Craig Parker
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| Craig Parker | |
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| Born | 12 November 1970 Suva, Fiji |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor who was based in the United Kingdom for some time, but now resides in New Zealand. His grandfather moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to Fiji when he was stationed during his years of service in the British Army. Apart from Scottish ancestry, Craig Parker has Welsh, Danish, English and Cornish ancestry.
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[edit] Career
Parker is most famous for his role as Haldir of Lórien in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, his performance of Bellerophon in the show Xena: Warrior Princess and playing Darken Rahl in the TV series Legend of the Seeker. He also does voice-overs for New Zealand documentaries and has been entertaining and meeting fans at various Lord of the Rings-related conventions for several years - for example, Ring*Con in Germany, which he has attended every year since its creation in 2002, with the exception of 2007, when he had to cancel his appearance due to pressing acting commitments. His recent work has also involved voiceover work in the recent Power Rangers series since the filming moved to New Zealand. He is currently starring in the TVNZ soap Shortland Street, as Guy Warner, from which his character has been absent for 11 years. He has an older brother named David, and he also has an older sister. He is the reigning champion of New Zealand's Celebrity Joker Poker.
Parker starred as Darken Rahl in Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert's syndicated television series Legend of the Seeker. He also appears as Gaius Claudius Glaber in the Starz original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand[1] which premiered on 22 January 2010 and is also produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. As of March 20, 2011, it has been confirmed that he will return for another season of Spartacus.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Gloss | Justin Grieg | TV series |
| 1992–1996 | Shortland Street | Guy Warner | TV series |
| 1993 | The Tommyknockers | Student Bartender | TV movie |
| 1996 | City Life | Seth | Episode: "1.9" Episode: "1.10" |
| 1997 | 2 People | Host | TV series |
| 1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Prince Sarpedon | Episode: "For Him the Bell Tolls" |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Sweetheart | Soldier #1 | |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Lucius | Episode: "Dad Always Liked Me Best" Episode: "Mommy Dearests" |
| 1999 | A Twist in the Tale | Larry Sharpe | Episode: "A Crack in Time" |
| 1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Cleades | Episode: "The Key to the Kingdom" |
| 2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Bellerophon | Episode: "To Helicon and Back" |
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Henley | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Haldir | |
| 2001–2002 | Mercy Peak | Alistair Kingsley | 27 episodes |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Haldir | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Voice of Gothmog | |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Various | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Beginnings: Part 1" |
| 2006 | Weekend Lovers | Matt | |
| 2007–2008 | Shortland Street | Guy Warner | 58 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Darken Rahl | 25 episodes |
| 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Sabas | |
| 2009 | Diplomatic Immunity | Leighton Mills | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Gaius Claudius Glaber | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Waitangi: What Really Happened | Freeman | TV movie |
| 2010 | Radiradirah | Prince John | Episode: "1.5" Episode: "1.8" |
| 2011 | Shackleton's Captain | Frank Worsley | TV movie, filming |
[edit] Theatre
- MacBeth (1991), Malcolm
- Weed (1992), Hugh
- The Seagull (1994), Constantin
- Arcadia (1997), Valentine Coverly
- Wind in the Willows (1998–1999), Mole
- Theatre Sports (1999)
- Amy's View (1999), Dominic Tyghe
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2001), Rosencrantz
- The Judas Kiss (2001), Robert Ross
- The Rocky Horror Show (2002–2003), Narrator
- Serial Killers (2005), Matt
- Glide Time (2006), John
- The Pillowman (2007), Katurian Katurian Katurian
[edit] Other work
- Ashley's Worlds (1996), Ashley - Radio
- Caffeine Comedy/News in Brief (1996), Jock - Radio
- Nature's Warzone (2003), Narrator - Documentary
- Spinner Dolphins (2003), Narrator - Documentary
- Panda Nursery (2003), Narrator - Documentary
- Middle Earth Connection (2005), Narrator - Documentary
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Starz. "Craig Parker in Spartacus: Blood and Sand". http://www.starz.com/originals/spartacus/cast/Glaber/CraigParker/Pages/CraigParker.aspx. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
