Gideon Emery

Infobox actor
name = Gideon Emery


birthdate = birth date and age|1972|9|12
location = flagicon|United Kingdom Windsor, Berkshire, England
website = http://gideonemery.com

Gideon Emery (born September 12, 1972) is an English-born actor and voice actor, known for his stage work in South Africa and for providing voices in video games.

Biography

Gideon was born on September 12, 1972 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. At a young age he moved to South Africa, where he studied at St John's College. He returned briefly to England during high school, attending Reading Blue Coat School. After completing Drama School at the University of the Witwatersrand, he acted extensively in South Africa, working on stage, screen and radio. Emery became a familiar face through dozens of zany on-camera commercials. He performed standup comedy on television and was a series regular on the sketch comedy show Not Quite Friday Night. He received the National Vita Award for Comedy for his role in the play Heel Against the Head, alongside veteran actors Bill Flynn and Paul Slabolepszy.

Screen appearances include the indies Greetings From the Shore, A Case of Murder, Cape of Good Hope and Touchstone Pictures' adventure thriller Primeval. He also appears in upcoming Lionsgate horror Train and Bone Deep for Screen Gems.

elected filmography

Trivia

*" Gideon has worked as a voice actor, in commercials, promos, video games and occasionally voice-matching other actors.
*" In 2003, he became the first recipient of a Gold Craft Award for voice-over at South Africa's Loerie Advertising Awards.
*" In January 2008, he temporarily took over the role of Jasper Jacks for Ingo Rademacher on "General Hospital" while Rademacher had a scheduling conflict.

Voice acting - video games

*"" (2007)
*"" (2006)
*"Blazing Angels 2" (2007) as British General, British Pilot 1
*"" (2007) as PFC Dawson
*"Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008" (2008) as Bekele
*"Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 3" (2008) as Henry Tally, Sergei Demochev
*"" (2007) as Mac, SAS 4
*"" (2007) as Major Blackmore, Churchill
*"Dead Rush" (2005) as Jake
*"Everquest 2" (2004) as Overseer Travagg, Lt.Darrius, Vleko, Sentius Poisonleaf, Crispin Luvinius
*"" (2007) as Victor Von Doom, Dr Doom
*"" (2007) as Balthier
*"Final Fantasy XII" (2006) as Balthier
*"Ghost Recon 2" (2004)
*"" (2004) as Number One (Ernst Stavro Blofeld)
*"Halo Wars" (2009)
*"" (2007) as Announcer
*"" (2008) as Duane
*"Mass Effect" (2007) as Chellick, Jered Salenta
*"" (2005) as Bane
*"Pirates of the Caribbean Online" (2007)
*"Resistance 2" (2009)
*": Renegade Squadron" (2007) as Imperial Commander
*"" (2006) as Universal HUD, General MOHC, Imperial Officer 1
*"Turok (2008 video game)" (2008) as Reese
*"Warriors Orochi" (2007) as Orochi

Voice acting - Other

*"" (2008)
*"Playing the Enemy" by John Carlin (2008) - narrates the audiobook
*"Reeker" (2006) - vocal effects
*"The Cave" (2005) - ADR voice match
*"Catwoman" (2004) - ADR voice match
*"Filligoggin" (2000) (TV series) voiced roles of Filligoggin, Bennie Baboon, Sniffbug
*"The Legend of the Hidden City" (1997) (series) created creature voices

External links

* [http://www.gideonemery.com/ Official Website]
*imdb name|id=0256297|name=Gideon Emery
* [http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/interview_gideon_emery.php3?t=gra&s=gra/ Goldeneye Rogue Agent interview for Mi6.co.uk]
* [http://www.squarehaven.com/news/?id=1177/ Setting the Stage for Balthier: A Conversation with Gideon Emery]