Arnold Vosloo (born 16 June 1962) is a South African American actor.
He is known for his roles as Imhotep in The Mummy and The Mummy
Returns, Colonel Coetzee in Blood Diamond, Pik van Cleef in Hard
Target, Dr. Peyton Westlake / Darkman in Darkman II and Darkman III,
Zartan in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its sequel, and terrorist
Habib Marwan during the fourth season of 24.An Afrikaner of Dutch and
German ancestry, Vosloo was born into a Pretoria acting family, his
parents having been stage-actors. His father ran a drive-in theater in
Alberton. He has one sister. After high school and military service
(from which he received a medical discharge), he took drama courses at
the Pretoria Technikon.Vosloo began his acting career in the South
African theatre where he won several Dalro Awards for his performances
in such plays as Don Juan, Hamlet, and Môre is 'n Lang Dag (Tomorrow
is a Long Day) and he quickly became a regular at Pretoria's State
Theatre. He also starred in Torch Song Trilogy and won another award
for the TV show, Meisie van Suid-Wes (Girl from South West).
He is known for his roles as Imhotep in The Mummy and The Mummy
Returns, Colonel Coetzee in Blood Diamond, Pik van Cleef in Hard
Target, Dr. Peyton Westlake / Darkman in Darkman II and Darkman III,
Zartan in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its sequel, and terrorist
Habib Marwan during the fourth season of 24.An Afrikaner of Dutch and
German ancestry, Vosloo was born into a Pretoria acting family, his
parents having been stage-actors. His father ran a drive-in theater in
Alberton. He has one sister. After high school and military service
(from which he received a medical discharge), he took drama courses at
the Pretoria Technikon.Vosloo began his acting career in the South
African theatre where he won several Dalro Awards for his performances
in such plays as Don Juan, Hamlet, and Môre is 'n Lang Dag (Tomorrow
is a Long Day) and he quickly became a regular at Pretoria's State
Theatre. He also starred in Torch Song Trilogy and won another award
for the TV show, Meisie van Suid-Wes (Girl from South West).
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