Greg Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Rees1 (1968-03-21) 21 March 19681 Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | realgregellis |
Jonathan Rees (born 21 March 1968), known professionally as Greg Ellis,2 is an English actor who has worked in film, television, video games, and theatre.
He is known for playing Chief Engineer Olson in Star Trek (2009), Theodore Groves in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean (2003, 2007–2011), and Trevor Wilcox in Touch (2013), as well as voice roles such as Anders in Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010), Cullen in multiple Dragon Age games, and Jet-Vac in the Skylanders video game series, as well as in the series Skylanders Academy.
Career
Film and television
In film, Ellis is known for appearing in Titanic as well as in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He is also known for appearing in Star Trek as Chief Engineer Olsen, the original chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise. He starred in the western Forsaken.
Ellis is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Commander) Theodore Groves in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Due to his involvement in the franchise, Ellis kept in touch with Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Kevin McNally.3
On television, Ellis joined the cast of Hawaii Five-0 in season five to play Thomas Farrow in a major recurring arc. He was also a regular on the Fox drama Touch as Trevor Wilcox and played the villainous Michael Amador in the 3rd season of the series 24. His other television credits include: Dexter, The X-Files, Magnum PI, The Riches, Bones, Alcatraz, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Closer, CSI, Nip/Tuck, Perception, Knight Rider, Days of Our Lives, and Trust Me.
Voice-over
As a voice-over actor, Ellis has a career in video games and animation. 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 animated series such as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Invader Zim, Batman: The Brave and the Bold,3 and first three series of the Ben 10 franchise. He voiced Dr. Morocco in season two of Transformers: Rescue Bots, with the character originally being voiced by Tim Curry. He has voiced Mzingo in the Disney series The Lion Guard, Jet-Vac in the Netflix animated series Skylanders Academy, and Valen Rudor in the Disney animated series Star Wars Rebels.
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 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.34 Ellis originally started in musicals and originated the role of 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."
His most recent work is the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy, as Albie Weekes and Timothy Teasdale.
Author
Ellis authored a 2021 book titled The Respondent: Exposing the Cartel of Family Law, which presents a first-person account of family breakdown and examines social, political, and legal factors related to what he describes as a national health issue.5
Legal issues
According to Ellis, in March 2015 he was taken into custody by police and admitted to a psychiatric hospital following an anonymous report alleging he intended to harm his children. Ellis states that he experienced homelessness shortly afterward and was assaulted by another patient during his hospitalisation. He also states that he lost custody of his children and encountered personal and professional challenges, including financial difficulties related to legal fees and a loss of support from some friends and colleagues.67
In 2020, Ellis released a video performing an in-character monologue as Cullen Rutherford, his character from the Dragon Age series. In the video, Ellis criticised the "intellectual glitterati" and the "MeToo" movement and encouraged viewers to "plant their flag against cancel culture."89
On 20 December 2024, Rees presented himself to the Chenango County sheriff's office in New York after receiving a notice to appear. He was charged with felony counts of offering a false instrument for filing and unlawful surveillance, along with misdemeanor charges including perjury, three counts of coercion, aggravated harassment, and unlawful dissemination of an intimate image (commonly known as revenge porn).10
Filmography
Live-action roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Titanic | Carpathia Steward | |
| 2001 | To End All Wars | Primrose | |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Officer Theodore Groves | Credited as "Officer" |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mickey (Dive Bar Patron #1) | |
| Cell Call | Donovan | Short film | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Lieutenant Theodore Groves | Credited as "Officer" |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Welther | Television film |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Chief Engineer Olsen | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves | Credited as "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" |
| 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 |
| CSI | Foxy Harris | 1 Episode | |
| 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 |
| Alcatraz | Garrett Stillman | Episode: "Garrett Stillman" | |
