Anthony Skordi

Anthony Skordi
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1994-present
Known forCarlo Gambino in The Offer

Anthony George Skordi is a British-American[1] actor. He is best known for his roles as Admiral Garrick Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II, and The Dealer in the Hand of Fate series of games. In addition to his voiceover work in video games, he has narrated audiobooks, and has worked on screen and stage as an actor, producer, and writer.

Career

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Trained at the Drama Centre London. Some of his early roles include British television series including episodes of Soldier Soldier, The Bill and Thief Takers.

Skordi wrote, produced and starred in the one-man show Onassis, The Play at the Stella Adler theater to favorable reviews,[2][3] being praised as a "Master of Storytelling".[4] It was originally planned to bring the play to New York City in 2020, but the theatre production had to be delayed due to the restrictions put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[5] He performed off Broadway to critical acclaim Feb-March 2022 at The American Theatre of Actors.[6] Though he had been providing narration for commercials[7] and audio books,[8] he was introduced to a new audience through voice acting in video games, his first role being God of War III,[citation needed] alongside other notable actors Kevin Sorbo, Gideon Emery, and Rip Torn. He went on to provide voices for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Mass Effect[9] series, Diablo III, and starred as Valenos, the Dealer, in the Hand of Fate series by Defiant Development. In 2017, he had a prominent role in Star Wars Battlefront II, both as a voice actor and motion capture actor, as Admiral Garrick Versio. He had also previously provided motion capture for Sleeping Dogs.[7] Since 2015, Skordi has also been narrating the audio for the drama series John Sinclair – Demon Hunter.

His work in television continued in the United States, where he featured in episodes of Scorpion, The Blacklist, The Last Ship, and others. British TV appearance as series regular as Silas Manatos in Prime Suspect 1973. In 2019, he appeared as the Caliph of Oran in the miniseries Catch-22.

Skordi is also a film actor. A short film portraying the Armenian genocide, Straw Dolls features Anthony Skordi in the lead role as Ahmet, a conflicted Turkish soldier. He acted alongside Kevin Spacey in the short film Envelope.[citation needed] Skordi portrayed Father Nicolas in Don Quixote, which was featured at the Palm Springs Film Festival in 2015.[10] He also appeared as August in Stage Mother, playing opposite Jacki Weaver.

Anthony recently portrayed Silas Manatos in Prime Suspect 1973 and Carlo Gambino in The Offer

In addition to his work in the US, he has worked in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Brazil.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Queen's Corgi Nelson
2020 Stage Mother August
2022 The Seven Faces of Jane Pinky

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993-1996 The Bill Dave
1994 Soldier Soldier Young Man
1996 Thief Takers Thaso Kyriados
1999-2000 The Drew Carey Show Announcer
2010 Men of a Certain Age Tilburn
Detroit 1-8-7 Christof
2014-2015 Scorpion Nemos
2017 The Blacklist Stratos Sarantos
The Last Ship Alex
Prime Suspect 1973 Silas Manatos
2019 Catch-22 Caliph of Oran Miniseries
2022 The Offer Carlo Gambino Miniseries

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Mass Effect 3 Leviathan Mass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC Pack[12]
2015 Hand of Fate[13] The Dealer
2017 Hand of Fate 2[14] The Dealer
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Pythagoras
2022 Star Wars: The Old Republic Tenebrae
Diablo Immortal TBA

References

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  1. ^ Skordi, Anthony (2014-03-23). "happy to say that now I have become an American citizen I have registered to vote". @AnthonySkordi. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  2. ^ Culture Spot LA, Onassis, The Play
  3. ^ Playbill, Onassis, The Play
  4. ^ BWW News Desk. "Photo Flash: Anthony Skordi, Connie Stevens, Romi Dames and More at ONASSIS Opening". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ^ "Actor Anthony Skordi Talks to TNH about Bringing His Play, Onassis, to New York". TheNationalHerald.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  6. ^ Wild, Stephi (2022-03-15). "An Evening with Onassis Extends NYC Run." BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  7. ^ a b "Game News: 'Star Wars: Battlefront II' Interview With Anthony "Garrick Versio" Skordi". Electric Bento. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  8. ^ "Audiobooks narrated by Anthony Skordi | Audible.com". www.audible.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  9. ^ Phillips, Tom (2012-07-10). "Mass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC confirmed by voice actor". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  10. ^ Los Angeles Times, Palm Springs Film Festival
  11. ^ "Anthony Skordi Biography, Pictures, News, Wiki". www.tvduck.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  12. ^ Phillips, Tom (2012-07-10). "Mass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC confirmed by voice actor". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  13. ^ Welhouse, Zach (2019-08-04) [2016-09-04]. "Hand of Fate Review". RPGamer. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  14. ^ O'Connor, James (2017-11-15). "Hand Of Fate 2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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