Greg Ellis (born 21 March 1968) is a British actor.

Career

On the big screen, he is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Theodore Groves in

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'' as well as appearing in J.J. Abrams ''

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'' 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 appeared opposite

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and

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in ''Beowulf'' with

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in ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith'', and performed alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and

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in ''

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''. His television credits include: ''Dexter'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Riches'', ''Bones'', ''

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'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''The Closer'', ''CSI'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Perception'', ''Knight Rider'', ''

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'', ''Trust Me'' and many more. He has voiced 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

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career in cartoons, animated movies and video games. His voice was featured in the

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games ''

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'' (as Simon Wicard), '' Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII'' (as

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), and '' Tomb Raider: Legend'' (as Alister Fletcher), as well as in '' Dragon Age: Origins'', ''

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'', and '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' (as Cullen Rutherford). His minor video game work includes voices for ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'', '' Tomb Raider: Underworld'', and ''

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''. He has also voiced characters in cartoons such as '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', ''

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'', and first three series of the ''

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'' franchise. He even voiced Dr. Morocco in season two of '' Transformers: Rescue Bots'' where the character was originally voiced by

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. Ellis 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

in the

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version of the CGI film '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. He voiced Garmund in the

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animated film, ''

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''. Ellis originally started in musicals and originated the role of Rusty in ''

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'' at the

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and was the alternate Chris in the original cast of

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at the

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. 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." Ellis wrote a book in 2021, titled ''The Respondent: Exposing the Cartel of Family Law'' about "a first-person account of family breakdown and the social, political, and legal forces that are fuelling a national health emergency". He founded the CPU: Children and Parents United in 2021 to promote these issues.

Personal life

Ellis has been criticized for his support of former President Donald Trump, and right-wing political figures Charlie Kirk and Jordan Peterson. In May of 2020, after creating a video montage critical of the 2020 BLM protests, Ellis faced criticism from fans of the Dragon Age video game series as well as former executive producer Mark Darrah. In December of 2020, Ellis responded to the criticism with a 40-minute YouTube video in-character as the Bioware series' supporting character "Cullen". In this video, he expressed critical views on the "Black Lives Matter" and "Me Too" movements, and "cancel culture," condemning the "cancel culture hedonists" and "intellectual glitterati" which had been critical of him on social media. Ellis's political views on gender and family have been further espoused in his podcast, "The Respondent, and book "The Respondent: Exposing the Cartel of Family Law".

Filmography

Live-action roles

Film

Television

Video games

Voice roles

Animation

Film

Video games

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Greg 1968 births Living people English male film actors English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors Male actors from Greater Manchester People from Wigan 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors