Greg Ellis (actor)

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, 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.

Greg Ellis
Born	Jonathan Rees[1] (1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 (age 57)[1] Wigan, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Website	realgregellis.com

Career

Film and television

In film, Ellis is known for appearing alongside Leonardo DiCaprio^{[citation needed]} and Kate Winslet in Titanic as well as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie^{[citation needed]} 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 ^{[citation needed]} 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^{[citation needed]}, 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 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,^[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.^[3][4] 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."^{[citation needed]}

His most recent work is the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy, as Albie Weekes and Timothy Teasdale.^{[citation needed]}

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]

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 hospitalization. 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.^[6][7]

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."^[8][9]

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).^[10]

Filmography

Live-action roles

Film

List of live-action performances in 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

List of live-action performances in 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
	Dexter	Foxy Harris	1 Episode
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
	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

List of live-action performances in 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

List of voice performances in television

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 episodes[11]
	Ape Escape	Specter
2010–11	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Prince Gyula, Cyborg #2, Dagonet, Reporter Chet Rigby
2010–13	Generator Rex	Gatlocke	2 episodes[11]
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 episodes[11]
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 Rees[11]
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

List of voice performances in live-action films

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-video[11]
2009	Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts	Dave the Dove	Direct-to-video[11]

List of voice performances in animated films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Bratz	Byron	Direct-to-video[11]
2006	Bratz	Sebastian	Direct-to-video[11]
	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	Cait Sith	English dub[11]
	Bratz	Harvey	Direct-to-video
2007	Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure	Creeper, Horror's Hand	Television film[11]
2010	Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic	Plato	Direct-to-video
	Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes	Tin, Sergeant	Direct-to-video[11]
2012	Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse	Will Scarlet, Tin	Direct-to-video[11]
	Big Top Scooby-Doo!	Marius Brancusi	Direct-to-video[11]
	Foodfight!	Hairy Hold	[11]
2013	Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure	Tin	Direct-to-video[11]
2014	Batman: Assault on Arkham	Captain Boomerang	Direct-to-video[11]
	Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon	Tin	Direct-to-video[11]
	Khumba	Thabo, Elder #1	English dub[11]
2015	Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest	Tin	Direct-to-video[11]
	The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar	Mzingo	Television film[11]
2020	Lego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters	Mister Mind	Direct-to-video[12][11]
2021	Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob	Herald, Herman Ellinger, British Passenger	Direct-to-video[11]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Interstate '82	Rank Dick
	Star Trek: Hidden Evil	Urano
2000	Starlancer	Luenberg Comms Officer
	Star Trek: Invasion	Kam Jahtae Commander
2002	Red Faction II	Male Voice 4
	Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon	Human Male Crew, Arcturian Admiral, Captain	[11]
2003	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
2004	Onimusha Blade Warriors	Keijiro Maeda	English dub[11]
	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	[11]
	The Bard's Tale	Additional voices	[13]
	EverQuest II	Additional voices
	Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines	Additional voices	[14]
	GoldenEye: Rogue Agent	Additional voices
	Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	Mical	[11]
	The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth	Elven Officer, Ithilien Ranger Unit
2005	Shadow of Rome	Additional voices	[15]
	Ys: The Ark of Napishtim	Romun Soldier No. 3	English dub
	Haunting Ground	Riccardo, Ugo Belli	[11]
	Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None	Phillip Lombard	[11]
	Bratz: Rock Angelz	Bryon Powell	[11]
	Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan	Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Sergeant Bluey	[11]
	The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer	Additional voices
	SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs	Chopper
2006	The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II	Celeborn, Elves, Ithilien Rangers
	Tomb Raider: Legend	Alister Fletcher	[11]
	Teen Titans	Mad Mod	[11]
	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	[11]
	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Cait Sith	English dub[11]
	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
2007	Rogue Galaxy	Simon Wicard	English dub[11]
	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
2008	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Reepicheep
	Resistance 2	Additional voices
	Tomb Raider: Underworld	Alister Fletcher, Mercenary	[11]
2009	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	Weapons Grummel, Armor Grummel
	Dragon Age: Origins	Cullen, additional voices
2010	Clash of the Titans	Perseus, Soldiers, Townpeople, Spirits	[11]
	God of War III	Hermes	[11]
	Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening	Anders
	Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame	Gentleman Ghost
2011	Dragon Age II	Cullen, additional voices
	Cars 2	Nigel Gearsley
	Shadows of the Damned	Johnson	[11]
	Resistance 3	Fyodor Malikov	[11]
	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	Marlowe's Agents	[11]
	Saints Row: The Third	Additional voices
	Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	Rocket Raccoon
	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Additional voices
2012	Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning	Additional voices
	Diablo III	Captain Rumford	[11]
	Darksiders II	Corrupted Angel	[11]
	Skylanders: Giants	Jet-Vac
2013	BioShock Infinite	Additional voices
	Disney Infinity	Additional voices	[16]
	Saints Row IV	Additional voices
	Skylanders: Swap Force	Jet-Vac
2014	Diablo III: Reaper of Souls	Captain Rumford	[11]
	Skylanders: Trap Team	Jet-Vac, Bomb Shell
	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Cullen	[11]
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Soldiers	English dub[17]
	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Jet-Vac
2016	Skylanders: Imaginators
2019	Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes	Brian Buster Jr.	[18][11]
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	Albie Weekes, Timothy Teasdale, various voices	[11]