Greg Ellis (actor)
Greg Ellis (born Jonathan Ashley Rees; 21 March 1968) 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.
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| Born | Jonathan Ashley Rees 21 March 1968 Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Jonny Rees |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
Notable work | Pirates of the Caribbean film series as Theodore Groves |
| Website | www |
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 as Chief Engineer Olsen, the original chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise. He starred in the western Forsaken 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.
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 Rutherford). 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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Titanic | Carpathia Steward | |
| 2001 | To End All Wars | Primrose | |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Lieutenant Theodore Groves | |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mickey (Dive Bar Patron #1) | |
| 2005 | Cell Call | Donovan | Short film |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Lieutenant Theodore Groves | |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Welther | Television film |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Chief Engineer Olsen | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves | |
| 2012 | Rogue | Peter Reid | Television film |
| 2015 | Forsaken | Tom Watson | |
| 2017 | Killer App | Springer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
| 2013 | 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" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Cmdr. Giles Price | |
| 2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising | Cmdr. Giles Price |
Voice roles
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Bim, Whippet | Ep. "Koality and Kuantity" |
| 1999 | The Angry Beavers | Randy Beaver, Supercomputer | Ep. "Koality Komforts/Oh, Brother?" |
| 2002 | Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Dan Dare | |
| 2004–07 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Entity Two, Another Astronaut, Lawn Gnome Pig No. 2, Delivery Guy, Lord Byron Windham, Daddy Elf, Druid No. 1, Miguel | |
| 2004–05 | Teen Titans | Malchior, Punk Rocket | |
| 2004 | Evil Con Carne | Lady of the Lake, Prince, Bobby No. 2 | Ep. "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of the Britons" |
| 2005–08 | Bratz | Byron Powell, Sir Nigel Forrester | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Synaptak | Ep. "The Galactic Enforcers" |
| 2006 | Legion of Super Heroes | Drax, Shadowy Voice Phantom, Science Police | Ep. "Phantoms" |
| 2007–08 | Phineas and Ferb | Jameson, Angry Mob | |
| 2007 | The Batman | Count Vertigo | Ep. "Vertigo" |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Forever Knight No. 1, Forever Knight No. 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 | |
| 2010–11 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Prince Gyula, Cyborg #2 Dagonet, Reporter Chet Rigby | |
| 2010–13 | Generator Rex | Gatlocke | |
| 2010 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Breaker, Alvin Kibbey, Cobra Ops Supervisor | |
| 2011–13 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Charles Weatlesby, Destroido Computer | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Rocket Raccoon | Ep. "Michael Korvac" |
| 2013–14 | Beware the Batman | Phosphorus Rex, Milo Match | |
| 2014–16 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Dr. Thaddeus Morocco (2nd voice), Mr. Foster | |
| 2014–17 | Star Wars Rebels | Baron Valen Rudor, Stormtrooper No. 5 | [2] |
| 2015–17 | Sofia the First | Spruce, additional voices | |
| 2016–19 | The Lion Guard | Mzingo | Credited as Jonny Rees |
| 2016–18 | Skylanders Academy | Jet-Vac | |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Dr. Messmer, Kitchen staff member | Episode: "Mysteries on the Disorient Express" |
| 2017–18 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Manfred, additional voices | Credited as Jonny Rees |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Summer Music Mania 2004 | Announcer | Television film |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Nigel | [3] |
| 2008 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Wallaby | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Dave the Dove | Direct-to-video[3] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Bratz: Rock Angelz | Byron | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2006 | Bratz: Genie Magic | Sebastian | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy VII Advent Children | Cait Sith | English dub[3] |
| 2006 | Bratz Babyz: The Movie | Harvey | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Creeper, Horror's Hand, Pirate No. 3, Paperboy | Television film[3] |
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | Plato | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Tin, Sergeant | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2012 | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Will Scarlet, Tin | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2012 | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Marius Brancusi | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Hairy Hold | [3] |
| 2013 | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Tin | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2014 | Batman: Assault on Arkham | Captain Boomerang | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2014 | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Tin | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2014 | Khumba | Thabo, Elder # 1 | English dub[3] |
| 2015 | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Tin | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Mzingo | Television film[3] |
| 2020 | Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters | Mister Mind | Direct-to-video[4] |
Video games
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.
- "Greg Ellis – 123 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
- Oller, Jacob (3 April 2020). "Embrace your inner child with this first look at LEGO DC: Shazam-Magic & Monsters". SYFY WIRE. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
- Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity. Scene: Closing credits, 4:52 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
- Konami (2015). Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Scene: Closing credits, 0:32 in, Cast.
- @Grasshopper_EN (20 December 2018). "Introducing the all-star lineup of #TravisStrikesAgain #NoMoreHeroes' main voice cast!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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