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Best known for being the voice of [[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)/Characters|Balthier]] and [[Dragon Age II (Video Game)/Characters|Fenris]], Gideon Emery has provided his "[http://gamergaia.com/home/35-geek-girls/837-they-deserve-more-love-hipsters-take-on-men-in-video-games.html honey-gravel]" voice for numerous characters and audiobooks. He is usually cast as [[Typecasting|some kind of criminal]] in his live action roles. Though his natural speaking voice is [[Hey, It's That Voice!|very distinctive]], Emery is extremely talented when it comes to speaking [[Fake American|in]] [[Fake Irish|different]] [[Fake Russian|accents]]. Besides acting, he is also a Jazz singer and released his self-produced album called "Standard Ease" in July 2011.
Best known for being the voice of [[Final Fantasy XII/Characters|Balthier]] and [[Dragon Age II/Characters|Fenris]], Gideon Emery has provided his "[http://gamergaia.com/home/35-geek-girls/837-they-deserve-more-love-hipsters-take-on-men-in-video-games.html honey-gravel]" voice for numerous characters and audiobooks. He is usually cast as [[Typecasting|some kind of criminal]] in his live action roles. Though his natural speaking voice is [[Hey, It's That Voice!|very distinctive]], Emery is extremely talented when it comes to speaking [[Fake American|in]] [[Fake Irish|different]] [[Fake Russian|accents]]. Besides acting, he is also a Jazz singer and released his self-produced album called "Standard Ease" in July 2011.


Born in England and raised in South Africa, Gideon Emery [[Limey Goes to Hollywood|moved to Los Angeles]] in 2003. He attended the [[wikipedia:London MCM Expo|London MCM Expo]] in October 2011 alongside ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' co-star [[Adam Howden]], where they made history being the first British guest voice actor panelists at the convention.
Born in England and raised in South Africa, Gideon Emery [[Limey Goes to Hollywood|moved to Los Angeles]] in 2003. He attended the [[wikipedia:London MCM Expo|London MCM Expo]] in October 2011 alongside ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' co-star [[Adam Howden]], where they made history being the first British guest voice actor panelists at the convention.


=== Notable roles: ===
=== Notable roles: ===
* Balthier in ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]''
* Balthier in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''
* Vlad the Impaler in ''[[The Middleman]]''
* Vlad the Impaler in ''[[The Middleman]]''
* Donovan Shepard in ''[[Moonlight]]''
* Donovan Shepard in ''[[Moonlight]]''
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* Taliesin in ''[[Dragon Age]]''
* Taliesin in ''[[Dragon Age]]''
* Fenris in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''
* Fenris in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''
* Sgt. Blackburn in ''[[Battlefield 3 (Video Game)|Battlefield 3]]''
* Sgt. Blackburn in ''[[Battlefield 3]]''
* The Imperial guards in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]''
* The Imperial guards in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]''
* [[Mini-Mecha|Sentinel Pilot]] in ''[[Dawn of War]] 2: Retribution''
* [[Mini-Mecha|Sentinel Pilot]] in ''[[Dawn of War]] 2: Retribution''
* Steve Fox in ''[[Tekken]] 5'', ''6'', ''Tag Tournament 2'', and ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]''
* Steve Fox in ''[[Tekken]] 5'', ''6'', ''Tag Tournament 2'', and ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]''
* Sun Quan in ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''
* Sun Quan in ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''
* Kuroda Kanbei in ''[[Samurai Warriors]] 3''
* Kuroda Kanbei in ''[[Samurai Warriors]] 3''
* Poseidon in ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]] III''
* Poseidon in ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]] III''


=== Tropes: ===
=== Tropes: ===
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** An animated GIF was made of said scene, which has been floating around Tumblr for months now. Eventually a fan sent it to him [http://twitter.com/#!/thevoiceofgid/status/134004717381627905 via twitter].
** An animated GIF was made of said scene, which has been floating around Tumblr for months now. Eventually a fan sent it to him [http://twitter.com/#!/thevoiceofgid/status/134004717381627905 via twitter].
* [[Guttural Growler]]: His deep, gravelly voice certainly qualifies.
* [[Guttural Growler]]: His deep, gravelly voice certainly qualifies.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Emery provided full face scanning and motion capture for [[Battlefield 3 (Video Game)|Sgt. Blackburn]], who he affectionately calls "Digi-Gid".
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Emery provided full face scanning and motion capture for [[Battlefield 3|Sgt. Blackburn]], who he affectionately calls "Digi-Gid".
** He also bears a striking resemblance to [[Dragon Age 2|Fenris]], minus the white hair and glowing tattoos of course.
** He also bears a striking resemblance to [[Dragon Age 2|Fenris]], minus the white hair and glowing tattoos of course.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Despite all the creepy roles he's done, Gideon Emery is an extremely nice person and loves to talk to his fans. He even puts fanart as his profile picture on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gideon-Emery/169812635855 Facebook] sometimes.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Despite all the creepy roles he's done, Gideon Emery is an extremely nice person and loves to talk to his fans. He even puts fanart as his profile picture on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gideon-Emery/169812635855 Facebook] sometimes.
* [[One of Us]]: After a long day in the recording booth, Emery likes to release tension by shooting things in video games. He seems to be enjoying ''[[Battlefield 3 (Video Game)|Battlefield 3]]''.
* [[One of Us]]: After a long day in the recording booth, Emery likes to release tension by shooting things in video games. He seems to be enjoying ''[[Battlefield 3]]''.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Like his ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' character, he's accused of being this a lot. During the panel at the MCM Expo he made a joke about how people seem to think he is constantly down when he really isn't.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Like his ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' character, he's accused of being this a lot. During the panel at the MCM Expo he made a joke about how people seem to think he is constantly down when he really isn't.
* [[Separated At Birth Casting]]: [[Reuben Langdon]] has been Emery's stunt double on multiple occasions. They look like they [http://justanotheractorinla.blogspot.com/2008/10/real-doppelganger_8876.html could be twins]!
* [[Separated At Birth Casting]]: [[Reuben Langdon]] has been Emery's stunt double on multiple occasions. They look like they [http://justanotheractorinla.blogspot.com/2008/10/real-doppelganger_8876.html could be twins]!
** Forget twins; try clones!
** Forget twins; try clones!
* [[Speaking Simlish]]: Voiced a sim in ''[[The Sims Medieval (Video Game)|The Sims Medieval]]''.
* [[Speaking Simlish]]: Voiced a sim in ''[[The Sims Medieval]]''.
* [[The Danza]]: In ''[[Vanquish]]'', Emery voices a character named Sam Gideon.
* [[The Danza]]: In ''[[Vanquish]]'', Emery voices a character named Sam Gideon.


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