Gideon Emery

Gideon Emery is an English actor, singer and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Deucalion in Teen Wolf and for providing voice-over work in video games, television series and films. He has also appeared in video games such as voicing Gideon in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Poseidon in God of War III and God of War: Ghost of Sparta as well as Orca in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and as Fenris in Dragon Age II.

Gideon Emery
Emery at the 2017 Howlercon
Born
NationalityBritish
EducationWinbury Prep School, Pridwin Preparatory School, Reading Blue Coat School, St John's College
OccupationActor, voice actor, singer, jazz musician
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2014)
Children1
Websitedemoreel.com/gideon-emery/

Early life and education

Emery was born in Windsor, England to Pauline, a competitive horse rider and Ashton, a management consultant. He has two half brothers, Matthew and Paul. Gideon also has three nieces, Chloe Emery, Rebecca Emery and Kate Emery. At the age of 4, his father moved the family to Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] 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 H.M.S. 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.

Personal life

On October 19, 2014, Emery married his wife, actress Autumn Withers at Santa Barbara, California. Emery currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their dog. In 2017, Emery and his wife revealed that they were expecting their first child together.[7] On April 7, 2018, they welcomed their daughter, Mia Monroe Emery.

Gideon Emery and Autumn Withers attend Tosca at LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on 27 April 2017

Career

In his third year of drama school, friend Ashley Callie was going to audition for Johannesburg's annual Christmas pantomime, directed by the award-winning Janice Honeyman. 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.[8] (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[9] and Tom, Leslie and Phyllis in A.R. Gurney's Sylvia.[10]

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[11] and The Great Glendini.[12] 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.[13]

Gideon Emery in a recording studio in Los Angeles

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.[14] In late 2003, he moved to Los Angeles, where he has played memorable characters both on screen (Last Resort, Takers, Moonlight, Burn Notice) and for video games such as Final Fantasy XII, Vanquish, Dragon Age II and Street Fighter X Tekken. He is an in-demand motion capture performer and can be seen and heard in the games Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Battlefield 3 and Halo Wars 2, all of which also use his likeness.

Emery had a recurring role on the hit MTV series Teen Wolf as season three's main antagonist Deucalion, a blind but powerful Alpha werewolf who leads a pack consisting entirely of Alphas. Emery reprised the role in season five: "To prove not only to others, but also to himself, that Deucalion is capable of being true and noble."[15] He would return once again for the final season of the show. He won multiple best actor awards for his role as Richard Pine in Bill Hanson's adaptation of Stephen King's Survivor Type. On the lighter side, Emery is the creator, director and star of E&N with Ed Neusbit, a comedic news parody show offering "all the news you never knew you needed". Other recurring roles include Daredevil, Shameless, Last Resort, Good Behavior and Scream. In 2020, Emery joined the cast of Netflix series Dash & Lily as Lily's father.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Source
1997Great SoldiersBowers  
2000Glory GlorySil  
2001Diamond Cut DiamondPaddy  
2002The Sorcerer's ApprenticeSly  
2004A Case of MurderEric Norkem  
2004Cape of Good HopeMiles  
2007PrimevalMatt Collins  
2007Almaz Black BoxWesley Abbot  
2007Greetings from the ShoreSasha Mientkciewicz  
2008TrainWilly  
2010TakersSergei  
2011Blue Crush 2Joel  
2012Survivor TypeRichard PineShort film 
2018AvalancheGreg  
2019100 Days to LiveVictor Quinn  
2020Cabin FeverThieleman  

Television

Year Title Role Notes Source
1996RhodesAllan Wilson2 episodes 
1999Saints, Sinners and SettlersSgt. WilliamsonEpisode: ""The Good Doctor: Trial of H.F. Verwoerd" 
2003Red WaterGene BradleyTelevision film
2005Commander in ChiefJared LyonsEpisode: "First Disaster" 
200724LeonEpisode: "Day 6: 6:00pm - 7:00pm" 
2007PassionsMax2 episodes 
2007MoonlightDonovan ShepherdEpisode: "12:04 AM" 
2008General HospitalJasper "Jax" Jacks3 episodes 
2008CSI: NYChristopher VacknerEpisode: "Admissions" 
2008The MiddlemanVlad the ImpalerEpisode: "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" 
2009Eleventh HourBrandon HertleEpisode: "Miracle" 
200990210KevinEpisode: "Off the Rails" 
2009Burn NoticeSean GlenanneEpisode: "Long Way Back" 
2010The ForgottenSean HennesseyEpisode: "Double Doe" 
2010CastleLloyd SaundersEpisode: "Almost Famous" 
2011The MentalistOwen MellingEpisode: "The Red Mile" 
2011NCIS: Los AngelesJeff KintoEpisode: "Rocket Man" 
2012Last ResortBooth3 episodes 
2013–17Teen WolfDeucalion18 episodes 
2013True BloodJustinEpisode: "Fuck the Pain Away" 
2013NCISRudolph StalinEpisode: "Gut Check" 
2013Beverly Hills CopLyle HawesPilot 
2014ShamelessProfessor Moss3 episodes 
2015GrimmDamien BarsoEpisode: "Trial by Fire" 
2015E&N with Ed NeusbitEd NeusbitWeb series
Also creator
 
