Gideon was born in England and moved to South Africa with his parents.
He studied drama for 4 years at the University of the Witwatersrand, whose alumni includes Oscar wining Tsotsi director Gavin Hood. After graduating, he performed stand-up comedy and was a regular on the TV series Not Quite Friday Night, an SNL-type sketch comedy show. At the same time, he began what was to become a prolific voice career on both radio and TV. He went on to win a Gold Craft Award for voice-over at the Loerie Advertising Awards.
Gideon has acted in a number of stage productions, including the hit Certified Male, the acapella sensation Not the Midnight Mass, and record breaking farce Heel Against the Head, by South Africa's preeminent playwright Paul Slabolepszy. This performance won him the national Vita Award for Comedy.
Since relocating to Los Angeles, he has lent his voice to dozens of video game characters, most notably Final Fantasy's sky pirate Balthier. Screen appearances include 24, CSI: NY, Moonlight, festival winner Greetings from the Shore and lead roles in the features Primeval with Dominic Purcell and Jurgen Prochnow, and the upcoming Train with Thora Birch.
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