Can currently be seen in a major recurring role as “Coach O” in the NBC comedy series YOUNG ROCK starring Dwayne Johnson and recently appeared in the first season of the Amazon drama THE WILDS. Emmett has starred in over 40 television, film and theatre productions across Australia and New Zealand including three seasons of THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS for SyFy, the James Patterson anthology series MURDER IS FOREVER for Discovery, THE MAKING OF THE MOB for AMC and AMERICAN PLAYBOY: THE HUGH HEFNER STORY for Amazon. Emmett recently started directing on the long running NZ drama series SHORTLAND STREET and has multiple projects in development, including the comedy MILLENNIAL JENNY which he created with his wife who also stars.
“I really liked Emmett Skilton’s impression of Ed Orgeron, gravel-voiced coach at LSU currently and The Rock’s position coach at Miami.” – Daniel Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
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MURDER IS FOREVER (Discovery)watch now
THE MAKING OF THE MOB (AMC) - East Coast Accentwatch now
THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS (SyFy) - NZ Accentwatch now
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ABLAZE (Screentime NZ) - NZ Accentwatch now
KINO RATTEN (Short Film) - German Accentwatch now
