


The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring From 2005 to 2009, he was in a romantic relationship with his Kingdom of Heaven co-star Eva Green. Personal life Ĭsokas holds dual New Zealand and Hungarian citizenship. In 2021 Csokas appeared in Juniper with Charlotte Rampling and in the historical drama film The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott. He also starred in Mark Felt The Man Who Brought Down the White House with Liam Neeson. Csokas starred alongside Emilia Clarke in the supernatural thriller Voice from the Stone released in April 2017. In 2016, he co-starred with Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in the Jeff Nichols-directed drama film Loving, and starred alongside Vera Farmiga in the comedy-drama Burn Your Maps. The show was canceled in 2019 after three seasons. In May 2015, Csokas joined the cast of AMC's martial arts drama Into the Badlands, playing the role of Quinn, the most powerful baron in the badlands. Csokas then portrayed General Thomas Gage in History Channel's three-part miniseries Sons of Liberty in 2015. Also in 2014, he starred as the superintendent in the Discovery Channel's scripted miniseries Klondike. In 2014, he had roles in the films Noah, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and as Nicolai Itchenko in The Equalizer. In 2013, Csokas co-starred in the crime-thriller Pawn with Forest Whitaker and Michael Chiklis, and portrayed Jimmy Laszlo in the DirecTV police drama Rogue, starring opposite Thandie Newton. For his role in Dead Europe, he was again nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2012, he appeared in the drama film Dead Europe. 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. Csokas at the premiere of The Equalizer, September 2014 Ĭsokas' stage credits include plays by Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare in the 1990s in New Zealand, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2007) and Peribáñez (2006) with Company B in Australia. 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). Csokas also 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), Yorgi in XXX (2002), Mr. In 1996, he starred in the romantic drama film Broken English and from 1997 to 2001, he had a recurring role on Xena: Warrior Princess, portraying the character Borias. He also portrayed Leonard Rossi-Dodds in the soap opera Shortland Street from 1993 until 1995.

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JSTOR ( May 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭsokas made his acting debut in 1990 on the New Zealand drama series Shark in the Park, as Terry Mercer in the episode "Technical K.O.".Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Csokas graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1989 with a Diploma in Acting. His father was Hungarian and his mother had English, Irish, and Danish ancestry. He was also nominated for Best Male Actor in a Play at the 2008 Helpmann Awards, for his portrayal of George in Belvoir's revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Early life Ĭsokas was born in Invercargill, the son of Margaret Christine ( née Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás I, who worked as a mechanical engineer for E. Earlier in his career, he played Leonard Dodds on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.Ĭsokas is a three-time AACTA Award nominee, winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Romulus My Father. Teddy Rensen in The Equalizer (2014), and Quinn on the U.S.

His notable roles include Celeborn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003), 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), Nicolai Itchenko A.K.A. A graduate of the Toi Whakaari drama school, he has worked extensively in Australia and Hollywood, along with his native country, and often portrays villainous roles. Marton Paul Csokas ( / ˈ tʃ oʊ k ɑː ʃ/, Hungarian: Csókás Márton Pál born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealand actor of film, stage, and television.