2015DaredevilAnatoly RanskahovEpisodes: "Into the Ring", "In the Blood" 
2016–17Good BehaviorSilk4 episodes 
2016Chicago P.D.Wade McGregorEpisode: " All Cylinders Firing" 
2018S.W.A.T.GunnarEpisode: "Seizure" 
2019ScreamOfficer Edward Reynolds5 episodes 
2019Blue BloodsDaniel ShapiroEpisode: "The Price You Pay" 
2020The BlacklistEdward LussierEpisode: "Twamie Ullulaq" 
2020Dash & LilyAdamRecurring 

Theatre

Play Role Stage Notes Source
Dr. LoxDr. LoxZombie Joe's Underground  
Certified MaleAlexMontecasino Theatre, Theatre on the Bay  
The Great GlendiniGlendiniTheatre on the SquareOne-man show 
Death of a SalesmanBernardBaxter Theatre  
Sleeping AroundAll Male RolesTheatre on the Square  
Lane and AbelDirectorMarket Theatre  
Children of the WolfRobinAlhambra Theatre, Theatre on the Bay  
SylviaTom, Leslie, PhyllisAlexander Theatre  
Thin Man TalkingThe ManNational Arts FestivalOne-man show 
Not the Midnight Mass Dock Rd Theatre, Civic Theatre  
Heel Against the HeadMa LoomCivic Theatre, Baxter Theatre  
Legends AliveVariousSupper ClubMusical 
Heaven Can't WaitVariousTheatre on the TrackMusical 
The Fall of the House of UsherRoderick UsherWits Theatre  
Sinbad's African AdventuresVariousCivic TheatrePantomime 
With Incidental Music AttachedVariousHarper'sA capella musical 

