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Marton Csokas (born June 30, 1966 in Invercargill New Zealand) is an actor.
He is best known internationally for his role as Celeborn in the films The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King. He has also made numerous appearances in Xena: Warrior
Princess. He is a graduate of the New Zealand Drama School in 1989. He is
named after his father, who is from Hungary.
A mysterious New Zealander actor, as versatile as he is handsome, Marton
Csokas boasts a diverse and plentiful career. Born and raised in New Zealand,
he was named after his Hungarian father.
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After growing up without any sign of the rumoured "acting bug," Csokas first
pondered the notion of acting when he took a year to travel at the age of
18. He was in a bookstore in London and found himself intrigued by a book on
the art of theatre, and the idea of being an actor began to take root.
Still not convinced he was going to pursue acting full time, Csokas came
back to New Zealand and enrolled at Cantebury University in Christchurch. He
studied a wide range of liberal arts classes and also dabbled in theater. It
wasn't long before he dropped out of this traditional school and enrolled
into the New Zealand Drama School.
After graduating the drama school in 1989, Csokas insists he still wasn't
sure acting was going to be his full time vocation. He worked at cafes to
make ends meet and joined a local theater group. He assisted for a while
helping put on the productions and serving as a host for the shows.
Eventually, Csokas began performing and the sensation of being on stage
proved to intoxicating. Over the next several years, Csokas preformed in
dozens of productions. His roles varied from playing Septimus in Tom
Stoppard's "Arcadia" to Joe Pitt in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America." He
also took on a plethora of Shakespearean roles including Brutus in "Julies
Caesar" and Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor." During this time
Csokas also co-founded an experimental theater company in New Zealand, the
Stronghold Theatre.
In 1994 Csokas landed the role of Dr. Leonard Rossi-Dodds on "Shortland
Street," the most popular soap opera in New Zealand, which took place in a
public hospital. This exposure led to Csokas's role in the acclaimed 1996
film "Broken English." Also in 1996, Csokas had a guest apperance on the
popular syndicated television show "Hercules." This would lead to the
muscular actor's recurring role on the hit show "Xena: Warrior Princess."
His involvement with these shows, appearing as a savagely powerful and
glistening-chested seducer, garnered Csokas a cult following and a hefty
female fan base.
After leaving "Xena" in 2001, Csokas starred in the internationally reknown
coming-of-age drama "Rain." He also played a small part in the first "Lord
of the Rings" installment in 2001, as Celeborn, Lord of the Elves. Finding
himself more available for high budget US films, Csokas next played the bad
guy in the action flick "xXx" in the summer of 2002, essayed a villain in
the action-comedy "Kangaroo Jack" (2003) and was cast in "Timeline" (lensed
2002) directed by Richard Donner and based on the best-selling novel of the
same name by Michael Crichton. At this point, one assumes it has finally
sunk in with Csokas that he is indeed, very much an actor for life. |
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