Elias Toufexis (/tuːˈfɛksɪs/, too-FEK-sis)[2] is a Canadian actor. He has played characters on television and in video games, mostly in science fiction and fantasy genres.
Elias Toufexis | |
|---|---|
 Toufexis in 2019 | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Michelle Boback (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Career
editFilm and television
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2021) |
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 Bronson, a character who can 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 since appeared on dozens of television shows, including 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 characters. In season one, he plays the role of Kenzo Gabriel, a spy who joins the crew of the Rocinante. In season two, he portrays, via performance capture, the role of the hybrid creature or "The Seventh Man".
In 2022, Toufexis joined the cast of the fifth season of Star Trek Discovery as the recurring character L'ak, filmed in 2022 and 2023, with an announced 2024 release.
Video games
editToufexis 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. He reprised the role, this time as a main supporting character in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.[3] Adam Jensen is the main character in Deus Ex: Human Revolution; Toufexis' wife, Michelle Boback,[1] had a 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.[4] Toufexis 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.[5] He played the lead role in Far Cry Primal, a spin-off of the Far Cry series.[6] Toufexis reprised his role as Jensen in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a sequel to Human Revolution.[7] 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.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Brilliant | Adam | |
| Decoys | Roger | ||
| 2007 | Max Steel: Dark Rival | Iago | Voice role |
| 2008 | Max Steel: Bio Crisis | Iago | Voice role |
| 2012 | Imaginaerum | Mr. White | Voice role |
| 2013 | The Legend of Sarila | Kauji | Voice role |
| Louis Cyr | Bryce Johnston | ||
| 2015 | Len and Company | Robert |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fries with That? | Dwayne | 1 episode |
| The Days | Josh | 1 episode | |
| The Dead Zone | Punk #2 | 1 episode | |
| Dead Like Me | Brian | 1 episode | |
| The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Morton | TV movie | |
| 2004, 2006, 2010 | Smallville | Emil LaSalle, Bronson, Luke | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Constable Dan Archibald | 2 episodes |
| Bloodsuckers | Officer Brackish | TV movie | |
| 2006 | The Collector | Zeke | 1 episode |
| Blade: The Series | Young Donny Flannigan | 1 episode | |
| Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep | Keith | TV movie | |
| Supernatural | Ansem 'Webber' Weems | 1 episode | |
| Stargate Atlantis | Replicator | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Howie | 1 episode |
| Flash Gordon | Rundle | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Sand Serpents | Private Andrews | TV movie |
| 2010 | Eureka | Adam Barlowe | 3 episodes |
| Lost Girl | Michael Connel | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | The Listener | Dmitry Volkov | 1 episode |
| Against the Wall | O'Leary | 1 episode | |
| Flashpoint | Danny Lucic | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Rookie Blue | Charlie Davis | 2 episodes |
| Alphas | Cornell Scipio | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Colleague | 1 episode |
| Played | Donny Blair | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Ascension | Mark Hayes | 1 episode |
| 2014–2016 | Bitten | Joey Stillwell | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Honest Trailers | Adam Jensen / Himself | Web series; guest star |
| Houdini & Doyle | Roland Carson | 1 episode | |
| 2016–2018 | The Expanse | Kenzo, US Marine, Hybrid, Monster | Recurring role (Kenzo, season 1), guest roles (seasons 2–3) |
| 2017 | Shadowhunters | Jonathan Morgenstern | 2 episodes |
| 2017, 2024 | Star Trek: Discovery | Cold, L'ak | Guest role: (Cold, season 1); recurring role: (L'ak, season 5)[9] |
| 2019 | Criminal Minds | Dustin Eisworth | Episode: "Night Lights" |
| 2019–2020 | Marisa Romanov | Main cast | |
| 2020–present | Blood of Zeus | Seraphim | Main cast, voice role |
| 2021 | FBI | Curt Williams | 1 episode |
| 2021–2022 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Drove, SWAT officer, guard A | 4 episodes, voice roles |
| 2022 | New Amsterdam | Ronnie Cooper | 2 episodes |
Video games
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Smallville Actor Shocked by Allison Mack Sex Trafficking Allegations: 'We Had No Idea'". people.com. April 25, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Elias Toufexis". twitter.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Adam Jensen Playing Deus Ex Human Revolution Part 2 of 3". YouTube. February 21, 2012.
- ^ O'Brien, Lucy (October 27, 2013). "Deus Ex's Adam Johnson Was Originally Far Cry 3's Jason Brody". IGN. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (October 6, 2015). "Far Cry Primal Lead Character Voiced by Adam Jensen Actor". GameSpot. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ S. Good, Owen (April 8, 2015). "See the official first trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided". Polygon. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ 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. https://t.co/KCsXCepgxq" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2023). "'Star Trek: Discovery' to End with Fifth Season in Early 2024 on Paramount+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. Scene: ending credits, 7:10 and 8:00 respectively in, Cast.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LEGO DC Super-Villains Darkseid Trailer". August 21, 2018.
- ^ Toufexis, Elias [@EliasToufexis] (June 27, 2018). "I can confirm that I play (through performance capture) LEONIDAS in #AssassinCreedOdyssey This. Is. Totally. Sparta! https://t.co/7jUt4HIKHR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Toufexis, Elias [@EliasToufexis] (September 28, 2018). "A little bit of my 2nd character in #AssassinsCreedOdyssey https://t.co/PKJe8F5XzD" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @starfieldgame (August 28, 2023). "Meet Sam Coe". Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ Mudle, Kent (May 23, 2023), Star Trek: Resurgence (Sci-Fi), Krizia Bajos, Josh Keaton, Piotr Michael, Bruner House, Dramatic Labs, Studiopolis, retrieved January 7, 2024
- ^ @realeliastoufexis (June 10, 2024). "Flintlock Siege of Dawn". Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Instagram.
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