Elias Toufexis

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Elias Toufexis
Black and white image of Elias Toufexis facing camera
Toufexis in 2019
Born (1975-10-27) October 27, 1975 (age 45)
Montreal, Canada
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Michelle Boback (2007–present)[1]
Children2
Websiteeliastoufexis.com

Elias Toufexis (born October 27, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He has played dozens of characters on television, most notably in science fiction and fantasy genres. His career in the world of voice-over and performance capture is extensive, with roles in film, television, and video games, and voice-overs in animations and commercials.

Career[]

Acting[]

Toufexis graduated from high school in 1994 and went on to obtain a diploma of college studies in theater from Dawson College in Montreal, in 2000. In 2001, he moved to New York City. After a little over a year, and a handful of off-on Broadway and fringe festival plays, he returned to Canada.

Toufexis acted in small television roles at first, eventually playing Morton in the made-for-television film The Five People You Meet in Heaven, based on a book by Mitch Albom.

He then played Webber in an episode of Supernatural. Toufexis followed this with his second appearance on Smallville as the character Bronson, who can travel between radio frequencies and who kidnaps Lex Luthor. His third character on Smallville was Emil Lasalle, a.k.a. Warp, a member of the Suicide Squad from DC Comics.

He has since played the "villain of the week" on shows like Criminal Minds, The Listener, Painkiller Jane, Flashpoint, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis, Lost Girl, and Houdini & Doyle.

He has also appeared on The Expanse, where he plays two major characters. In season one, he plays the role of Kenzo Gabriel, the spy that joins the crew of the Rocinante. In season two, he portrays, via performance capture, the role of the hybrid creature or "The Seventh Man".

Voice and motion capture[]

Toufexis began his video game voice-over and performance-capture career in 2006 with Need for Speed: Carbon. Two of his most popular characters are Andriy Kobin and Adam Jensen. Kobin is one of the villains in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, where Toufexis developed a cult following due to his manic and humorous performance. He reprised the role, this time as a main supporting character, in a far more expanded role, in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.[2] Adam Jensen is the main character in Deus Ex: Human Revolution; Toufexis' wife, Michelle Boback,[1] had a major supporting role in this game as scientist Megan Reed. Toufexis has publicly stated that he is a fan of the Deus Ex series, particularly the one released in 2000.[3] The actor was cast to play the protagonist of Far Cry 3, Jason Brody. However, he was replaced by another voice actor, Gianpaolo Venuta, after he worked on the role for two years, as the publisher of the game did not want players to confuse Brody with Jensen.[4] He played the lead role in Far Cry Primal, a spin-off of the Far Cry series.[5] Toufexis reprised his role as Jensen in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a sequel to Human Revolution.[6] On February 28, 2018, Toufexis announced on Twitter that he was voicing a character in the new BattleTech video game by Harebrained Schemes, stating that he had sought out a role and was accepted. That character was later revealed to be Commodore Samuel Ostergaard of the Taurian Concordat Navy, a primary antagonist in the game.[7]

Filmography[]

Animation[]

Live-action[]

Voice and motion capture work[]

Web series[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Smallville Actor Shocked by Allison Mack Sex Trafficking Allegations: 'We Had No Idea'". people.com. April 25, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Toufexis, Elias (June 6, 2013). "Splinter Cell: Blacklist: More Than Meets The Ear". Ubisoft. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Adam Jensen Playing Deus Ex Human Revolution Part 2 of 3". February 21, 2012.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Lucy (October 27, 2013). "Deus Ex's Adam Johnson Was Originally Far Cry 3's Jason Brody". IGN. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Makuch, Eddie (October 6, 2015). "Far Cry Primal Lead Character Voiced by Adam Jensen Actor". GameSpot. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  6. ^ S. Good, Owen (April 8, 2015). "See the official first trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided". Polygon. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  7. ^ Toufexis, Elias [@EliasToufexis] (February 28, 2018). "I voice a kick ass character in this game. I asked to be part of it (and they said yes!) because I grew up playing Battletech. I'm so excited to play it myself. t.co/KCsXCepgxq" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Netflix Orders 'Gods & Heroes' Greek Mythology Anime Series". Deadline.com. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Toufexis, Elias [@EliasToufexis] (June 27, 2018). "I can confirm that I play (through performance capture) LEONIDAS in #AssassinCreedOdyssey This. Is. Totally. Sparta! t.co/7jUt4HIKHR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Toufexis, Elias [@EliasToufexis] (September 28, 2018). "A little bit of my 2nd character in #AssassinsCreedOdyssey t.co/PKJe8F5XzD" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Papadopoulos, John (August 18, 2014). "Elias Toufexis, Adam Jensen's Voice Actor, Will Participate In Assassin's Creed: Unity". DSO Gaming. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
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