Steven Ogg is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing

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in the 2013 video game ''

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'' and Simon in '' The Walking Dead'', and has also appeared on ''

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'', '' Westworld'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Early life

Ogg was born in

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, Alberta, and raised in

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. He began his acting career in a film for the

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, before working in various theater productions. He was focused on pursuing a career in sports, but an injury prevented him from doing so.

Career

After moving to

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, he began acting in television shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', in addition to some theater work and

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. After taking a break from acting to build a house, he was hired by

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as the voice and

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artist for

in their 2013 video game ''

''. His character was critically acclaimed and he received numerous award nominations as a result. In February 2014, he received an award on the 3rd Annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards for Best Overall Acting in a Game. Ogg later reprised his role in the 2016

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short film ''GTA VR''. In '' The Walking Dead'' season 6 finale, he made his debut as Simon, a member of the Saviors and one of the main antagonists in season 7. Ogg also portrayed Rebus in the HBO series '' Westworld'', and provides the voice of Professor Venomous, in Cartoon Network's animated series '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes.'' In 2019, Ogg portrayed Flexon in the second season of the 2016 series ''

''. Ogg noted in an interview that he is aware of being typecast as "the crazy guy, the unpredictable guy", though he did not mind this if it led to steady work. He admitted, however, that he would ideally like to explore "different characters nddifferent worlds", like his role as a father in the 2019 drama '' The Short History of the Long Road.'' In 2022 he appeared in Dan Mangan's music video for "Fire Escape", playing a personification of Mangan's self-critical inner voice.Mike Usinger
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''

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'', July 20, 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogg, Steven Living people Male actors from Edmonton Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian male film actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television actors Male motion capture actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)