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Marton Csokas 
Marton Csokas, 2008Born 30 June 1966
Invercargill, New ZealandMarton Csokas (Hungarian pronunciation: ['maːɾton 'tʃoːkaːʃ]; born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealand film and television actor.
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Early life
Csokas was born in Invercargill, New Zealand. His mother, a nurse, is of Irish and Danish descent; his Hungarian-born father, also named Márton Csókás, worked as a mechanical engineer.[1][2][3] Csokas attended King's College, Auckland, and graduated from Toi Whakaari, The New Zealand Drama School in 1989.
Career
Two of Csokas' most notable roles are Lord 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, and Guy de Lusignan in Kingdom of Heaven. He has also made repeated appearances in Xena: Warrior Princess as Xena's past love and ally, Borias. He also played Jarda in The Bourne Supremacy.
Personal life
Csokas holds dual New Zealand and Hungarian citizenship. Csokas's stage credits include plays by Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare in the 1990s in New Zealand, and in Australia Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (2007) and Peribáñez (2006) with Company B.[4]
He became involved with actress Eva Green after they met in 2005 on the set of Kingdom of Heaven. In 2008, after three years of a long distance relationship, he moved to London to live with her.[5] He split with Green at some point in 2009[citation needed] and now lives in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.
Filmography
Year Film Role 1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater Sid (ep "By The Numbers") 1993–1994 Shortland Street Dr. Leonard Rossi-Dodds 1994 A Game with No Rules (short) Kane Jack Brown Genius Dennis 1997–2001 Xena: Warrior Princess Krafstar, Borias/Belach 1995 Twilight of the Gods (short) Soldier (short film) 1996 Broken English Darko Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Tarlus (ep "Promises") Chicken ... 1998 Hurrah (also known as Heaven Sent) Raoul 1999 Water Rats Robert Tremain (ep "Shark Bait") Wildside Larry Lodans (ep #2.18) All Saints Brother Thomas (ep "More Things in Heaven & Earth") Halifax f.p. John Garth (ep "Swimming with the Sharks") 2000 The Lost World Kenner (ep "Tourist Season") The Monkey's Mask Nick Maitland Beastmaster Qord (eps "Revelations", "Rescue" & "Golden Phoenix") The Three Stooges Ted Healy Farscape Br'Nee (ep "Bone to be Wild") Accidents (short) Chug 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Celeborn Rain Cady Cleopatra 2525 Krider (ep "No Thanks For The Memories") The Farm Adrian Beckett (mini series) 2002 Garage Days Shad Kern xXx Yorgi Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Poggle the Lesser 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Celeborn Timeline Sir William De Kere/ William Decker Kangaroo Jack Mr. Smith 2004 The Bourne Supremacy Jarda Evilenko Vadim Timurovic Lesiev 2005 Æon Flux Trevor Goodchild Kingdom of Heaven Guy de Lusignan The Great Raid Captain Redding Asylum Edgar Stark 2007 Romulus, My Father Hora 2009 "L'Age de raison" 2010 Alice in Wonderland Charles Kingsley The Tree George L'âge de raison Malcolm 2011 Dream House Jack Patterson The Debt Young Stefan References
- ^ Interview with Marton Csokas (Fall 2005 – #101)
- ^ Marton Csokas – Celebrities, famous people – TravelToHungary.com – Budapest, Hungary
- ^ An Interview With Marton Csokas
- ^ The Marton Csokas Network: Theater
- ^ Silvia Nucini (January 2009). "La signora delle mosche" (in Italian). Vanity Fair (Italy).
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Categories:- 1966 births
- New Zealand people of Irish descent
- New Zealand people of Hungarian descent
- New Zealand people of Danish descent
- Living people
- New Zealand film actors
- People from Invercargill
- Former students of King's College, Auckland
- Toi Whakaari alumni
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