# Anthony Skordi

Anthony George Skordi is a British-American actor. He is best known for his roles as Admiral Garrick Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II, and The Dealer in the Hand of Fate series of games. In addition to his voiceover work in video games, he has narrated audiobooks, and has worked on screen and stage as an actor, producer, and writer.

## 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, 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. 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. He also appeared as August in Stage Mother, playing opposite Jacki Weaver.
Anthony recently portrayed Silas Manatos in Prime Suspect 1973 and Carlo Gambino in The Offer
In addition to his work in the US, he has worked in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Brazil.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | A Green Story | Alexander |
| 2014 | Lucky Stiff | Nicky |
| 2015 | Don Quixote | Father Nicolas |
| 2019 | The Queen's Corgi | Nelson |
| 2020 | Stage Mother | August |
| 2022 | The Seven Faces of Jane | Pinky |
| 2023 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengance | Mo |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993-1996 | The Bill | Dave | |
| 1994 | Soldier Soldier | Young Man | |
| 1996 | Thief Takers | Thaso Kyriados | |
| 1999-2000 | The Drew Carey Show | Announcer | |
| 2010 | Men of a Certain Age | Tilburn | |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Christof | |
| 2014-2015 | Scorpion | Nemos | |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Stratos Sarantos | |
| 2017 | The Last Ship | Alex | |
| 2017 | Shooter | Maltese Consul | |
| 2017 | Prime Suspect 1973 | Silas Manatos | |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Caliph of Oran | Miniseries |
| 2022 | The Offer | Carlo Gambino | Miniseries |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Dungeon Siege III | Maru-yatum | |
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | Leviathan | Mass Effect 3: Leviathan DLC Pack |
| 2012 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Garyn Ienth, Bradyn, Naris Mavani, Rirns Llervu Saden, Slitter, Ulves Romoran | Dragonborn DLC-pack |
| 2015 | Hand of Fate | The Dealer | |
| 2017 | Hand of Fate 2 | The Dealer | |
| 2017 | Star Wars Battlefront II | Admiral Garrick Versio | |
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Pythagoras | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tenebrae | |
| 2022 | Diablo Immortal | (Voice) | |
| 2023 | Forspoken | Robian Keen | |
| 2025 | Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure | The Dealer | |