Neil Ellice
{{short description|Scottish actor}}
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| birth_place = London, England
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| years_active = 2012-present
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Neil Ellice is a Scottish-English actor, producer, voiceover and motion capture artist. He is best known for his roles as Hunter D-90 in the TV series Loki and John "Soap" MacTavish in the video games Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone.{{Cite web |last=Candelarezi |first=Max |date=2023-11-02 |title=CoD Modern Warfare 3 (2023) actors: Cast list so far |url=https://www.charlieintel.com/call-of-duty/cod-modern-warfare-3-2023-actors-cast-list-265714/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Charlie Intel}}{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Earl |date=2021-07-14 |title=Spoiler alert: Columbus connection revealed in finale of 'Loki' series on Disney+ |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2021/07/14/spoiler-theres-central-ohio-connection-finale-loki-series/7969311002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810205258/https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2021/07/14/spoiler-theres-central-ohio-connection-finale-loki-series/7969311002/ |archive-date=2022-08-10 |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=The Columbus Dispatch}}
Career
Ellice trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and the Shakespeare Summer School at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Cameron Roy |date=2023-10-06 |title=Loki Season 2: Who Plays Hunter D-90? |url=https://www.looper.com/1413056/loki-season-2-who-plays-hunter-d-90-neil-ellice/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Looper}}
Ellice later became a production assistant of the TV series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. He went on to have his first acting job as a Marine in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Danielle |date=2023-11-10 |title=MW3 voice actors – full Modern Warfare 3 cast |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3/voice-actors-cast |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=PCGamesN}} He then appeared in a few films and TV shows before landing his major role as John "Soap" MacTavish at the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.{{Cite web |last=Furn |first=Daniel |date=2022-11-01 |title=CoD MW2 cast: All voice actors behind the characters |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/cod-mw2-cast/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Radio Times}} Moreover, he is also a recurring cast member in the TV series Loki as Hunter D-90.
Ellice narrates the audiobook version of the book Velocity of a Secret{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Velocity of a Secret" written by Violet Marsh, narrated by Stella Hunter and Neil Ellice on audible.com |url=https://www.audible.com/pd/Velocity-of-a-Secret-Audiobook/1713630109?source_code=AUDORWS0718179KY7 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website= Audible (service)}} by Violet Marsh with voice actress Stella Hunter.
He is also one of the producers of the short film The Final Moments of Karl Brant, starring Paul Reubens and Janina Gavankar.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-30 |title=The Final Moments of Karl Brant" Starring Paul Reubens and Janina Gavankar Debuts on Nerdist.com |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130730006017/en/The-Final-Moments-of-Karl-Brant-Starring-Paul-Reubens-and-Janina-Gavankar-Debuts-on-Nerdist.com |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Business Wire}}
Acting credits
= Film =
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role |
scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2013
| Theodora's Guard (uncredited) |
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Minotaur
| Suspicious Guard |
scope="row" | 2014
| Nzara '76 | Dr. Peter Franklin |
scope="row" | 2017
| Sports Masseur |
= Television =
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2012
| The Unknown | Police Officer | Episode: "Spare the Child" |
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
| Marine | 5 episodes |
scope="row" | 2017
| Rock Star | {{n/a}} |
scope="row" | 2021-2023
| Loki | Hunter D-90 | 8 episodes |
= Video games =
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
scope="row" | 2019
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | rowspan="4" | John "Soap" MacTavish | rowspan="4" | Voice and motion capture |
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scope="row" | 2020 |
scope="row" | 2022 |
scope="row" | 2023 |
References
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Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Scottish male film actors
Category:Scottish male stage actors
Category:Scottish male television actors
Category:Scottish male video game actors
Category:Scottish male voice actors
Category:Male actors from London
Category:21st-century Scottish male actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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