Greg Ellis (actor)

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Jonathan Rees (born 21 March 1968), known professionally as Greg Ellis,[1] is an English actor who has worked in film, television, video games, and theatre. He is, among other roles, 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 alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic as well as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He is also known for appearing in J.J. Abrams's Star Trek as Chief Engineer Olsen, the original chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise, as well as starred in the western Forsaken alongside Demi Moore with Donald Sutherland and Brian Cox.

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.[2]

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 opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the 3rd season of the hit 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,[2] 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.[2][3] 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."Template:Fact

His most recent work is the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy, as Albie Weekes and Timothy Teasdale.Template:Fact

Author

Ellis wrote a book in 2021, titled The Respondent: Exposing the Cartel of Family Law[4] about "a first-person account of family breakdown and the social, political, and legal forces that are fueling a national health emergency". Introduction by Johnny Depp[5] and the foreword by Alec Baldwin.[6]

Personal life

In 2020, Ellis released a video performing an in-character monologue as Cullen Rutherford, a character from the Dragon Age series. In the video, Ellis criticized the "intellectual glitterati" and the "MeToo" movement and encouraged viewers to "plant their flag against cancel culture."[7][8]

On 20 December 2024, Rees presented himself to the Chenango County sheriff's office 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).[9]

Filmography

Live-action roles

Film

List of live-action performances in film
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts Titanic Carpathia Steward
Template:Dts To End All Wars Primrose
Template:Dts Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Officer Theodore Groves Credited as "Officer"
Template:Dts Mr. & Mrs. Smith Mickey (Dive Bar Patron #1)
Cell Call Donovan Short film
Template:Dts Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Lieutenant Theodore Groves Credited as "Officer"
Template:Dts Knight Rider Welther Television film
Template:Dts Star Trek Chief Engineer Olsen
Template:Dts Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves Credited as "Groves"
Template:Dts Rogue Peter Reid Television film
Template:Dts Forsaken Tom Watson
Template:Dts Killer App Springer

Television

List of live-action performances in television
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts Brush Strokes Terry Episode: "Episode #4.5"
Template:Dts–1991 Bread P.C. Lloyd 21 episodes
Template:Dts The X-Files 3rd British Crewman Episode: "Triangle"
Template:Dts Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Ekoor Episode: "What You Leave Behind"
Template:Dts–2004 24 Michael Amador 9 episodes
Template:Dts, Template:Dts CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Foxy Harris, Special Agent Sturgis 2 episodes
Template:Dts Bones Kevin Hollings Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab"
Template:Dts–2009 Valentine Ari Valentine / Ares 8 episodes
Template:Dts Trust Me Simon Cochran 7 episodes
Dexter Foxy Harris 1 Episode
Template:Dts Dexter Jonathan Farrow Episode: "Slack Tide"
Template:Dts Nip/Tuck Adam Wise Episode: "Joel Seabrook"
Template:Dts The Confession Sheldon Hoffman Episode: "Chapter 7"
Template:Dts Days of Our Lives Agent Spencer 27 episodes
Alcatraz Garrett Stillman Episode: "Garrett Stillman"
Template:Dts Touch Trevor Wilcox 13 episodes
Template:Dts Hawaii Five-0 Thomas Farrow 4 episodes
Template:Dts Lucifer Myles Drunker Episode: "Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better"
Template:Dts Magnum P.I. Sean Cavendish Episode: "A Fire in the Ashes"
Template:Dts The Rookie Blair Darvill Episode: "Day in the Hole"

Video games

List of live-action performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Cmdr. Giles Price
Template:Dts Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising
Template:Dts Blur Maaz Unused cut scene

Voice roles

Animation

List of voice performances in television
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts The Wild Thornberrys Bim Episode: "Koality and Kuantity"[10]
The Angry Beavers Randy Beaver, Supercomputer Episode: "Koality Komforts/Oh, Brother?"
Oh Yeah! Cartoons Wizzy, Stan Episode: "The Fairly OddParents: The Zappys"[10]
Template:Dts Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future Dan Dare
Template:Dts–07 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Various voices
Template:Dts–05 Teen Titans Malchior, Punk Rocket [10]
Template:Dts Evil Con Carne Lady of the Lake, Prince, Bobby No. 2 Episode: "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of the Britons"
Template:Dts–08 Bratz Byron Powell, Sir Nigel Forrester 7 episodes
Template:Dts Ben 10 Synaptak Episode: "The Galactic Enforcers"[10]
Legion of Super Heroes Drax Episode: "Phantoms"
Template:Dts–08 Phineas and Ferb Jameson, Angry Mob [10]
Template:Dts The Batman Count Vertigo Episode: "Vertigo"[10]
Template:Dts Ben 10: Alien Force Squire Episode: "Be-Knighted"[10]
Template:Dts–2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Gentleman Ghost, Doctor Fate, Cavalier, Doctor Canus, Hawk, Shrapnel, Mister Mind, Big Head Batman [10]
Template:Dts Star Wars: The Clone Wars Turk Falso 2 episodes[10]
Ape Escape Specter
Template:Dts–11 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Prince Gyula, Cyborg #2, Dagonet, Reporter Chet Rigby
Template:Dts–13 Generator Rex Gatlocke 2 episodes[10]
Template:Dts G.I. Joe: Renegades Breaker, Alvin Kibbey, Cobra Ops Supervisor [10]
Template:Dts–13 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Charles Weatlesby, Destroido Computer
2011 Fish Hooks Gecko #1, Gecko Glasses, Officiant, Duke 2 episodes[10]
Template:Dts The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Rocket Raccoon Episode: "Michael Korvac"[10]
Template:Dts–14 Beware the Batman Phosphorus Rex [10]
Template:Dts–16 Transformers: Rescue Bots Dr. Thaddeus Morocco, Mr. Foster [10]
Template:Dts–17 Star Wars Rebels Baron Valen Rudor [10]
Template:Dts–17 Sofia the First Spruce [10]
2015 Turbo Fast Liam, Ollie Episode: "Kicked Off"[10]
Template:Dts–19 The Lion Guard Mzingo Credited as Jonny Rees[10]
Template:Dts–18 Skylanders Academy Jet-Vac
Template:Dts Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Dr. Messmer, Kitchen Staff Member Episode: "Mysteries on the Disorient Express"[10]
Template:Dts–18 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Manfred, additional voices Credited as Jonny Rees
Template:Dts Angry Birds Mystery Island Pig in Suit, Pig Student #3, Punk Rock Pig Sid