Film

Year Title Role Notes Source
2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Teeny[16]
2015KrampusKrampus[16]
2017Transformers: The Last KnightKnight of IaconUncredited
2018Suicide Squad: Hell to PaySameer Park / CopperheadDirect-to-video[16]
2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldTrapper[16]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Source
2009–10Star Wars: The Clone WarsLott Dod, Mee Deechi, Gotal, Kerch Kusi6 episodes 
2012-13The Legend of KorraGuard#5, Additional voice4 episodes
2015DC Super FriendsCaptain Cold[17]
2017–18Tangled: The SeriesWeasel7 episodes[16]
2018Avengers AssembleMoon KnightEpisode: "Beyond"[16]
2020AggretsukoSeiyaEnglish dub; Episode: "The Blessings of Life"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Source
2004EverQuest IIOverseer Travagg, Lt. Darrius, Kazar, Vleko, Sentius Poisonleaf, Crispin Luvinius  
2004Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2Additional Voices  
2004GoldenEye: Rogue AgentNumber One / Ernst Stavro Blofeld [16]
2005The Matrix: Path of NeoBane  
2006Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWIIBritish Soldiers  
2006Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of CorruptionUniversal HUD, General Mohc, Imperial Officer #1  
2006Final Fantasy XIIBalthierEnglish dub[16]
2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferVictor Von Doom / Doctor Doom  
2007Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWIIBritish General, British Pilot #1  
2007Company of Heroes: Opposing FrontsMajor John "Baldy" Theobald Blackmore  
2007Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the LionsBalthierEnglish dub[16]
2007Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade SquadronCol. Serra, Narrator, Imperial Commander  
2007Pirates of the Caribbean OnlineAdditional Voices  
2007Mass EffectChellick, ERCS Guard, Turian Assassin  
2007Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareMac, SAS 4  
2007Hannah Montana: Spotlight World TourAnnouncer  
2008Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of DoomDuane  
2008TurokReese  
2008Brothers in Arms: Hell's HighwayPFC Dawson  
2008Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009Henry Tally, Sergei Demochev  
2008Resistance 2British Commando  
2008Tom Clancy's EndWarGerman Soldier, Russian Soldier  
2009Halo WarsJerome-092, Suicide Grunt  
2009Company of Heroes: Tales of ValorKangaroo, Staghound (British), Churchill  
2009The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaGuard [16]
2009Terminator SalvationJohn Connor [16]
2009inFAMOUSAdditional Voices  
2009Red Faction: GuerrillaAdditional Voices  
2009Medieval GamesThe Black Knight, Jester  
2009Dragon Age: OriginsTaliesen, Alarith, Frandlin Ivo, Oskias, Mystical Human Male, Lothering Templar, Harrowmont Crier, Restless Guard, Redcliffe Militiaman, Redcliffe Quartermaster, Denerim Gang Leader, Howe Estate Guard, Drunken Elf, Tapster's Reveler  
2010Kane & Lynch 2: Dog DaysCriminal  
2010Blade KittenSol Trooper, Infestation Worker  
2010Mass Effect 2Kenn, Officer Tammert, Captain Gavorn, Additional Voices  
2010God of War IIIPoseidon, Captain [16]
2010God of War: Ghost of SpartaPoseidon, Crazed Soldier [16]
2010VanquishSam Gideon [16][18]
2010Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodBorgia Captain Guards, Additional Voices  
2011Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – RetributionSentinel, Guardsman [16]
2011Dragon Age IIFenris, Paxley, Temmerin, Liam, Tethras Garen, Samson [16]
2011RiftTrucker, Stranded Crew, Fan  
2011The Sims MedievalSim  
2011Dungeon Siege IIIFlorin, Mudgutter, Abi-Eshu, Gavril, Hans [16]
2011F.E.A.R. 3Additional Voices  
2011Rise of NightmaresJosh  
2011Gears of War 3Stranded Crew #1, Thrashball Fan #1  
2011Sesame Street: Once Upon a MonsterDoo-Rays  
2011RocksmithNarrator  
2011Battlefield 3Staff Sergeant Henry "Black" BlackburnAlso likeness and motion capture 
2011Uncharted 3: Drake's DeceptionMarlowe's Agents, Indian Ocean Pirates [16]
2011The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimArcturus, Gaius Maro, Imperial Archer, Imperial Mage, Imperial Soldier, Lieutenant Salvarus, Penitus Oculatus Agent, Rexus, Stormcloak Soldier, Sulla Trebatius, Wounded Soldier, Etienne Rarnis  
2011Star Wars: The Old RepublicCaptain Revar, Tobin Harlan, Abdan Sho, Alek Teral, Cavill Arin, Comms Officer Jule, Lokir-Ka, Peyton Swole, Sadoll, The Argent Serpent, W6-S4, Captain Winborn, Col Hunt, Narvurin, Spice Trader  
2012Final Fantasy XIII-2Additional VoicesEnglish dub 
2012Street Fighter X TekkenSteve Fox[16]
2012Ninja Gaiden 3Additional Voices  
2012Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityCarlos Oliveira [16]
2012StarhawkCrowd, Rifters [16]
2012Diablo IIIJoshua, Lliorgor the Crazed, Tristram Militia Ghost  
2012Dragon's DogmaSeneschalAlso motion capture[16]
2012Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future SoldierNigerian Mercenary, Additional Voices  
2012Guild Wars 2Valiant Estiene, Fraxx, Gareth, Celegant Nightmare  
2012World of Warcraft: Mists of PandariaLor'themar TheronSince Patch 5.1 
2012Assassin's Creed IIIReginald Birch, Redcoat, Aquila Crewman  
2012Lego The Lord of the RingsOrc, Elf  
2013Fire Emblem: AwakeningGaiusEnglish dub[16]
2013God of War: AscensionPoseidon  
2013Starcraft II: Heart of the SwarmDominion Marine  
2013The Last of UsAdditional Voices  
2013The Wonderful 101Laurence Nelson, Additional Wonderful Ones [16]
2013Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornTwin Adder Dispatch, Urianger, Pashtarot, VariousEnglish dub 
2013Infinity Blade IIIShaman, Additional Voices  
2013Skylanders: Swap ForceZoo Lou  
2013Killzone Shadow FallJorhan StahlAlso motion capture[16]
2014Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIVariousEnglish dub[19]
2014Diablo III: Reaper of SoulsCrusader (Male), Additional Voices [16]
2014The Elder Scrolls OnlineMale Altmer #3, Male Dunmer #3  
2014Wolfenstein: The New OrderFergus ReidAlso motion capture 
2014WildStarCorrigan Doon, Bounty Board, Marauder, Ikthian Male, Mordesh Male  
2014Enemy FrontAdditional Voices  
2014DestinyMaster Ives  
2014Skylanders: Trap TeamZoo Lou [20]
2014Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareGideonAlso likeness and motion capture 
2014Dragon Age: InquisitionSamson  
2015The Order: 1886Additional Voices  
2015Wolfenstein: The Old BloodFergus ReidAlso motion capture 
2015Fire Emblem FatesKeaton, Dwyer, Asugi[16]
2015Mad Max [21]
2015Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainSoldiers, ExtrasEnglish dub[16][22]
2015Skylanders: SuperChargersZoo Lou [23]
2015Halo 5: GuardiansGovernor Sloan  
2015StarCraft II: Legacy of the VoidTal'darim Executor  
2016Lego Marvel's AvengersBad Guy, Klaue Mercenary, South American Male  
2016King's QuestKyle, Royal KnightsChapter III: Once Upon a Climb[24]
2016Uncharted 4: A Thief's EndOrca [16]
2017Halo Wars 2Captain James CutterAlso likeness and motion capture
2017World of Final FantasyBalthierDLC; English dub
2017Uncharted: The Lost LegacyOrca, Shoreline MercenaryAlso motion capture[16]
2017Destiny 2Devrim Kay VIII, Toland 
2017Middle-earth: Shadow of WarBrûz the ChopperAlso motion capture 
2017Wolfenstein II: The New ColossusFergus ReidAlso motion capture[16]
2018World of Warcraft: Battle for AzerothBrother Pike 
2018Lego DC Super-VillainsCopperhead, Captain Boomerang, John Constantine  
2019Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black OrderMoon Knight[16]
2019Call of Duty: Modern WarfareNikto 
2020Final Fantasy VII RemakeBiggsEnglish dub[25]

