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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Born in the UK in 1972, family moved to Johannesburg when he was four years old.
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Born in the UK in 1972; his family moved to Johannesburg when he was four years old.
  
 
== Training ==
 
== Training ==
A graduate of the [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]], 1993.
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A graduate of the [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]], 1993, with honours in acting and scriptwriting.
  
 
== Career ==
 
== Career ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
Played in ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' as Ma-Loom, 1995, ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'' 199?.  
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As a student he had roles in ''[[See How They Run]]'', ''[[Echoes of the Night]]''.
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Played in ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' as Ma-Loom, 1995, ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'' 1997.
  
 
Wrote and performed a one-man show ''[[Thin Man Talking]]''. First staged at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1996.
 
Wrote and performed a one-man show ''[[Thin Man Talking]]''. First staged at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1996.
  
Appeared in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (directed by [[Bobby Heaney]], [[Baxter Theatre]], 2001)
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Appeared in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (directed by [[Bobby Heaney]], [[Baxter Theatre]], 2001).
  
 
Wrote and acted in ''[[The Great Glendini]]'', opening 6 August 2001, directed by [[Amanda Lane]].  
 
Wrote and acted in ''[[The Great Glendini]]'', opening 6 August 2001, directed by [[Amanda Lane]].  
  
 
Acted in ''[[Lane and Abel|Lane & Abel]]'', 1998, ''[[Sleeping Around]]'', August 1999, ''[[Certified Male]]'', December 2001.
 
Acted in ''[[Lane and Abel|Lane & Abel]]'', 1998, ''[[Sleeping Around]]'', August 1999, ''[[Certified Male]]'', December 2001.
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He appeared in a Western movie ''[[Glory, Glory]]''.
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Emery
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Emery]
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GideonEmery.com [http://www.gideonemery.com/iWeb_Site/Official_Gideon_Emery.html]
  
''Heel Against the Head]]'' programme notes, 1995.
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''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' programme notes, 1995.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 3 October 2017

EMERY, Gideon (1972- ). British born South African actor. [1]

Biography

Born in the UK in 1972; his family moved to Johannesburg when he was four years old.

Training

A graduate of the Wits School of Dramatic Arts, 1993, with honours in acting and scriptwriting.

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

As a student he had roles in See How They Run, Echoes of the Night.

Played in Heel Against the Head as Ma-Loom, 1995, Children of the Wolf 1997.

Wrote and performed a one-man show Thin Man Talking. First staged at the Grahamstown Festival in 1996.

Appeared in Death of a Salesman (directed by Bobby Heaney, Baxter Theatre, 2001).

Wrote and acted in The Great Glendini, opening 6 August 2001, directed by Amanda Lane.

Acted in Lane & Abel, 1998, Sleeping Around, August 1999, Certified Male, December 2001.

He appeared in a Western movie Glory, Glory.

Awards, etc

Sources

Wikipedia [2]

GideonEmery.com [3]

Heel Against the Head programme notes, 1995.

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