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Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Also Represented in
United States of America
Career Highlights
Emmett Skilton is a New Zealand-born actor, director, and screenwriter, with over 50 credits in film, TV, and theater. Best known for 'Axl Johnson' in "The Almighty Johnsons," he's also portrayed 'Sam Giancana' in "Making of the Mob" on Netflix and 'Victor Lownes' in "American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story" on Amazon. Recent work includes roles in James Cameron's "Avatar 2," "Together Forever Tea," and a core role Dwayne Johnson's / NBC "Young Rock."
Feature Film.
| 2025 | M3gan 2.0 | News Anchor (Guest) | Blumhouse Dir.Gerard Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | I, Object | Officer Theo (Feature) | Dir.Andrew Niccol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | A Mistake | Alexander Colton (Supporting) | Dir.Christine Jeffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Together Forever Tea | Steve Slater (Supporting) | Scree • Emmett SkiltonNew Zealand actor
Emmett Skilton (born 23 September 1987) is a New Zealand actor and director. He played the lead character, Axl Johnson, in the comedy-drama, The Almighty Johnsons, and most recently had roles in Avatar: The Way of Water and American comedy series Young Rock,[2] portraying Dwayne Johnson's real-life college football coach, Ed Orgeron.[3] Early life[edit]Emmett was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He grew up in Titahi Bay and attended Mana College,[4] all in his home town of Titahi Bay. Emmett performed in the New Zealand Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival ev •
Born in Wellington, New Zealand Emmet Skilton has been performing since 2005. Skilton attended Titahi Bay North School, Titahi Bay Intermediate and Mana College, all in his home town of Titahi Bay. Having been passionate about the performing arts industry since an early age, he began performing in primary school plays and making small shows to entertain his family. While at high school, Skilton was involved in a ungdom improvisation troupe called “Joe Imrpov” which performed kvartet live shows a year at Wellingtons, Capital E. While performing a show, director Danny Mulheron saw his performance, and asked him to audition for a specific role in the TV series Seven Pounds with Mr Gormsby He auditioned for The Almighty Johnsons after graduating Toi Whakaari, and ended up relocating to Auckland for the show. And this marks his first major television role. Befor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||