Anthony George Skordi was born in London, England, to Greek Cypriot parents. He also has Greek, Southern Italian, Russian, Belarusian, and Scottish ancestry. He trained at Drama Centre London and began his professional acting career in the early 1990s.
Career Trained at the Drama Centre London. Some of his early roles include British television series including episodes of Soldier Soldier, The Bill and Thief Takers.
Skordi wrote, produced and starred in the one-man show Onassis, The Play at the Stella Adler theater to favorable reviews,Culture Spot LA, Onassis, The PlayPlaybill, Onassis, The Play being praised as a "Master of Storytelling". It was originally planned to bring the play to New York City in 2020, but the theatre production had to be delayed due to the restrictions put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. He performed off Broadway to critical acclaim Feb-March 2022 at The American Theatre of Actors.Wild, Stephi (2022-03-15). "An Evening with Onassis Extends NYC Run." BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27. Though he had been providing narration for commercials and audio books, he was introduced to a new audience through voice acting in video games, his first role being God of War III, alongside other notable actors Kevin Sorbo, Gideon Emery, and Rip Torn. He went on to provide voices for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Mass Effect series, Diablo III, and starred as Valenos, the Dealer, in the Hand of Fate series by Defiant Development. In 2017, he had a prominent role in Star Wars Battlefront II, both as a voice actor and motion capture actor, as Admiral Garrick Versio. He had also previously provided motion capture for Sleeping Dogs. Since 2015, Skordi has also been narrating the audio for the drama series John Sinclair – Demon Hunter.
His work in television continued in the United States, where he featured in episodes of Scorpion, The Blacklist, The Last Ship, and others. British TV appearance as series regular as Silas Manatos in Prime Suspect 1973. In 2019, he appeared as the Caliph of Oran in the miniseries Catch-22.
Skordi is also a film actor. A short film portraying the Armenian genocide, Straw Dolls features Anthony Skordi in the lead role as Ahmet, a conflicted Turkish soldier. He acted alongside Kevin Spacey in the short film Envelope. Skordi portrayed Father Nicolas in Don Quixote, which was featured at the Palm Springs Film Festival in 2015.Los Angeles Times, Palm Springs Film Festival He also appeared as August in Stage Mother, playing opposite Jacki Weaver.
Anthony recently portrayed Silas Manatos in Prime Suspect 1973 Carlo Gambino in The Offer Vincent Thiago in The Last Frontier
In addition to his work in the US, he has worked in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Brazil.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2012A Green StoryAlexander2014Lucky StiffNicky2015Don QuixoteFather Nicolas2019The Queen's CorgiNelson2020Stage MotherAugust2022The Seven Faces of JanePinky2023Rise of The Footsoldier: VengeanceMo2025Long ShadowsFather Giovanni RossettiPost-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1993–1996The BillDave1994Soldier SoldierYoung Man1996Thief TakersThaso Kyriados1999-2000The Drew Carey ShowAnnouncer2010Men of a Certain AgeTilburnDetroit 1-8-7Christof2014–2015ScorpionNemos2017The BlacklistStratos SarantosThe Last ShipAlexShooterMaltese ConsulPrime Suspect 1973Silas Manatos2019Catch-22Caliph of OranMiniseries2020Moriarty the PatriotNarratorAnime2022The OfferCarlo GambinoMiniseries2025Law & Order: Organized CrimeRocco Spezzano2 episodesThe Last FrontierVincent Thiago5 episodes2026EastEndersRussell Delaney
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2011Dungeon Siege IIIMaru-yatum2012Mass Effect 3LeviathanMass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC PackThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGaryn Ienth, Bradyn, Naris Mavani, Rirns Llervu Saden, Slitter, Ulves RomoranDragonborn DLC-pack2015Hand of FateThe Dealer2017Hand of Fate 2The Dealer2017Star Wars Battlefront IIAdmiral Garrick VersioVoice and likeness (motion capture)2018Assassin's Creed OdysseyPythagoras2022Star Wars: The Old RepublicTenebraeDiablo Immortal(Voice)2023ForspokenRobian Keen2025Hordes of Fate: A Hand of Fate AdventureThe DealerMafia: The Old CountryAgostino "Tino" RussoVoice and likeness (motion capture)
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