Marton Paul Csokas (/ˈtʃoÊŠkÉ'Ë Êƒ/; born 30 June 1966) 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.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. His father
was Hungarian and his mother had English, Irish, and Danish ancestry.
He holds dual New Zealand and Hungarian citizenship.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.". For
two years (from 1993 until 1995), he portrayed Leonard Rossi-Dodds in
the soap opera Shortland Street. In 1996, he starred in the romantic
drama film Broken English. From 1997 to 2001, he maintained a
recurring role in Xena: Warrior Princess, portraying the character of
Borias. 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). 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).
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.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. His father
was Hungarian and his mother had English, Irish, and Danish ancestry.
He holds dual New Zealand and Hungarian citizenship.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.". For
two years (from 1993 until 1995), he portrayed Leonard Rossi-Dodds in
the soap opera Shortland Street. In 1996, he starred in the romantic
drama film Broken English. From 1997 to 2001, he maintained a
recurring role in Xena: Warrior Princess, portraying the character of
Borias. 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). 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).
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