Red Water | Gene Bradley | TV movie | |
| 2002 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Sly | Feature | |
| 2001 | Diamond Cut Diamond | Paddy | Feature | |
| 2000 | Glory Glory | Sil | Feature | |
| Filligoggin | Filligoggin, Benny Baboon, Sniffbug | TV series | Season Regular | |
| 1999 | Saints, Sinners and Settlers | Sgt. Williamson | TV series | Episode: ""The Good Doctor: Trial of H.F.Verwoerd" |
| 25° South | Charly | TV series | Recurring | |
| 1997 | Great Soldiers | Bowers | Feature | |
| The Legend of the Hidden City | Creature Voices | TV series | Created and voiced creature languages | |
| 1996 | Rhodes | Wilson | TV series | Recurring |
| 1995 | Not Quite Friday Night | Various | TV series | Season Regular |
| It's A Funny Country | Comedian | TV special | ||
| 1994 | Honeytown II | Taylor | TV series | Recurring |
[edit] Voice acting - video games
- Assassins Creed 2 (2009) as Minstrel, Monk in Black Robe, Ferry Captain
- Assassins Creed: Brotherhood (2010) as Borgia Captain Guards
- Battlefield 3 (2011) as Staff Sergeant Henry "Black" Blackburn (also motion capture and facial capture)
- Blade Kitten (2010) as Sol Trooper, Infestation Worker
- Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War (2007) as British Soldier, French Resistance (uncredited)
- Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (2006) as British Soldiers
- Blazing Angels 2 (2007) as British General, British Pilot 1
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (2008) as PFC Dawson
- Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008 (2008) as Bekele
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009 (2008) as Henry Tally, Sergei Demochev
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) as Mac, SAS 4
- Castlevania Judgment (2008) as Trevor Belmont (uncredited)
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009)
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (2007) as Major Blackmore, Churchill
- Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2009) as Kangaroo, Churchill, Stag
- Dead Rush (2005) as Jake
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009) as Alarith, Oskias, Saevrin, Frandlin Ivo, Human Male Mystic, Human Male 4, Human Male 29, Human Male 36, Dwarfman 8, Drunken Elf 2
- Dragon Age II (2011) as Fenris, Paxley, Temmerin, Liam
- Dungeon Siege 3 (2011) as Florin, Mudgutter, Abi-Eshu, Gavril, Hans, Ironmonger, Lescanzi Mercenary, Royalist Soldier, Royalist Survivor, Goblin Bandit
- Dynasty Warriors 7 (2011) as Sun Quan
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) as Etienne Rarnis, Gaius Maro, other various characters
- Everquest 2 (2004) as Overseer Travagg, Lt.Darrius, Vleko, Sentius Poisonleaf, Crispin Luvinius
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) as Victor Von Doom, Dr Doom
- Fear 3 as Armacham Soldier 2, Civilian 2
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (2007) as Balthier
- Final Fantasy XII (2006) as Balthier
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011)
- Gears of War 3 (2011)
- Ghost Recon 2 (2004) as German Soldier
- God of War III (2010) as Poseidon, Captain
- GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004) as Number One (Ernst Stavro Blofeld)
- Guild Wars 2 (2013)
- Halo Wars (2009) as Spartan, Suicide Grunt
- Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour (2007) as Announcer
- inFAMOUS (2009) as Cole MacGrath(Motion Capture only)
- Kane & Lynch 2 (2009)
- Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (2008) as Duane
- Mass Effect (2007) as Chellick, Jered Salenta
- Mass Effect 2 (2010) as Kenn, Officer Tammert, Captain Gavorn
- Medieval Games (2009) as Jester, The Black Knight
- The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) as Bane
- Once Upon A Monster (2011) as Doo-Rays
- Pirates of the Caribbean Online (2007)
- Red Faction: Guerilla (2009)
- Resistance 2 (2009) as British Commando
- Rift (2011) as Trucker, Stranded Crew, Fan
- Rise of Nightmares (2011) as Josh
- Rocksmith (2011) as Narrator
- Samurai Warriors 3 (2009) as Kanbei Kuroda, Tatsuoki
- Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster (2011) as Doo-Rays
- The Sims Medieval (2011) as Sim
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (2009) as Col Serra
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (2007) as Col Serra
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (2006) as Universal HUD, General MOHC, Imperial Officer 1
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2011)
- Tekken 6 - Steve Fox (uncredited)
- Terminator Salvation (2009) as John Connor
- Tom Clancy's Endwar (2008) as German, Russian soldiers
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (2011)
- Turok (2008) as Reese
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) as Marlowe's Agents, Indian Ocean Pirates
- Vanquish (2010) as Sam Gideon
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution - Imperial guard, Sentinel
- Warriors Orochi (2007) as Orochi (uncredited)
- Warriors Orochi 2 (2008) as Orochi (uncredited)
[edit] Voice acting - audiobooks
- Size Matters Not by Warwick Davis (2011)
- Hell Ship by Philip Palmer (2011) - narrates the role of Sharrock
- For Heaven's Eyes Only by Simon R Green (2011)
- The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross (2010)
- From Hell With Love by Simon R Green (2010)
- Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd (2010)
- Rogue Farm by Charles Stross (2010)
- Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us by John Quiggin (2010)
- Operation Kronstadt by Harry Ferguson (2009)
- The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier (2009)
- The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross (2009)
- The Atrocity Archive by Charles Stross (2009)
- The Resident Member by Paul Marlowe (2009) - narrates the role of Litchfield
- The Price of Love and Other Stories by Peter Robinson (2009) - narrates stories The Magic of Your Touch, Shadows On The Water, The Cherub Affair
- The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox (2009)
- Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys by Neil Oliver (2009)
- The Boat by Nam Le (2009) - narrates the story Halflead Bay
- Enough Already by Peter Walsh (2009)
- Playing the Enemy by John Carlin (2008)
- Tell Me a Story 2 by Amy Friedman (2008) - narrates the story Kerplunk
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Million and One Dollar Man". Personality Magazine. 4 June 1993. pp. 34–5.
- ^ Adams, Alyn (January 2001). "I Could Do That: The Voice Artist". South Africa: FHM.
- ^ a b c d Ackermann, Cobus (September 2001). "5 Blink Sterre". De Kat Magazine.
- ^ "Gideon Emery interview". MI6-HQ.com. 26 July 2005. http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/interview_gideon_emery.php3?t=gra&s=gra.
- ^ Barkum, Daniella (24 August 2001). "Magic is Gideon's Great Escape". Sandton Chronicle.
- ^ "(unknown)". The Johannian. 1989/90. p. 35.
- ^ "What a Swell Party This Is". City Life. December 2002.
- ^ The Star Tonight, "How'd They Do That?", Garalt MacLiam; August 1999
- ^ Daniel, Raeford (19 September 1996). "A Garfield Clone?". The Citizen.
- ^ Willoughby, Guy (10 July 1996). "Comedy Cuts". Cue.
- ^ MacLiam, Garalt (29 June 2000). "School Chalk and Magical Cheese". The Star Tonight.
- ^ Williams, Owen (19 February 2001). "First Rate Production of Miller's 'Salesman'". Cape Argus.
- ^ de Lange, Amanda (29 January 2005). "5 Vrae Aan Gideon Emery". Beeld.
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