Audiobooks

Year Title Author Notes Source
2008Playing the EnemyJohn Carlin  
2008Tell Me a Story 2Amy FriedmanNarrates "Kerplunk" 
2009Operation KronstadtHarry Ferguson  
2009The Bottom BillionPaul Collier  
2009The Jennifer MorgueCharles Stross  
2009The Atrocity ArchiveCharles Stross  
2009The Resident MemberPaul MarloweNarrates the role of Litchfield 
2009The Price of Love and Other StoriesPeter RobinsonNarrates "The Magic of Your Touch", "Shadows on the Water" and "The Cherub Affair" 
2009The Genesis SecretTom Knox  
2009Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of BoysNeil Oliver  
2009The BoatNam LeNarrates "Halflead Bay" 
2009Enough AlreadyPeter Walsh  
2010The Fuller MemorandumCharles Stross  
2010From Hell With LoveSimon R. Green  
2010Ordinary ThunderstormsWilliam Boyd  
2010Rogue FarmCharles Stross  
2010Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among UsJohn Quiggin  
2011Size Matters NotWarwick Davis  
2011Hell ShipPhilip PalmerNarrates the role of Sharrock 
2011For Heaven's Eyes OnlySimon R. Green  
2011KiteworldKeith Roberts  
2012The Apocalypse CodexCharles Stross  
2012Live and Let DroodSimon R. Green  
2013OvertimeCharles Stross  
2013Down on the FarmCharles Stross  
2013Casino InfernaleSimon R. Green  
2013Biggles: The Authorised BiographyJohn Pearson  
2013The Lady From GuatemalaV.S. PritchettNarrates "The Wedding" 
2013Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012Various AuthorsContributing narrator 
2014PalimpsestCharles Stross  
2014The Rhesus ChartCharles Stross  
2014Property of a Lady FaireSimon R. Green  
2014Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar PistoriusJohn Carlin  
2014Live and Let DroodSimon R. Green  
2014WirelessCharles Stross  
2015Zero WorldJason M. Hough  
2015Stalky & Co.Rudyard Kipling  
2015The IllegalLawrence Hill  
2015From a Drood To a KillSimon R. Green  
2016Dr. DOASimon R. Green  
2016The Nightmare StacksCharles Stross  
2017Cruel Is the NightKaro HamalainenNarrates the role of Robert 
2017The Delirium BriefCharles Stross  
2017The DuchessDanielle Steel  
2017MoonbreakerSimon R. Green  
2018My Name Is Nathan LuciusMark Winkler  
2020The Down DaysIlze HugoCo-narrator with Bianca Amato 

Discography

  • Standard Ease (2011)[26]

Awards

  • Best Actor Award – Survivor Type – Golden Egg Film Festival (2014, Winner)
  • Award of Merit: Leading Actor – Survivor Type – Best Shorts Competition (2014, Winner)
  • Award of Excellence: Leading Actor – Survivor Type – Accolade Competition (2013, Winner)
  • Best Actor in a Short Film – Survivor TypeBare Bones International Film Festival (2012, Winner)
  • Best Actor Award – Survivor Type – Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival (2012, Winner)
  • Award of Merit – Sex Drive – Accolade Competition (2010, Winner)
  • Suspense/Thriller Award – The Price of Love and Other StoriesAudie Awards (2010, Nominee)
  • Supporting Performance in a Drama – Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway – Videogame Awards (2008, Nominee)
  • Loerie Gold Craft Award: Radio VO – SABC: Wed-nes-day – Loeries Advertising Awards (2003, Winner)
  • Best Actor in a Comedy – Heel Against the Head – National Vita Awards (1995, Winner)

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