Geno Segers

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Geno Segers
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Born
Lonnie G. Segers Jr.

OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known for
Rugby league career
Playing information
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995 United States 2
Website genosegers.com

Lonnie G. "Geno" Segers Jr. is an American actor known for his roles as Chayton Littlestone in the Cinemax original series Banshee , Dwayne in NBC's Perfect Harmony, Mason Makoola in the Disney XD television series Pair of Kings , Kincaid on MTV's Teen Wolf , and also as co-host of Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge for two seasons.

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Early life

Born Lonnie G. Segers Jr., he is the oldest son of Lonnie G. Segers Sr. and Sandra Eldridge. He is of African-American, French and Cherokee heritage. Segers was an American football player, wrestler, and track athlete in high school and college. He played American football at Western Carolina University. Segers then played professional rugby league. He played in the American National Rugby League and won two caps for United States national rugby league team against Wales national rugby league team in 1995. From there, he moved to New Zealand to play for the Richmond Rovers rugby league team. [1]

Career

At the suggestion of a friend, Segers auditioned for voice ads at a New Zealand radio station. His natural bass tone earned him a lot of attention, and caught the attention of an agent that led Segers to be cast as Mufasa in the Australian production of The Lion King . He went on to star in the American and Chinese productions as well. [2]

In 2010, Segers gained a main role on Pair of Kings as Mason Makoola.

In 2015, Segers appeared in the film Bone Tomahawk , where he starred as a major antagonist called "Boar Tusk", a savage and mute member of an extremely violent cannibalistic mute clan, called the "Troglodytes".

In 2018, Segers recurred on the TV series Knight Squad as the main villain Ryker. He reprised this role in a crossover episode of Henry Danger .

Segers voices Hekarro, Leader of the Tenakth, in Horizon Forbidden West .

Personal life

Segers has been with girlfriend Maria Cann since 2011.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
2015 Bone Tomahawk Boar Tusks
2017 Brawl in Cell Block 99 Roman
2018 Uncharted Live Action Fan Film Diego
2018 Game Over, Man! Sal
2023 Journey to Bethlehem Balthazar
2024 Thelma the Unicorn Male Talent Judge (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
2019–2020 Perfect Harmony DwayneMain cast, 13 episodes
2019 Henry Danger RykerEpisode: "Knight & Danger"
2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Gyrgan (voice)3 episodes
2018 Stuck in the Middle The BusinessmanEpisode: "Stuck Wrestling Feelings"
2018–2019 Knight Squad Ryker3 episodes
2018 Yellowstone Danny TrudeauSeason 1 Ep 3
2017 Elementary FetuSeason 6 Ep. 3
2016 Dusk Till Dawn General TatuajeSeason 3 Ep.8
2015 Longmire Clavin BlackwolfSeason 4 Ep.10
2014–2015 Banshee Chayton LittlestoneMain cast, 12 episodes
2014 Castle ErnestEpisode: "Last Action Hero"
2014 Teen Wolf KincaidSeason 3 Episode 17 & 20
2010–2013 Pair of Kings Mason MakoolaMain Role; 52 episodes
2011 Zeke & Luther Stan the agentEpisode: "Zeke, Luther, and Kojo Strikes Gold"
2011–2012 Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge HimselfSeasons 1-2
2009 White Collar Aimes' BodyguardEpisode: "Flip of the Coin"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNote
2017 LawBreakers Cronos [3]
2022 Horizon: Forbidden West Hekarro [3]

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References

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  2. Miller, Bruce R. (September 24, 2010). "Geno Segers finds 'the voice' is his calling card | Television". Sioux City Journal . Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Geno Segers (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved May 18, 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)