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{{short description|American actor, and gridiron and rugby league footballer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Geno Segers
| image = Geno_Segers_&_Girlfriend_Maria_Canapino_(cropped)Geno Segers1.jpg
| image_sizecaption =
| caption = Geno Segers with his girlfriend Maria Canapino
| birth_name = Lonnie G. Segers Jr.
| birth_place = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| nationality = American
| occupation = Actor
| years active = 2004–present
| known for = {{ubl| ''[[Pair of Kings]]''| ''[[Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge]]''| ''[[Banshee (TV series)|Banshee]]''}}
| website = {{URL|http://genosegers.com}}
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| yearAstart = 1995
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| appearancesA = 2
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'''Lonnie G.''' "'''Geno'''" '''Segers Jr.''' is an American actor known for his roles as Chayton Littlestone in the [[Cinemax]] original series ''[[Banshee (TV series)|Banshee]]'', Dwayne in [[NBC]]'s "''[[Perfect Harmony" (TV series)|Perfect Harmony]],'' Mason Makoola in the [[Disney XD]] television series ''[[Pair of Kings]]'', Kincaid on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'', and also as co-host of ''[[Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge]]'' for two seasons.
 
== Early life ==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id%3D900051%26type%3Dsegers |title=Pair of Kings |access-date=23 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710133507/http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900051&type=segers |archive-date=10 July 2011 |work=[[Disney XD]] |publisher=[[Disney]] |agency=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Television]] Group}}</ref>
Born Lonnie G. Segers Jr., he is the oldest son of Lonnie G. Segers Sr. and Sandra Eldridge. Geno has been with girlfriend Maria Cann since 2011.
 
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id%3D900051%26type%3Dsegers |title=Pair of Kings |access-date=23 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710133507/http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900051&type=segers |archive-date=10 July 2011 |work=[[Disney XD]] |publisher=[[Disney]] |agency=[[ABC Television]] Group}}</ref>
 
==Career==
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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 [[muteness|mute]] member of an extremely violent [[Human cannibalism|cannibalistic]] mute [[clan]], called the "[[Cave dweller|Troglodytes]]".
In 2018, Segers recurred on the TV series ''[[Knight Squad]]'' as the main villain Ryker. He also reprised this role in a crossover episode of ''[[Henry Danger]]''.
 
In 2018, Segers recurred on the TV series ''[[Knight Squad]]'' as the main villain Ryker. He also reprised this role in a crossover episode of ''[[Henry Danger]]''.
 
Segers voices Hekarro, Leader of the Tenakth, in ''[[Horizon Forbidden West]]''.
 
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Uncharted Live Action Fan Film]]'' (2018)
! style="width:100px;"|Year
* ''[[Game Over, Man!]]'' (2018)
! style="width:150px;"|Title
* ''[[Brawl in Cell Block 99]]'' (2017)
! style="width:175px;"|Role
* ''[[Bone Tomahawk]]'' (2015)
! class="unsortable" style="width:225px;"|Note
|-
|2015
* |''[[Bone Tomahawk]]'' (2015)
|Boar Tusks
|
|-
|2017
* |''[[Brawl in Cell Block 99]]'' (2017)
|Roman
|
|-
|2018
* |''[[Uncharted Live Action Fan Film]]'' (2018)
|Diego
|
|-
|2018
* |''[[Game Over, Man!]]'' (2018)
|Sal
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Journey to Bethlehem]]''
|[[Balthazar (magus)|Balthazar]]
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Thelma the Unicorn]]''
|Male Talent Judge (voice)
|
|}
 
=== Television ===
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|Episode: "Stuck Wrestling Feelings"
|-
|2018–2019
|2018
|''[[Knight Squad]]''
|Ryker
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|Aimes' Bodyguard
|Episode: "Flip of the Coin"
|}
 
=== Video games ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:100px;"|Year
! style="width:150px;"|Title
! style="width:175px;"|Role
! class="unsortable" style="width:225px;"|Note
|-
|2017
|''[[LawBreakers]]''
|Cronos
|<ref name="btva">{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Geno-Segers/ |title=Geno Segers (visual voices guide) |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=behindthevoiceactors.com |postscript=. 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.}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Horizon: Forbidden West]]''
|Hekarro
|<ref name="btva"/>
|}
 
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== External links ==
{{Commonscat|Geno Segers}}
*{{Official website}}
*{{IMDb name|3732491}}
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