Gideon Emery

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Birth Place: Windsor, England, UK
Birth Date: September 12, 1972
Occupation: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer

Gideon Emery Biography

Best known for his role as Russian mobster Sergei in Takers (2010), Emery was raised in both England and South Africa. An only child, he kept himself amused by imitating voices from radio and TV, making acting a logical progression. At university, he was accepted into both the Fine Arts and Drama departments, opting for the latter. While a student, he was persuaded to audition for a professional theatre production, where he was discovered by lauded stage actor Bill Flynn. This led to his signing with a top agent and his career was started. He began performing in voice-overs in between his studies and quickly rose to the top of the field.Emery gained exposure as one of the core performers on "Not Quite Friday Night" (1995), an SNL-type sketch comedy show, which profiled his natural ability for characters and accents. He went on to appear in the phenomenally successful farce Heel Against the Head, once again alongside veteran Bill Flynn and preeminent South African playwright, Paul Slabolepszy. His performance won him the Vita Award for Comedy; the local equivalent of America's Tony awards. Emery is also a singer and joined cult a capella group Not The Midnight Mass. He combined his comedy and musical ability in the critically acclaimed Thin Man Talking and Great Glendini, for which he recorded a jazz standards album.On screen, Emery has appeared in Takers (2010) (Matt Dillon), Train (2008/I)(Thora Birch), Greetings from the Shore (2007) (Paul Sorvino) and Primeval (2007) (Dominic Purcell). Television credits include guest appearances on "Burn Notice" (2007), "Castle" (2009), "Moonlight" (2007), "24" (2001) and "CSI: NY" (2004). When not acting on camera, he can be heard bringing life to numerous characters in video games and audio books.

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