Profile
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
191 cm
Age Range
27–37
Ethnicity
NZ/European
Also Represented in
United States of America
Website
Career Highlights
Emmett Skilton is a New Zealand-born actor, director and screen-writer who has worked in over 40 productions in film, television and theatre.
A passionate improviser, Emmett’s professional acting career began during his high-school years with a role on New Zealand comedy series Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (2005), after the director scouted him during an improvisation performance in Wellington, New Zealand. He has since trained at leading New Zealand acting school, Toi Whakaari and acted extensively nationally and internationally - most recently in Chinese feature film Into The Rainbow (2017), AMC’s The Making Of The Mob: Chicago (2016) and, his most known role to date, as the lead character for 3 seasons of The Almighty Johnson’s (2013).
In recent years, Emmett has gained a passion for writing and directing. With his company, We Three Productions, he has co-created the award-winning comedy web-series, Auckward Love, which boasts honest comedic content by women, for women.
Emmett is based between Los Angeles, California and Auckland, New Zealand.
Awards.
| 2011 | Nomination for Rising Star at the TV Guide Awards 2011 | ||
| 2005 | Most Innovative and Imaginative Performance | ||
| American Playboy The Hugh Hefner Story - INT / Docudrama | |||
Feature Film.
| 2019 | Avatar | Dragon Pilot | Dir. James Cameron |
| 2017 | The Last Train | Louis | Dir. Tracey Pellegrino |
| 2015 | Bella (US) | Connor Gregor | Xristos Productions and Random Films Dir. Stan Harrington |
| 2015 | Into the Rainbow | Tom Williams (Major Support) | TW Films Ltd Dir. Norman Stone |
| 2012 | We Feel Fine | Roger | Blondini Films Dir. Jeremy Dumble and Adam Luxton |
| 2011 | Packed | Darth Vader | Jato Unit Dir. Vaughan Martin Wilson |
| 2009 | Home By Christmas | Tiny | Gaylene Preston |
Short Film.
| 2018 | Kino Ratten | Officer Armand | Albedo VFX Dir. Peter McCully |
| 2015 | Every Little Thing | Harry Thorogood (Lead) | Boy Fell In Pond Productions Dir. John Harris |
| 2009 | High Risk Team | Registrar J. Carrey | Dir. Jason Stutter |
| 2007 | Last Shot at Love | Matthew | Dir. Caleb Carr |
| 2007 | Me Minus You | Jack | Bah Bah Productions Dir. Theresa Henaray |
| 2007 | Objective | Steve | Dir. Corey Matthews |
Short Film.
| 2017 | Uber: Unlikely Rides | James | Dir. Kyle van Tonder |
Television.
| 2019 | ABLAZE | DAVID CODY | Dir. Josh Frizzell |
| 2019 | Shortland Street | Ross Douglas | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2019 | The Sounds | Brendan | Maggie Limited Dir. Peter Stebbings |
| 2018 | Murder is Forever | Det. Derek Mois | Dir. Chris Dudman |
| 2018 | The Wilds - pilot | Agent Daniel Faber | ABC/Amazon Studios Dir. Susanna Fogel |
| 2016 | 1953 // American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story | Victor Lownes (Core) | Dir. Richard Lopez |
| 2016 | Dear Murderer | Bruce Peterson | Screentime NZ Ltd |
| 2016 | Power Rangers - Dino Charge | Professor Strickler (Voice) | Marvista Entertainment Dir. Various |
| 2016 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Byron Cotter | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 2015 | The Making of the Mob 2: Chicago | Sam Giancana (Major Support) | Dir. John Ealer |
| 2013 | Jono and Ben at 10 | Various (Regular Recurring Guest ) | Mediaworks Dir. Various |
| 2012 | Would I Lie to You ? | Himself | TV3 |
| 2010 | The Almighty Johnsons Series 1 - 3 | Axl Johnson (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2008 | Passion in Paradise | Soldier | Dir. Bryan Bruce |
| 2008 | The Investigator Series 2 | Brendan Easton | Dir. Bryan Bruce |
| 2008 | Time Trackers | Ernest Rutherford | The Gibson Group |
| 2004 | Seven Periods with Mr Gomsby | Willem van der Muren | Direct Hit Productions Dir. Danny Mulheron |
Theatre.
| 2015 | Between Two Waves | Daniel Wells (Lead) | Passion Productions Dir. Peter Freeney |
| 2015 | Stones In His Pockets | Various (Co-Lead) | Tadpole Productions Dir. Andrew Foster |
| 2012 | Tribes | Daniel | Silo Theatre Trust, Q Theatre, Auckland Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2010 | The Gagarin Way | Tom | Frisky Productions |
| 2009 | Bedlam | Cornelius Crooke and Henry Fielding | The Playground Collective Dir. Robin Kerr |
| 2009 | This Boy | Emmett | Dir. Emmett Skilton (Self Directed Show) |
| 2008 | The Tempest | Trinculo | Dir. John Bolton |
| 2007 | Richard the Third | Richard | Dir. Christian Penny and Sylvia Rands |
| 2006 | Adaptions of Shakespeares Works (Toured NZ and Australia) | Actor | The Ugly Shakespeare Comany Dir. Trygve Wakenshaw |
Voice.
| 2018 | Kiwibank - Radio | ||
| 2018 | Meadow Fresh - Goodies | Strawberry Character | |
| 2017 | Ash Vs Evil Dead Loop Group | ||
| 2017 | Power Rangers : Ninja Steel | Dreadwolf/Stabberous | Marvista Entertainment Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Dominos ADR (new) | BigPop | |
| 2009 | Performance Block Course Voice Over | D'Arcy Smith | |
| 2009 | Radio Workshop Voiceover | Adam Macauley |
Web Series.
| 2019 | Millenial Jenny | Max | We Three Productions Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Auckward Love (Web Series) | Curtis | WeThree FiProductions Dir. Emmett Skilton |
Training.
| Linklater Voice Technique - 2015, The Stella Adler Academy of Acting, Los Angeles | |||
| Stellar Adler Technique - 2015, The Stella Adler Academy of Acting, Los Angeles | |||
| Audition Intensive - 2014, Aquila Morong Studio, Los Angeles | |||
| Scene Study and Script Analysis - 2014, Aquila Morong Studio, Los Angeles | |||
| Improvisation Intensive - US and UK Accent Intensive - 2013, The Actors Centre, London | |||
| McSweeney Newman Master Class Casting Workshop (2 Day), Auckland - 2013, Tom McSweeney & Dave Newman | |||
| Acting for Screen Course - 2009, Nathaniel Lees | |||
| Audition Techniques Workshop - 2009, Tina Cleary | |||
| Bachelor of Performing Arts - 2009, Toi Whakaari - New Zealand Drama School | |||
| Acting for Screen and Audition Techniques Workshop - 2008, Tina Cleary | |||
| Acting for Screen Classes - 2007, Aileen O'Sullivan | |||
| Acting for Screen Workshop - 2007, Vicki Yannoutsos | |||
| Chekov Masterclass - 2007, Bert van Dyk | |||
| Imporvisation Workshop - 2007, Tim Gordon | |||
| Stage Combat Masterclass - 2007, Tony Woolf | |||
| Improvisation Masterclass - 2004, Keith Johnston |