| 2013 | Touch | Trevor Wilcox | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Thomas Farrow | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Myles Drunker | Episode: "Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better" |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Sean Cavendish | Episode: "A Fire in the Ashes" |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Blair Darvill | Episode: "Day in the Hole" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Cmdr. Giles Price | |
| 2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising | ||
| 2008 | Blur | Maaz | Unused cut scene |
Voice roles
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Bim | Episode: "Koality and Kuantity"11 |
| The Angry Beavers | Randy Beaver, Supercomputer | Episode: "Koality Komforts/Oh, Brother?" | |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Wizzy, Stan | Episode: "The Fairly OddParents: The Zappys"11 | |
| 2002 | Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Dan Dare | |
| 2004–07 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Various voices | |
| 2004–05 | Teen Titans | Malchior, Punk Rocket | 11 |
| 2004 | Evil Con Carne | Lady of the Lake, Prince, Bobby No. 2 | Episode: "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of the Britons" |
| 2005–08 | Bratz | Byron Powell, Sir Nigel Forrester | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Synaptak | Episode: "The Galactic Enforcers"11 |
| Legion of Super Heroes | Drax | Episode: "Phantoms" | |
| 2007–08 | Phineas and Ferb | Jameson, Angry Mob | 11 |
| 2007 | The Batman | Count Vertigo | Episode: "Vertigo"11 |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Squire | Episode: "Be-Knighted"11 |
| 2008–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Gentleman Ghost, Doctor Fate, Cavalier, Doctor Canus, Hawk, Shrapnel, Mister Mind, Big Head Batman | 11 |
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Turk Falso | 2 episodes11 |
| Ape Escape | Specter | ||
| 2010–11 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Prince Gyula, Cyborg #2, Dagonet, Reporter Chet Rigby | |
| 2010–13 | Generator Rex | Gatlocke | 2 episodes11 |
| 2010 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Breaker, Alvin Kibbey, Cobra Ops Supervisor | 11 |
| 2011–13 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Charles Weatlesby, Destroido Computer | |
| 2011 | Fish Hooks | Gecko #1, Gecko Glasses, Officiant, Duke | 2 episodes11 |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Rocket Raccoon | Episode: "Michael Korvac"11 |
| 2013–14 | Beware the Batman | Phosphorus Rex | 11 |
| 2014–16 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Dr. Thaddeus Morocco, Mr. Foster | 11 |
| 2014–17 | Star Wars Rebels | Baron Valen Rudor | 11 |
| 2015–17 | Sofia the First | Spruce | 11 |
| 2015 | Turbo Fast | Liam, Ollie | Episode: "Kicked Off"11 |
| 2016–19 | The Lion Guard | Mzingo | Credited as Jonny Rees11 |
| 2016–18 | Skylanders Academy | Jet-Vac | |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Dr. Messmer, Kitchen Staff Member | Episode: "Mysteries on the Disorient Express"11 |
| 2017–18 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Manfred, additional voices | Credited as Jonny Rees |
| 2024 | Angry Birds Mystery Island | Pig in Suit, Pig Student #3, Punk Rock Pig Sid |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Summer Music Mania 2004 | Announcer | Television film |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Nigel | 11 |
| 2006 | Bratz Genie Magic | Sebastian | 11 |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Garmund | 11 |
| 2008 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Wallaby | Direct-to-video11 |
| 2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Dave the Dove | Direct-to-video11 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bratz | Byron | Direct-to-video11 |
| 2006 | Bratz | Sebastian | Direct-to-video11 |
| Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Cait Sith | English dub11 | |
| Bratz | Harvey | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Creeper, Horror's Hand | Television film11 |
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | Plato | Direct-to-video |
| Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Tin, Sergeant | Direct-to-video11 | |
| 2012 | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Will Scarlet, Tin | Direct-to-video11 |
| Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Marius Brancusi | Direct-to-video11 | |
| Foodfight! | Hairy Hold | 11 | |
| 2013 | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Tin | Direct-to-video11 |
| 2014 | Batman: Assault on Arkham | Captain Boomerang | Direct-to-video11 |
| Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Tin | Direct-to-video11 | |
| Khumba | Thabo, Elder #1 | English dub11 | |
| 2015 | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Tin | Direct-to-video11 |
| The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Mzingo | Television film11 | |
| 2020 | Lego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters | Mister Mind | Direct-to-video1211 |
| 2021 | Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob | Herald, Herman Ellinger, British Passenger | Direct-to-video11 |
Video games
References
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