Film

List of voice performances in live-action films
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts Summer Music Mania 2004 Announcer Television film
Template:Dts Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Nigel [10]
2006 Bratz Genie Magic Sebastian [10]
2007 Beowulf Garmund [10]
Template:Dts Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Wallaby Direct-to-video[10]
Template:Dts Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts Dave the Dove Direct-to-video[10]
List of voice performances in animated films
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts Bratz Byron Direct-to-video[10]
Template:Dts Bratz Sebastian Direct-to-video[10]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Cait Sith English dub[10]
Bratz Harvey Direct-to-video
Template:Dts Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure Creeper, Horror's Hand Television film[10]
Template:Dts Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Plato Direct-to-video
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes Tin, Sergeant Direct-to-video[10]
Template:Dts Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse Will Scarlet, Tin Direct-to-video[10]
Big Top Scooby-Doo! Marius Brancusi Direct-to-video[10]
Foodfight! Hairy Hold [10]
Template:Dts Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure Tin Direct-to-video[10]
Template:Dts Batman: Assault on Arkham Captain Boomerang Direct-to-video[10]
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon Tin Direct-to-video[10]
Khumba Thabo, Elder #1 English dub[10]
Template:Dts Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest Tin Direct-to-video[10]
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Mzingo Television film[10]
Template:Dts Lego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters Mister Mind Direct-to-video[11][10]
Template:Dts Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob Herald, Herman Ellinger, British Passenger Direct-to-video[10]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
Template:Dts Interstate '82 Rank Dick
Star Trek: Hidden Evil Urano
Template:Dts Starlancer Luenberg Comms Officer
Star Trek: Invasion Kam Jahtae Commander
Template:Dts Red Faction II Male Voice 4
Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon Human Male Crew, Arcturian Admiral, Captain [10]
Template:Dts Lionheart Richard Lionheart
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs British S.A.S. Operative SABRE
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Martin Clemens
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Robin Hood
Template:Dts Onimusha Blade Warriors Keijiro Maeda English dub[10]
Call of Duty: United Offensive British Narrator
X-Men Legends Technician, Male Prisoner No. 2
Shark Tale Additional Tenant Fish
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue Ty the Tasmanian Tiger [10]
The Bard's Tale Additional voices [12]
EverQuest II Additional voices
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Additional voices [13]
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Additional voices
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Mical [10]
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Elven Officer, Ithilien Ranger Unit
Template:Dts Shadow of Rome Additional voices [14]
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Romun Soldier No. 3 English dub
Haunting Ground Riccardo, Ugo Belli [10]
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None Phillip Lombard [10]
Bratz: Rock Angelz Bryon Powell [10]
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Sergeant Bluey [10]
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer Additional voices
SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs Chopper
Template:Dts The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Celeborn, Elves, Ithilien Rangers
Tomb Raider: Legend Alister Fletcher [10]
Teen Titans Mad Mod [10]
Cars Piston Cup Racers
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Additional voices
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow Fat Pirate, Pintell, Ragetti, Spanish Soldier [10]
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Cait Sith English dub[10]
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 Additional voices
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king Elves, Ithilien Rangers
Template:Dts Rogue Galaxy Simon Wicard English dub[10]
God of War II Rhodes Soldiers, Spartan Soldiers
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Additional voices
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Weapons Grummel, Armor Grummel
Template:Dts The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Reepicheep
Resistance 2 Additional voices
Tomb Raider: Underworld Alister Fletcher, Mercenary [10]
Template:Dts Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Weapons Grummel, Armor Grummel
Dragon Age: Origins Cullen, additional voices
Template:Dts Clash of the Titans Perseus, Soldiers, Townpeople, Spirits [10]
God of War III Hermes [10]
Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening Anders
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame Gentleman Ghost
Template:Dts Dragon Age II Cullen, additional voices
Cars 2 Nigel Gearsley
Shadows of the Damned Johnson [10]
Resistance 3 Fyodor Malikov [10]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Marlowe's Agents [10]
Saints Row: The Third Additional voices
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Rocket Raccoon
Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional voices
Template:Dts Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Additional voices
Diablo III Captain Rumford [10]
Darksiders II Corrupted Angel [10]
Skylanders: Giants Jet-Vac
Template:Dts BioShock Infinite Additional voices
Disney Infinity Additional voices [15]
Saints Row IV Additional voices
Skylanders: Swap Force Jet-Vac
Template:Dts Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Captain Rumford [10]
Skylanders: Trap Team Jet-Vac, Bomb Shell
Dragon Age: Inquisition Cullen [10]
Template:Dts Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Soldiers English dub[16]
Skylanders: SuperChargers Jet-Vac
Template:Dts Skylanders: Imaginators
Template:Dts Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Brian Buster Jr. [17][10]
Template:Dts Hogwarts Legacy Albie Weekes, Timothy Teasdale, various voices [10]

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