Profile
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
193 cm
Age Range
28–38
Ethnicity
European
Also Represented in
United States of America
Website
Career Highlights
Emmett is New Zealand-born actor, director and screenwriter, having worked in over 50 productions in film, television and theatre. He is best-known for his role as Axl Johnson in television series The Almighty Johnsons. Other notable roles include Sam Giancana in Netflix’s Making of the Mob and Victor Lownes in Amazon Studio’s American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story. More recently, Emmett has acted in various large-scale film and television productions, with roles in James Cameron’s Avatar 2, feature film Together Forever Tea, and Dwayne Johnson’s new comedy series Young Rock. Behind the scenes, Emmett has developed his passion for writing and direction, co-creating award-winning series’ Auckward Love and Instagram comedy Millennial Jenny alongside his fiancee Holly Shervey, and directing over 70 episodes of Shortland Street.
Short Film.
| 2020 | Killing the Parson Bird | Samuel Blakely | Dir. Peter McCully |
| 2018 | Kino Ratten | Officer Armand | Albedo VFX Dir. Peter McCully |
| 2017 | Uber: Unlikely Rides | James | Dir. Kyle van Tonder |
| 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 |
Feature Film.
| 2020 | Together Forever Tea | Steve Slater (Supporting) | Screentime Dir. Josh Frizzell |
| 2019 | Avatar Sequels | 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.
| 2014 | Heyday | Richard | Dir. Eve Danzeisen |
Television.
| 2019 | Ablaze | David Cody | Screentime NZ Dir. Josh Frizzell |
| 2019 | Power Rangers: Beast Morphers | Jax (Voice) | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 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 | 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 Dir. Danny Mulheron |
| 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 | Gagarin Way | Tom | Frisky Productions Dir. Gareth Reeves |
| 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 | HMS Productions Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Auckward Love | Curtis | We Three Productions Dir. Emmett Skilton |
Training.
| Equity New Zealand - Audition Casting Hothouse - 2018, Equity New Zealand | |||
| Howard Fine Studio - Masterclass Scene Study - 2018, Howard Fine Studio | |||
| Miranda Harcourt - Acting for Screen - 2018, Miranda Harcourt | |||
| Sydney Actors Collective - Audition workshop with Stevie Ray Casting - 2018, Sydney Actors Collectiv | |||
| Stella Adler Academy of Acting, Los Angeles - Advanced Scene Study - 2016, Stella Adler Academy | |||
| 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 |