Greg Ellis (actor)
Jonny Rees | |
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Born |
Wigan, Lancashire, England | 21 March 1968
Residence | North Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Other names |
Gregory Ellis Greg Ellis |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Greg Ellis (birthname: Jonny Rees) is an English actor and voice actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Michael Amador in 24 as well as voice-over work in over 100 video games titles.
Career
On the big screen he is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Groves in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series as well as starring in J.J. Abrams Star Trek (film) as Chief Engineer Olsen, the original chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise. He starred in the western Forsaken (2015 film) alongside Demi Moore with Donald Sutherland and Brian Cox.
He joined the cast of Hawaii Five-0 in season five to play Thomas Farrow in a major recurring arc, was a regular on the Fox drama Touch as Trevor Wilcox and played the villainous Michael Amador opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the 3rd season of the hit series 24. He also co-starred opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie in Beowulf with Brad Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic (1997 film).
His television credits include: Dexter (tv series), The X-Files, The Riches, Bones (tv series), Alcatraz, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Closer, CSI, Nip/Tuck, Perception, Knight Rider, Days of Our Lives and Trust Me and many more.
He is the voice of MZingo in Disney’s Lion King spin-off series The Lion Guard and Jet-Vac in the Netflix animated series Skylanders as well as the voice of Valen Rudor in the Disney animated series Star Wars Rebels.
He has a steady voice-over career in cartoons, animated movies and video games. His voice was featured in the PlayStation 2 games Rogue Galaxy (as Simon Wicard), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (as Cait Sith), and Tomb Raider: Legend (as Alister Fletcher), as well as in Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, and Dragon Age: Inquisition (as Cullen). His minor video game work includes voices for SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger. He has also voiced characters in cartoons such as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Invader Zim, and first three series of the Ben 10 franchise.
He played Cmdr. Giles Price in the game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and reprised the role in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising. He reprised his role as Cait Sith in the English version of the CGI film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. He voiced Garmund in the Robert Zemeckis animated film, Beowulf.[1] Ellis originally started in musicals and was Rusty in Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and was the alternate Chris in the original cast of Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He also appears on the cast recording of the new Starlight Express. He released a single from the show, "Next Time You Fall in Love".
Filmography
Live-action roles
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Brush Strokes | Terry | Episode: "Episode #4.5" |
1990–1991 | Bread | P.C. Lloyd | 21 episodes |
1998 | The X-Files | 3rd British Crewman | Episode: "Triangle" |
1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Ekoor | Episode: "What You Leave Behind" |
2003 | Touch | Trevor Wilcox | 13 episodes |
2003–2004 | 24 | Michael Amador | 9 episodes |
2005, 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Foxy Harris, Special Agent Sturgis | 2 episodes |
2006 | Bones | Kevin Hollings | Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab" |
2008–2009 | Valentine | Ari Valentine / Ares | 8 episodes |
2009 | Trust Me | Simon Cochran | 7 episodes |
2009 | Dexter | Jonathan Farrow | Episode: "Slack Tide" |
2010 | Nip/Tuck | Adam Wise | Episode: "Joel Seabrook" |
2011 | The Confession | Sheldon Hoffman | Episode: "Chapter 7" |
2012 | Days of Our Lives | Agent Spencer | 27 episodes |
2012 | Alcatraz | Garrett Stillman | Episode: "Garrett Stillman" |
2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Thomas Farrow | 4 episodes |
2018 | Lucifer | Myles Drunker | Episode: "Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better" |
- Mr. Gum – Mr. Gum
Film
- Antisocial.app – Springer
- Forsaken – Tom Watson
- Knight Rider – Welther
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Mickey (Dive Bar Patron #1)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Lieutenant Theodore Groves
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End – Lieutenant Theodore Groves
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves
- Rogue – Peter Reid
- Star Trek – Chief Engineer Olsen
- Summer Music Mania 2004 – Announcer
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Net Mender
- Titanic – Carpathia Steward
- To End All Wars – Primrose
Shorts
- Cell Call – Donovan
Voice roles
Animation
Year | Title | Company | Platform |
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1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Bim, Whippet | Ep. "Koality Komforts/Oh, Brother?" |
2002 | Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Dan Dare | |
2004 | Teen Titans | Malchior, Punk Rocket | |
2004 | Evil Con Carne | Lady of the Lake, Prince, Bobby #2 | Ep. "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of the Britons" |
2004-2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Entity Two, Another Astronaut, Lawn Gnome Pig #2, Delivery Guy, Lord Byron Windham, Daddy Elf, Druid #1, Miguel | |
2006 | Ben 10 | Synaptak | Ep. "The Galactic Enforcers" |
2006 | Legion of Super Heroes | Drax, Shadowy Voice Phantom, Science Police | Ep. "Phantoms" |
2007 | The Batman | Count Vertigo | Ep. "Vertigo" |
2007-2008 | Phineas and Ferb | Jameson, Angry Mob | |
2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Forever Knight #1, Forever Knight #2, Jailer, Squire | |
2008-2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Gentleman Ghost, Doctor Fate, Cavalier Doctor Canus, Hawk, Shrapnel Mr. Mind, Computer Voice Nuclear Engineer, Hawk, Kafka, James Craddock | |
2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Turk Falso | 2 Episodes |
2009 | Ape Escape | Specter | |
2010-2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Prince Gyula, Cyborg #2 Dagonet, Reporter Chet Rigby | |
2010-2013 | Generator Rex | Gatlocke | |
2011-2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Charles Weatlesby, Destroido Computer | |
2013-2014 | Beware the Batman | Phosphorus Rex, Milo Match | |
2014-2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Dr. Thaddeus Morocco (2nd voice), Mr. Foster | |
2014-2017 | Star Wars Rebels | Baron Valen Rudor, Stormtrooper #5 | [2] |
