Emmett Skilton
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Emmett Skilton, also credited as Emmett Couling Skilton (born 23 September 1987) is a New Zealand based actor.
His professional career began in 2004 with a role in the comedy television series Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby
as Willem Van der Muren, with his most
recent television role as the lead character Axl Johnson, in 2011 comedy-drama, The Almighty Johnsons
.
, all in his home town of Titahi Bay
.
In 2006 he toured New Zealand and Sydney, performing various re-written works of Shakespeare with acting company, 'The Ugly Shakespeare Company' before attending tertiary institute Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School
, in 2007.
He graduated at the end of 2009 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting).
His professional career began in 2004 with a role in the comedy television series Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby is a satirical New Zealand television series, created and written by Danny Mulheron , Dave Armstrong and Tom Scott. It stars David McPhail as the titular Mr Gormsby, whose politically incorrect attitudes and "old school" teaching style clash and contrast with the...
as Willem Van der Muren, with his most
recent television role as the lead character Axl Johnson, in 2011 comedy-drama, The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons is a New Zealand fantasy comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and is produced by South Pacific Pictures. It began airing its first season of ten episodes in New Zealand on February 8, 2011....
.
Personal life
Emmett was born in Wellington, New Zealand and attended Titahi Bay North School, Titahi Bay intermediate and Mana CollegeMana College
Mana College is a decile two secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Mana College celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2007.In recent years, the college has introduced Pathways a system to help students achieve in areas they need for either trade courses or further tertiary...
, all in his home town of Titahi Bay
Titahi Bay
Titahi Bay is a suburb of Porirua in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the foot of a short peninsula along the west coast of the Porirua Harbour, to the north of Porirua city centre. The suburb's population in 2006 was 7,527...
.
In 2006 he toured New Zealand and Sydney, performing various re-written works of Shakespeare with acting company, 'The Ugly Shakespeare Company' before attending tertiary institute Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School
Toi Whakaari
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's National Drama School. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand Toi Whakaari offers training in Acting, Directing, Costume Construction, Entertainment Technology, Performing Arts Management and Design for Stage & Screen.The School offers the following...
, in 2007.
He graduated at the end of 2009 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting).
Film
- Last Strike (2011) Roger
- Packed (2011) Darth Vader
- Home By Christmas (2009) Tiny
- High Risk Team (2009) Registrar J. Carrey
Television
- The Almighty Johnsons (2011) Axl Johnson
- Time TrackersTime TrackersTime Trackers is a children's television series produced for the Seven Network in and TV2 in New Zealand The 13 half-hour episodes first screened in 2008...
(2008) Ernest Rutherford - Passion in Paradise (2008) Soldier
- The Investigator (2008) Brendan Easton
- Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (2004) Willem van der Murren
Theatre
- Idiots 3D (2011) Francis Fox
- Paper Sky: A Love Story (2011) Henry
- Gagarin WayGagarin WayGagarin Way is a play by Scottish playwright Gregory Burke, named after a street in the West Fife village of Lumphinnans, on the edge of Cowdenbeath. The play documents the disappearance of socialism from an area where political radicalism was once a defining characteristic of the population...
(2010) Tom - The Caucasian Chalk CircleThe Caucasian Chalk CircleThe Caucasian Chalk Circle is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its natural parents....
(2009) Corporal - This Boy (2009) Himself and his Grandmother
- Bedlam (2009) Cornelius Crooke and Henry Fielding
- The TempestThe TempestThe Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
(2008) Trinculo - Mountain LanguageMountain LanguageMountain Language is a one-act play written by Harold Pinter, first published in The Times Literary Supplement on 7–13 October 1988. It was first performed at the Royal National Theatre in London on 20 October 1988 with Michael Gambon and Miranda Richardson. Subsequently, it was published by...
(2008) Officer - Richard IIIRichard III (play)Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified...
(2007) Richard
External links
- Emmett Skilton at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Emmett Skilton at Johnson and Laird Management