Marton Csokas
Marton Csokas | |
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Born | Marton Paul Csokas 30 June 1966 |
Citizenship | New Zealand Hungary |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Marton Paul Csokas[1] (/ˈtʃoʊkɑːʃ/;[2] born 30 June 1966)[3] is a New Zealand actor who has appeared in films and on television. His notable roles include Yorgi in XXX (2002), Guy de Lusignan in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Trevor Goodchild in Æon Flux (2005), Hora in Romulus, My Father (2007), Nico in Dead Europe (2012), Jack Barts in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Lieutenant Barnes in Pawn (2013), Nicolai Itchenko in The Equalizer (2014), and Quinn in the U.S. television series Into the Badlands.
Early life
Marton was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, the son of Margaret Christine (née Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás I, who worked as a mechanical engineer.[1][4] His father was Hungarian and his mother had English, Irish, and Danish ancestry.[5][6] He holds dual New Zealand and Hungarian citizenship.[7]
Career
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Csokas made his acting debut in the New Zealand drama series Shark in the Park as Terry Mercer. He appeared in one episode titled "Technical K.O.".[citation needed] For two years (from 1993 until 1995), he portrayed Leonard Rossi-Dodds in the soap opera Shortland Street.[citation needed] In 1996, he starred in the romantic drama film Broken English.[citation needed] From 1997 to 2001, he maintained a recurring role in Xena: Warrior Princess, portraying the character of Borias.[8] Csokas portrayed Lord Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).[9] Csokas also played the villain Yorgi in XXX (2002), Mr. Smith in Kangaroo Jack (2003), Jarda in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Trevor Goodchild in Æon Flux (2005), and Guy de Lusignan in Kingdom of Heaven (2005).[citation needed]
Csokas' stage credits include plays by Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare in the 1990s in New Zealand, and in Australia: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2007) and Peribáñez (2006) with Company B.[10]
In 2007, he portrayed Hora in the drama film Romulus, My Father, for which he won an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor.[citation needed] In 2012, he appeared in the drama film Dead Europe. For his role in Dead Europe, he was again nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[citation needed]
In 2013, Csokas co-starred in the crime-thriller Pawn with Forest Whitaker and Michael Chiklis,[11] and portrayed Jimmy Laszlo in the DirecTV police drama Rogue, starring opposite Thandie Newton.[12] In 2014, he starred in the films Noah,[13] The Amazing Spider-Man 2,[14] and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Also in 2014, Csokas played the role of the villain Nicolai Itchenko in The Equalizer.[15] That same year, he starred as the superintendent in the Discovery Channel's scripted miniseries Klondike.[16] Csokas then portrayed General Thomas Gage in History Channel's three-part miniseries Sons of Liberty.[17]
In May 2015, Csokas joined the cast of AMC's martial arts drama Into the Badlands. Csokas played the role of Quinn, the most powerful baron in the badlands.[18] The show was canceled in 2019 after three seasons.[19] In 2016, he co-starred with Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in the Jeff Nichols-directed drama film Loving,[20] and starred alongside Vera Farmiga in the comedy-drama Burn Your Maps.[21] Csokas starred alongside Emilia Clarke in the supernatural thriller Voice from the Stone released in April 2017.[22][23]
Csokas is known for his portrayals of villains.[24][25]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1994 | A Game with No Rules | Kane | Short film |
1994 | Jack Brown Genius | Dennis | |
1995 | Twilight of the Gods | Soldier | Short film[26] |
1996 | Broken English | Darko | |
1998 | Hurrah | Raoul Trujillo | |
2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Nick Maitland | |
2000 | Accidents | Chug | Short film |
2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Lord Celeborn | |
2001 | Rain | Cady | |
2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Poggle the Lesser (voice) |
Uncredited |
2002 | XXX | Yorgi | |
2002 | Garage Days | Shad Kern | |
2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Lord Celeborn | |
2003 | Timeline | Sir William De Kere | |
2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Mr. Smith | |
2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Jarda | |
2004 | Evilenko | Vadim Timurovic Lesiev | |
2005 | Æon Flux | Trevor Goodchild | |
2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Guy de Lusignan | |
2005 | The Great Raid | Captain Redding | |
2005 | Asylum | Edgar Stark | |
2007 | Romulus, My Father | Hora | |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Charles Kingsleigh | |
2010 | The Tree | George Elrick | |
2010 | With Love... from the Age of Reason | Malcolm | |
2010 | South Solitary | Jack Fleet | |
2010 | The Debt | Young Stefan Gold | |
2011 | Dream House | Jack Patterson | |
2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Jack Barts | |
2012 | Dead Europe | Nico | |
2013 | Pawn | Lieutenant Barnes | |
2014 | Noah | Lamech | |
2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Dr. Ashley Kafka | |
2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Damien Lord | |
