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

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Early life

Emmett was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He grew up in Titahi Bay and attended

Mana College Mana College is a decile two secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Mana College celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2007. History In recent years, the college has introduced Pathways a system to help students achieve in areas they ...

, all in his home town of Titahi Bay. Emmett performed in the New Zealand Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival every year that he was at Mana College, and one year directed ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 2005 he was selected to attend the New Zealand Schools Shakespeare Production. During high school, Emmett performed with improvisation troupe, Joe Improv, at Wellington's Capital E. New Zealand director

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saw Emmett perform and asked him to audition for the role of Willem in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. The following year he toured New Zealand and Sydney with the acting company The Ugly Shakespeare Company, before attending Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, in 2007.

Career

Film and Television

While studying at Toi Whakaari, Emmett starred in the feature fil
Home By Christmas
based on Gaylene Preston's family during WW2. He graduated at the end of 2009 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting and began starring as Axl Johnson in The Almighty Johnsons from 2010. Emmett played real-life figures Sam Giancana in US series The Making of the Mob: Chicago in 2016 and Victor Lownes in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story in 2017. He went on to star in James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water
The Sounds
New Zealand and Canadian co-production
Together Forever Tea
Amazon Prime's American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story,. Most recently, Emmett stars in

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head coach,

Directing

From 2015 to 2017, Emmett produced and directed the comedy web serie
Auckward Love
which centers around a young heartbroken girl in Auckland, New Zealand, in her quest to find love again from her not-so-useful best friends. He also directed the award-winning comedy series
Millennial Jenny
exclusively for Instagram TV in 2019 to present. Emmett co-directed Stan Harrington's Australian series
Legends
released in 2019. He is a screen tutor at leading drama school The Actors Program and directed their 2017 and 2018 graduation films, Ripple and 13 Suspects, the latter written by The Almighty Johnsons co-creator

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. Most recently, Emmett has directed over 100 episodes of

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for TVNZ.

Filmography

Film

Together Forever Tea
(2021) Steve Slater
Ablaze
(2020) David Cody *

(2020) Ross Douglas
James Patterson's Murder Is Forever
(2018) Det. Derek Mois * Into The Rainbow (2017) Tom Williams * Every Little Thing (2016) Henry Thorougood * Bella (2016) Connor Gregor * The Last Train (2015) Louis
We Feel Fine
(2012) Roger * Packed (2011) Darth Vader * Shopping for One (2010) Dave
Home By Christmas
(2009) Tiny

Television

(2021) Coach Orgeron
The Sounds
(2020) Brendan
Kino Ratten
(2019) Officer Armand *

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(2019) Jax * Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel (2018) Dreadwolf and Stabberous
Dear Murderer
(2017) Bruce Peterson * American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) Victor Lownes *

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(2017) Dr. Byron Cotter *

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(2016) Professor Strickler * The Making of the Mob: Chicago (2016) Sam Giancana * Jono and Ben at Ten (2013) Guy Williams * The Almighty Johnsons – Series 3 (2013) Axl Johnson
Would I Lie To You?
(2012) Himself * The Almighty Johnsons – Series 2 (2012) Axl Johnson * Aotearoa Film and Television Awards (2011) Himself * The Almighty Johnsons – Series 1 (2011) Axl Johnson *

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(2008) Ernest Rutherford
The Investigator
(2006) Brendan Easton * Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (2005) Willem van der Murren

Web

Millennial Jenny
(2018-2020) Producer/Director
Auckward Love
(2015-2017) Producer/Director * (2013) Axl Johnson

Theatre

* Between Two Waves (2015) Daniel Wells * Stones in His Pockets (2014) Various
Tribes
(2012) Daniel
Idiots 3D
(2011) Francis Fox
Paper Sky: A Love Story
(2011–12) Henry
Gagarin Way
(2010) Tom

Awards

* Best Acting Ensemble �
NZ Webfest 2020
* Alumni Award �
NZ Webfest 2020
* Best Director of a series �
Seal Beach Film Festival 2019
* Best Director of an International Web-series �
Melbourne Webfest 2016
* Best Screenplay for an International Web-series �
Melbourne Webfeet 2016
* Nomination for 'Rising Star' Award �
TV Guide Best of the Box 2012

References

External links

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Emmett Skilton
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Johnson and Laird Management
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skilton, Emmett 1987 births Living people New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male stage actors New Zealand male voice actors People educated at Mana College People from Porirua Male actors from Wellington City Toi Whakaari alumni