Giles Panton
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1982 (age 44)
Birth placeVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation
  • Actor
SpouseJocelyn Panton (m. 2015)[1]
Websitegilespanton.ca
Years active2005–present

Giles Panton (born September 13, 1982)[2] is a Canadian actor. He has worked in television, film, stage, and web media, and is also known for his voice-over work.

Career

Giles Panton trained as an actor at the William Davis Centre of Vancouver's VanArts (Vancouver Institute of Media Arts),[3] graduating in 2005. He has also studied at acting studios in New York.[4]

Panton is the voice of Keith, a lead character in the Nicktoons series Voltron Force. He is also his role as detective Joe Wylee in Flash Gordon, and starred in the 2011 web series Soldiers of the Apocalypse as Twosev.[5][6]

His first film was the 2005 short production, Bedridden.[7] A later short film, On the Bus (2008) was presented at Oklahoma's Bare Bones International Film Festival in 2009.[8]

Panton has also been active in Vancouver's alternate theatre scene. He was a headliner for Spectral Theatre Studio's 2009-10 season trio of paranormal plays, Deadends 666.[9] And in 2006, he received the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role[10] for his work in the I'm a Little Pickled Theatre Company production of The Book of Liz, by David Sedaris and Amy Sedaris.

In 2018, Panton joined the cast of The Man in the High Castle as the Nazi advertiser Billy Turner.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005BedriddenJonathanShort film
2005Enough for TwoJamesShort film
2006Shock to the SystemBartender
2006Angelica's PirateBlack Breath WallyShort film
2006Balloon and the BeastKarlShort film
2006Happy Valentine's DayMr. EliasShort film
2007GlimpseNarcissistic ManShort film
2008Class SavageHikerShort film
2008Nobody SpecialGilesShort film
2008NomanslandDriverShort film
2008On the BusSeanShort film
2009DamageRich Guy
2010VoodooHaroldShort film[11]
2015Sugar BabiesJames
2017Bad Date ChroniclesBrad
2017Sleepwalking in SuburbiaDan Miller
2017My Favorite WeddingDex Richmond
2018Christmas Pen PalsDaniel Harrison
2021It Was Always YouGeorge

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007IntelligenceYoung Man2 episodes
2007–2008Flash GordonJoe Wylee11 episodes
2010Human TargetRogerEpisode: "Baptiste"
2010VV Nurse, V Technician3 episodes
2010SmallvilleAgentEpisode: "Sacrifice"
2011–2012Voltron ForceKeith (voice)Main cast (26 episodes)[12]
2014–2015Max SteelVen Ghan, Jake, Black Star Council Member (voice)10 episodes[12]
2015Cedar CoveJohn Bowman4 episodes
2015The DeepYoung Fisherman (voice)Episode: "Here Be Dragons"[12]
2015–2016GintamaNobunobu Hitotsubashi (voice)6 episodes; English dub[12]
2015–2017Nexo KnightsClay Moorington, Beast Master, Burnzie, Blok (voice)41 episodes
2016ReignLord Cunningham2 episodes
2017Max Steel: Turbo ChargedSnare (voice)Television film[12]
2017Max Steel: Turbo WarriorsSnare, Night Howl (voice)Television film[12]
2017Beat BugsSalvador Rat (voice)Episode: "All Together Now"[12]
2017–2018My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicFlash Magnus (voice)3 episodes[12]
2017–2018Tarzan and JaneTarzan (voice)13 episodes[12]
2018Kong: King of the ApesLukas Remy, General Burke (voice)10 episodes[12]
2018–2019Chesapeake ShoresChris Smith6 episodes
2018–2019The Man in the High CastleBilly Turner9 episodes
2019–2021The Last Kids on EarthWinged Wretches, Water Monster, Dementacle, Planetarium Narrator (voice)13 episodes[12]
2020Polly PocketAmusement Park Manager (voice)Episode: "Carnival Caper"[12]
2020Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate ConundrumIron Man, A.I.M. Soldier (voice)Miniseries[12]
2021NinjagoKalmaar (voice)13 episodes[13][12]
2022Legends of TomorrowHarris LedesEpisode: "Lowest Common Denominator"
2022My Favorite Christmas TreeCodyTelevision film
2023–2025Lego DreamzzzMasked Hero, Sandman, Claudius/Dreamsmasher (voice)27 episodes[12]
2023–2024Ninjago: Dragons RisingRapton, Imperium Narrator (voice)15 episodes[12]
2024Dead Dead Demon's Dededede DestructionNobuo Koyama, Hayakawa (voice)English dub[14][12]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Dead Rising 4Darcy[12]
2018Dragalia LostJoe, Kleimann[12]
2018Far Cry 5Guy Marvel
2018Bless OnlineLahhab Akheeman, Swen Radrillo, Gerin, Gentril, Lachoele, Mateo, Additional Voices
2018NHL 19Ones Commentator

Miscellaneous

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Absolute Carnage: Marvel Ultimate ComicsCarnage, Norman Osborn (voice)Motion comic[12]
2020Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the ThanostonesIron Man (voice)Web series[12]
2021Marvel Battleworld: Treachery at Twilight
2021Lego Marvel Avengers: Loki in TrainingIron Man, Crossbones (voice)
2022Lego Marvel Avengers: Time TwistedIron Man (voice)

References

  1. ^ "Jocelyn Panton's Instagram". Archived December 25, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Celebrity BioNet". Celebritybio.net. September 13, 1982. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Institute of Media Arts". Vanarts.com. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  4. ^ scifi.com
  5. ^ "SyFy". SyFy. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "Soldiers of the Apocalypse". Sotaseries.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "Bio information". Celebritybio.net. September 13, 1982. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  8. ^ "On the Bus at Bare Bones, 2009". Barebones.bside.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  9. ^ "Spectral Theatre Studio, 2009/10 Season". Spectraltheatre.com. January 10, 2010. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "Community Theatre Awards". Community-theatre.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  11. ^ "Voodoo review". Communities.canada.com. July 13, 1954. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  12. ^ "Giles Panton (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  13. ^ "RT @G_Panton: Ahhhhhh! I can finally announce it! Everybody...meet Prince Kalmaar. #Ninjago". No. 1379916728931549190. April 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Anime English Dub Release Date - Crunchyroll News". www.crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.