2014 | The Equalizer | Nicolai "Teddy" Itchenko | |
2016 | Loving | Sheriff Brooks | |
2016 | Burn Your Maps | Connor Firth | |
2016 | Dark Crimes | Kozlow | |
2017 | Voice from the Stone | Klaus Rivi | |
2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | L. Patrick Gray |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Shark in the Park | Terry Mercer | Episode: "Technical K.O." |
1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Sid | Episode: "By The Numbers" |
1993–1995 | Shortland Street | Leonard Rossi-Dodds | Unknown episodes |
1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Tarlus | Episode: "Promises" |
1996 | G.P. | Paul Deacon | Episode: "The Ceremony of Innocence" |
1997–2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Borias | 10 episodes |
1999 | Water Rats | Robert Tremain | Episode: "Shark Bait" |
1999 | Wildside | Larry Lodans | Episode: "2.18" |
1999 | All Saints | Brother Thomas | Episode: "More Things in Heaven and Earth" |
1999 | Halifax f.p. | John Garth | Episode: "Swimming with the Sharks" |
2000 | The Three Stooges | Ted Healy | Television film |
2000 | The Lost World | Kenner | Episode: "Tourist Season" |
2000 | BeastMaster | Qord | 3 episodes |
2000 | Farscape | Br'Nee | Episode: "Bone to be Wild" |
2001 | Cleopatra 2525 | Krider | Episode: "No Thanks For The Memories" |
2001 | The Farm | Adrian Beckett | Miniseries |
2012 | Falcón | Javier Falcón | 4 episodes |
2013 | Rogue | Jimmy Laszlo | 10 episodes |
2014 | Klondike | The Superintendent | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
2014 | Covert Affairs | Ivan Kravec | 2 episodes |
2015 | Sons of Liberty | General Thomas Gage | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
2015–2017 | Into the Badlands | Baron Quinn | 16 episodes |
2018 | Divorce | Skip Zakarian | 2 episodes |
2020 | The Luminaries | Francis Carver | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
Video game
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters | Thaal Sinestro | Voice |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Work | Result |
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1996 | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama | G.P. | Nominated |
2007 | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Romulus, My Father | Won |
2008 | Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
2013 | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Dead Europe | Nominated |
Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Alison Clare Whale, b". Pyenet.co.nz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Marton Csokas al Riviera International Film Festival" on YouTube
- ^ "Csokas, Marton 1966- - Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Interview with Marton Csokas". Whoosh.org. 8 August 2005.
- ^ Toth, Steve. "Marton Csokas – Celebrities, famous people". TraveltoHungary.com.
- ^ "An Interview With Marton Csokas". Whoosh.org. 9 March 1999.
- ^ Barnyák, Mónika (6 December 2018). "Marton Csokas – a sármos sztár magyar állampolgár is!". sievemagazine.com. Seive Magazin.
- ^ Whittaker, David (28 August 2019). "What happened to the cast of Xena: Warrior Princess ?".
- ^ "11 Couples That Hurt Lord Of The Rings (And 9 That Saved It)". ScreenRant. 21 October 2018.
- ^ Hallett, Bryce (24 July 2006). "Peribanez". Arts Reviews, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (1 December 2011). "Nikki Reed, Sean Faris Join Michael Chiklis' 'Pawn'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Catch the Rogue TV Series Exclusively on Audience Network". DirecTV. 29 March 2010.
- ^ Armitage, Hugh (19 July 2012). "Marton Csokas joins 'Noah', 'Rogue'". Digital Spy.
- ^ Armitage, Hugh (20 May 2013). "'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' casts 'Lord of the Rings' Marton Csokas". Digital Spy.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (17 May 2013). "Marton Csokas in Negotiations to Battle Denzel Washington in 'The Equalizer'". TheWrap.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (19 March 2013). "Richard Madden, Tim Blake Nelson, Marton Csokas & Connor Leslie Join Cast of Discovery's 'Klondike'". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (4 June 2014). "Dean Norris Among Stars in History's Miniseries 'Sons of Liberty'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Petski, Denise (4 May 2015). "Marton Csokas Joins 'Into The Badlands' On AMC". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Andreeva, Nellie (9 February 2019). "'Into the Badlands' & 'The Son' To End Runs On AMC, Set Premiere Dates For Final Episodes".
- ^ Kroll, Justin (22 September 2015). "Michael Shannon and Nick Kroll Join Jeff Nichols' 'Loving'". Variety.
- ^ Volmers, Eric (28 August 2015). "Alberta-shot indie film Burn Your Maps explores humanity and healing". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (3 November 2014). "AFM: Marton Csokas Joining Emilia Clarke in 'Voice from the Stone'". Variety.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Emilia Clarke Is a Long Way From Westeros in First Look at 'Voice From the Stone'". Entertainment Tonight.
- ^ Morgan, Clare (12 July 2006). "From Xena's lover to corrupted love". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Tailor, Leena (20 November 2015). "Ex-Shortland Street star is Hollywood's go-to villain" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- ^ "Twilight of the Gods | New Zealand Film Commission". NZFilm.co.nz.
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