Costas Mandylor
| Costas Mandylor | |
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 Mandylor attending the Saw 3D premiere on October 27, 2010. |
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| Born | Costas Theodosopoulos 3 September 1965 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Talisa Soto (m. 1997–2000) |
| Website | |
| www.costasmandylor.us | |
Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; September 3, 1965) is a Greek Australian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Kenny in Picket Fences, and for portraying Mark Hoffman in the Saw films.
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[edit] Early life
Mandylor was born in Melbourne, the son of Louise (née Mandylaris) and Yannis Theodosopoulos, who is a taxi driver. He is of Greek ancestry.[1] Mandylor took his mother's maiden name citing his real name in Greek being too long.[2] He grew up in St Kilda and South Melbourne.[3] He moved to the United States in 1987 where he started taking acting lessons. He was initially unable to find any work acting and had to work any job available.[2]
[edit] Career
Mandylor's first major role was in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit playing a European Jew, which was filmed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. He returned to Los Angeles meeting director Oliver Stone and auditioned and got the role of an Italian count in The Doors (1991).[2] Mandylor landed a leading role in Mobsters playing a New York gangster, Frank Costello. He went mentally prepared for the role, telling the Los Angeles Times, "It was interesting that I got that part, because I felt tuned in to gangsters, it was a genre I'd read a lot. When I was 13, I got a job as a dishwasher in a Melbourne nightclub and saw everything there, real gangsters, and had met characters who were dangerous people from an underground world."[2] In 1992 he had a lead role on the CBS television drama, Picket Fences, playing officer Kenny Lacos until the show ended in 1996. Mandylor also had a lead role in the Saw films as Detective Mark Hoffman.
[edit] Personal life
Mandylor played professional soccer in Europe until suffering shin splints. In 1991, he was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the world".[4] Mandylor married Talisa Soto in May 1997; they divorced in 2000. His brother, Louis Mandylor, is also an actor.[1]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Avram Arouch | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Italian Count | |
| 1991 | Soapdish | Mark | |
| 1991 | Mobsters | Frank Costello | |
| 1993 | Fatal Past | Costello | |
| 1994 | Almost Dead | Detective Dominic Delaserra | |
| 1995 | Venus Rising | Vegas | |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | Lord Shin | |
| 1995 | Delta of Venus | Lawrence Walters | Lead role |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | John Donovan | |
| 1996 | Shame | Mark | |
| 1996 | Portraits of a Killer | George G. Kendall | |
| 1996 | Crosscut | Martin Niconi | |
| 1997 | Just Write | Rich Adams | |
| 1997 | Stand-ins | Jack Turner | |
| 1998 | Shame, Shame, Shame | McCarthy | |
| 1998 | Double Take | Hector Stroessner/Ray Soldado | |
| 1998 | Conversations in Limbo | ||
| 1998 | Shelter | Nikos Kostantinos | |
| 1998 | My Brother Cicero | Cicero | |
| 1999 | Stealth Fighter | Ryan Mitchell | |
| 2000 | Gangland | Jared | |
| 2000 | Intrepid | Alan Decker | |
| 2001 | Turn of Faith | Bobby Giordano | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Monash Deputy | |
| 2001 | Above & Beyond | Michael Amorosa | |
| 2002 | Cover Story | Kevin Dodd | |
| 2002 | The Real Deal | Instructor | |
| 2002 | Hitters | Tony | |
| 2004 | Dinocroc | Dick Sydney | |
| 2004 | The Eavesdropper | Aiden Porter | |
| 2004 | Just Desserts | Marco Poloni | |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Charlie "Gloves" Columbo | |
| 2005 | Dr. Chopper | Terrell | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Sub Zero | John Deckert | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | The Shore | Raymond | |
| 2006 | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Matt | |
| 2006 | Payback | Billy | |
| 2006 | Saw III | Mark Hoffman | |
| 2007 | Made in Brooklyn | Joey | |
| 2007 | Nobody | Mortemain/Noe | |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Mark Hoffman | Lead role |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Hondshew | |
| 2008 | Lost Warrior: Left Behind | ||
| 2008 | Emma Blue | Del | |
| 2008 | The The Drum Beats Twice | Jesus | |
| 2008 | In the Eyes of a Killer | Congressman Donaldson | |
| 2008 | Toxic | Steve | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Mark Hoffman | Lead role |
| 2008 | The Ball Is Round | Frank Lazaridis | |
| 2009 | Immortally Yours | Rex | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Mark Hoffman | Lead role |
| 2010 | The Cursed | Jimmy Muldoon | Real life brother Louis Mandylor plays on-screen brother |
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Raymond Crowe | |
| 2010 | Torn | Steve Clay | Awaiting release |
| 2010 | Hyenas | Gannon | |
| 2010 | An Affirmative Act | Matthew | Post-production |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Mark Hoffman | Lead role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992– 1996 |
Picket Fences | Kenny Lacos | 83 episodes |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Episode: "Half-Way Horrible" | |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Paul Blankenship | Television film |
| 1996 | Last Exit to Earth | Jaid | Television film |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Lee Taylor | Episode: "The Heist" |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Jerry Tamblin | Episode: "Get Fast" |
| 1997 | Love-Struck | Cupid on Earth | Television film |
| 1997– 1998 |
Players | Alphonse Royo | 18 episodes |
| 1998 | The Fury Within | Mike Hanlon | Television film |
| 1998 | Exiled | Gianni Uzielli | Television film |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Salvatore Bonanno | Television film |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Monk | 9 episodes |
| 2000 | Resurrection Blvd. | Aaron Cross | Episode: "Luchando" Episode: "Cholitas" |
| 2001 | Nash Bridges | Vincent Corell | Episode: " "Something Borrowed" |
| 2001 | Sanctuary | Nathan Delaney | Television film |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Friar | Episode: "The Agony and the Ex-tacy" |
| 2002 | Andromeda | Bobby Jensen | Episode: "Be All My Sins Remembered" |
| 2002 | Sacred Ground | Greg | Episode: "Behind the Words" Episode: "Walk Like a Man" |
| 2002 | Charmed | Rick Lang | Episode: "Saving Private Leo" |
| 2002 | She Spies | Mica Divornak | Episode: "Poster Girl" |
| 2002 | Scent of Danger | Chris Milos | Television film |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Reno Castelli | Episode: "Slippery Slope" |
| 2004 | Just Desserts | Marco Poloni | Television film on Hallmark Channel |
| 2004– 2006 |
7th Heaven | Beau Brewer | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | Ernesto | Episode: "For Whom the Bells Toll" |
| 2007 | Primal Doubt | Chase Harper | Television film |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Costas Mandylor Biography (1962–)". FilmReference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Costas-Mandylor.html. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d N.F. Mendoza (25 July 1993). "With An Eye On ... There's no fencing in Costas Mandylor as he picks his parts". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-25/news/tv-16637_1_costas-mandylor. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ Miska, Brad (25 October 2007). "Saw IV: Interview With Star Costas Mandylor". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/419. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Costas Mandylor. (The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1991)". People (Time Inc.) 36: 90. 18 July 1991. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20063429,00.html. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
