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Greg Ellis (actor)

Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Born
March 21, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1968

About Greg Ellis (actor)

Jonathan Rees, known professionally as Greg Ellis, is an English actor who has worked in film, television, video games, and theatre. He is, among other roles, known for playing Chief Engineer Olson in Star Trek (2009), Theodore Groves in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, and Trevor Wilcox in Touch (2013), as well as voice roles such as Anders in Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010), Cullen in multiple Dragon Age games, and Jet-Vac in the Skylanders video game series, as well as in the series Skylanders Academy. In film, Ellis is known for appearing alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic as well as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Ellis is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Commander) Theodore Groves in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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The world when Greg Ellis (actor) was born

Greg Ellis (actor) was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Greg Ellis (actor)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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