Steven Ogg facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Steven Ogg
Ogg in 2024
Born	(1973-05-15) May 15, 1973 (age 51) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–2003 2008–present
Notable work	Grand Theft Auto V The Walking Dead
Children	1
Awards	New York Videogame Critics Circle Award

Steven Ogg (born May 15, 1973) is a Canadian actor. Ogg is best known for playing Trevor Philips in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V and Simon in The Walking Dead. He has also appeared in the Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul.

Early life

Ogg was born on May 15, 1973 in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Calgary.

Career

Ogg in March 2018

After moving to New York City, he began acting in television shows such as Law & Order and Third Watch, in addition to some theater work and voice acting.

After taking a break from acting to build a house, he was hired by Rockstar Games as the voice and motion capture artist for Trevor Philips in their 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V. His character was critically acclaimed and he received numerous award nominations as a result. In February 2014, he received an award on the 3rd Annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards for Best Overall Acting in a Game. Ogg later reprised his role in the 2016 YouTube short film GTA VR.

Ogg made two appearances in Better Call Saul as Sobchak, a mercenary and private detective. In the 2015 episode "Pimento", he is one of three bodyguards hired for a protection job before getting into a verbal altercation with Mike Ehrmantraut. Mike humiliates Sobchak by disarming and incapacitating him. He reappeared in the 2020 episode "Dedicado a Max", undertaking clandestine investigative work for Saul Goodman under the pseudonym "Mr X". The name Sobchak was likely inspired by The Big Lebowski character Walter Sobchak, also a security consultant and weapons enthusiast with an inflated sense of his own achievements and abilities.

In The Walking Dead season 6 finale, he made his debut as Simon, a member of the Saviors and one of the main antagonists in season 7. Ogg also portrayed Rebus in the HBO series Westworld, and provides the voice of Professor Venomous, in Cartoon Network's animated series OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes. In 2019, Ogg portrayed Flexon in the second season of the 2016 series The Tick.

Ogg noted in an interview that he is aware of being typecast as "the crazy guy and the unpredictable guy" (with one example being his portrayal of Trevor in Grand Theft Auto V) though he did not mind this if it led to steady work. He admitted, however, that he would ideally like to explore "different characters [and] different worlds", like his role as a father in the 2019 drama The Short History of the Long Road.

In 2022, he appeared in Dan Mangan's music video for "Fire Escape", playing a personification of Mangan's self-critical inner voice.

In 2024 Ogg appeared in Amyl and the Sniffers music video for "U Should Not Be Doing That".

Personal life

Steven is a single father and has one son, named Bodhi, of whom Steven's character's personal vehicle in Grand Theft Auto V is named after.

Filmography

Key

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Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Law & Order	Mark Vee	Episode: "Untitled"
2001	Third Watch	Shooter	Episode: "A Hero's Rest"
2013	Unforgettable	Larry Yablonski	Episode: "Day of the Jackie"
	Person of Interest	Chuck	Episode: "Liberty"
2014	Murdoch Mysteries	Bat Masterson	Episode: "Glory Days"
	Broad City	Creepy Locksmith	Episode: "The Lockout"
2015	Better Call Saul	Sobchak	Episode: "Pimento"
2016	Rush: Inspired by Battlefield	James Braddock	Main Cast
2016–18	The Walking Dead	Simon	Guest: Season 6, Recurring Cast: Season 7, Main Cast: Season 8
2016–22	Westworld	Rebus	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 & 4
2017	Stan Against Evil	Werepony	Episode: "Curse of the Werepony"
2017–19	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	Various Voices (voice)	Recurring Cast
2019	The Tick	Flexon	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2020	Better Call Saul	Sobchak	Episode: "Dedicado a Max"
2020–22	Snowpiercer	Pike	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Main Cast: Season 2-3
2022	Sprung	Spike	Episode: "Chapter Eight"
2023	The Walking Dead: Dead City	Simon	Episode: "Everybody Wins a Prize"
	Boiling Point	Nick	Episode: "Episode 3 & 4"
2024	It's Florida, Man	Jeff	Episode: "Mermaids"
TBA	Revival	Blaine Abel	Recurring Cast

Video games

Music videos

Commercials

Accolades

See also

In Spanish: Steven Ogg para niños