2016 | The Lion Guard | Mzingo | Credited as Jonny Rees |
2016-2017 | Skylanders Academy | Jet-Vac | |
2017-2018 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Manfred / Additional Voices | Credited as Jonny Rees |
- Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Rocket Raccoon
- Bratz – Byron Powell, Sir Nigel Forrester
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! - Dr. Messmer, Kitchen staff member
- G.I. Joe: Renegades – Breaker, Alvin Kibbey, Cobra Ops Supervisor
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Charles Weatlesby, Destroido Computer
- Sofia the First – Spruce, additional voices
- The Angry Beavers – Randy Beaver, Supercomputer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Lieutenant Zorg, Triceraton #2
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Nigel | |
2008 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Wallaby | Direct-to-video |
2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Dave the Dove | Direct-to-video |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Bratz Babyz: The Movie | Harvey | Direct-to-video |
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children | Cait Sith | English Dub | |
Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Creeper, Horror's Hand, Pirate #3, Paperboy | ||
2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | Plato | Direct-to-video |
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Tin / Sergeant | ||
2011 | Cars 2 | Sir Nigel Gearsely | |
2012 | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Will Scarlet / Tin | Direct-to-video |
Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Marius Brancusi | ||
Foodfight! | Hairy Hold | ||
2013 | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Tin | Direct-to-video |
2014 | Khumba | Thabo, Elder # 1 | English Dub |
Batman: Assault on Arkham | Captain Boomerang | Direct-to-video | |
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Tin | ||
2015 | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | ||
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Mzingo | Television film | |
Video games
- Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None – Phillip Lombard, Fred Faine
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame – Gentleman Ghost
- BioShock Infinite – Additional voices
- Bratz Rock Angelz – Byron Powell, Nigel
- Cars – Piston Cup Racers
- Cars 2 – Nigel Gearsley
- Call of Duty: United Offensive – British Narrator
- Clash of the Titans – Perseus, Soldiers, Townspeople, Spirits
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Cmdr. Giles Price
- Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising – Cmdr. Giles Price
- Darksiders II – Corrupted Angel, Disembodied Voice 3
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII – Cait Sith
- Diablo III – Captain Rumford[3]
- Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Captain Rumford[4]
- Disney Infinity – Additional voices[5]
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - Cait Sith
- Dragon Age: Origins – Cullen, additional voices
- Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening – Anders
- Dragon Age II – Cullen, additional voices
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – Cullen
- EverQuest II – Additional voices
- God of War II – Rhodes Soldiers, Spartan Soldiers
- God of War III – Civilian, Hermes
- GoldenEye: Rogue Agent – Additional voices
- Haunting Ground – Riccardo, Ugo Belli
- Interstate '82 – Rank Dick
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Additional voices
- Lionheart – Richard Lionheart
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds – Rocket Raccoon
- Medal of Honor: Rising Sun – Martin Clemens
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – Soldiers, Members[6]
- Onimusha Blade Warriors – Keijiro Maeda
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End – Additional voices
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Additional voices
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow – Fat Pirate, Pintell, Ragetti, Spanish Soldier
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time – Weapons Grummel, Armor Grummel
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction – Weapons Grummel, Armor Grummel
- Red Faction II – Male Voice 4
- Resistance 2 – Additional voices
- Resistance 3 – Radio Wales
- Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown – Robin Hood
- Rogue Galaxy – Simon Wicard
- Saints Row: The Third – Additional voices
- Saints Row IV – Additional voices
- Shadows of the Damned – Johnson
- Shark Tale – Additional Tenant Fish
- Skylanders: Giants – Jet-Vac
- Skylanders: Imaginators – Jet-Vac
- Skylanders: SuperChargers – Jet-Vac
- Skylanders: Swap Force – Jet-Vac
- Skylanders: Trap Team – Jet-Vac, Bomb Shell
- SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs – British S.A.S. Operative SABRE
- SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs – Chopper
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 – Additional voices
- StarLancer – Luenberg Comms Officer
- Star Trek: Hidden Evil – Urano
- Star Trek: Invasion – Kam Jahtae Commander
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords – Disciple
- Star Wars: The Old Republic – Additional voices
- Teen Titans – Mad Mod
- The Bard's Tale – Additional voices
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – Reepicheep
- The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer – Additional voices
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth – Elven Officer, Ithilien Ranger Unit
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II – Celeborn, Elves, Ithilien Rangers
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king – Elves, Ithilien Rangers
- Tomb Raider: Legend – Alister Fletcher
- Tomb Raider: Underworld – Alister Fletcher, Mercenary
- Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon – Human Male Crew, Arcturian Admiral, Captain
- Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue – Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
- Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan – Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Sergeant Bluey
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Rocket Raccoon
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception – Marlowe's Agents
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – Additional voices
- X-Men Legends – Technician, Male Prisoner #2
- Ys: The Ark of Napishtim – Romun Soldier #3
References
- ↑ "BEOWULF site launches". Cinescape.com. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2006.
- ↑ "Spark of Rebellion". Star Wars Rebels. 3 October 2014. Event occurs at 43:07. Disney Channel.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity. Scene: Closing credits, 4:52 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- ↑ Konami (2015). Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Scene: Closing credits, 0:32 in, Cast.