Marton Csokas
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| Marton Csokas | |
 Marton Csokas as Trevor Goodchild in Æon Flux |
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| Born | June 30, 1966 (age 40) Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Notable roles | Celeborn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy |
Marton Csokas (pronounced Martin 'Cho-kash') (born June 30, 1966 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor with Hungarian origins.
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 as Xena's past love and ally, Borias, and Khrafstar. He is a graduate of Toi Whakaari, The New Zealand Drama School in 1989.
He is named after his father, who is from Hungary.
He is currently dating French actress Eva Green whom he met during the shooting of Kingdom of Heaven.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Romulus, My Father (film) | Hora |
| 2005 | Æon Flux (film) | Trevor Goodchild |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Guy de Lusignan |
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Captain Redding |
| 2005 | Asylum | Edgar |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Jarda |
| 2004 | Evilenko | Vadim Timurovic Lesiev |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Celeborn |
| 2003 | Timeline | Sir William De Kere/ William Decker |
| 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Mr. Smith |
| 2002 | Garage Days | Shad Kern |
| 2002 | XXX | Yorgi |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Poggle the Lesser |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Celeborn |
| 2001 | Rain | Cady |
| 2001 | Cleopatra 2525 | Krider (ep "No Thanks For The Memories") |
| 2001 | The Farm | Adrian Beckett (mini series) |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Kenner (ep "Tourist Season") |
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Nick Maitland |
| 2000 | Beastmaster | Qord (eps "Revelations", "Rescue" & "Golden Phoenix") |
| 2000 | The Three Stooges | Ted Healy (mini series) |
| 2000 | Farscape | Br'Nee (ep "Bone to be Wild") |
| 2000 | Accidents (short) | Chug |
| 1999 | Water Rats | Robert Tremain (ep "Shark Bait") |
| 1999 | Wildside | Larry Lodans (ep #2.18) |
| 1999 | All Saints | Brother Thomas (ep "More Things in Heaven & Earth") |
| 1999 | Halifax f.p. | John Garth (ep "Swimming with the Sharks") |
| 1998 | Hurrah (otherwise known as Heaven Sent) | Raoul |
| 1996 | Broken English | Darko |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Tarlus (ep "Promises") |
| 1996 | Chicken | ... |
| 1995 | Twilight of the Gods | Soldier (short film) |
| 1997 – 2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Krafstar, Borias/Belach |
| 1994 | A Game With No Rules (short) | Kane |
| 1994 | Jack Brown Genius | Dennis |
| 1993 – 1994 | Shortland Street | Dr. Leonard Rossi-Dodds |
| 1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Sid (ep "By The Numbers" |
