Elias Toufexis
| Elias Toufexis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Illya George Toufexis October 27, 1975 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Height | 5'10 |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Boback (2007–present) |
| Website | |
| http://eliastoufexis.com | |
Elias Toufexis (born October 27, 1975) is a Canadian theater, voice-over, motion capture and television and film actor. Toufexis is best known for his appearances on the TV series Smallville[1] and Supernatural and for playing Scipio in Alphas. He is also known for his work in video games, particularly in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series as Andriy Kobin (Both Splinter Cell: Conviction and Splinter Cell: Blacklist) and in the Deus Ex (series) as Adam Jensen (Both Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided).
Career
He graduated 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 Montreal, broke. He played Roger, the second lead role in the Canadian science fiction comedy film Decoys. The film was not successful but it gave him enough money to move to Vancouver, Canada and pursue acting there.
Elias acted in small 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, in which he worked alongside Jon Voight, Michael Imperioli and Jeff Daniels. He has been quoted as saying "I never learned as much about what acting is in three years of theater school as I did from three weeks working with these actors"
He then played Webber in a popular episode of Supernatural. Webber was an "evil twin with mind control powers" and it was a very well liked (or disliked) character. He followed that with his second appearance on Smallville (the first was a one line walk on) as the character Bronson, who could travel between radio frequencies and 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 played the "villain of the week" on shows like The Listener, Painkiller Jane, Flashpoint, Flash Gordon, Stargate Atlantis and Lost Girl.
He started his video game voice-over and performance capture career in 2007 with Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. He has since worked on multiple video games including some motion capture.
His two most popular characters are Andriy Kobin and Adam Jensen. Kobin is one of the villains in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction where Elias 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. Adam Jensen is the main character in Deus Ex: Human Revolution; Toufexis' wife Michelle Boback had a major supporting role in this game as scientist Megan Reed. Elias has publicly stated that he is a fan of the Deus Ex series, particularly the original game released in 2000.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Expanse (2015)
- Ascension (2014)
- Bitten (2014)
- Played (2013)
- Alphas (2012)
- Zero Hour (2012)
- Rookie Blue (2012)
- Crisis Point (2012)
- Against the Wall (2011)
- Flashpoint (2011)
- Sarila (2011)
- Smallville (2006, 2011)
- The Listener (2011)
- Eureka (2010)
- Conduct Unbecoming (2011)
- Lost Girl (2010)
- The Partner (short) (2010)
- Sand Serpents (2009)
- Ba'al (2008)
- South of Houston St. (2008)
- Flash Gordon (2007)
- Painkiller Jane (2007)
- Supernatural (2006)
- Blade: The Series (2006)
- Connor's War (2006)
- Engaged to Kill (2006)
- Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (2006)
- Stargate Atlantis (2006)
- Bloodsuckers (2005)
- Da Vinci's Inquest (2005)
- The Collector (2005)
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)
- Brilliant (2004)
- Decoys (2004)
- Dead Like Me (2004)
- Dead Zone (2004)
- The Days (2004)
- Fries With That (2003)
Video games and cartoons (selected)
- Assassin's Creed
- Assassin's Creed II
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Contrast
- Dying Light
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- H.A.W.X
- Hellraid
- I Am Alive
- James Noir's Hollywood Crimes
- The Long Dark
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Shaun White Skateboarding
- Silent Hunter 5
- Suikoden Tierkreis
- Tom Clancy's EndWar
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
References
- ↑ Chance, Norman (2011-01-07). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-1-4568-2454-9. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Adam Jensen Playing Deus Ex Human Revolution Part 2 of 3". 21 February 2012.