Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas
Marton Csokas in May 2008
Born	Marton Paul Csokas (1966-06-30) 30 June 1966 (age 50) Invercargill, New Zealand
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present

Marton Paul Csokas (Hungarian: Csókás Márton, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃoːkaːʃ ˈmaːrton]; born 30 June 1966) is an actor from New Zealand. He has starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), XXX (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Æon Flux (2005), Romulus, My Father (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Pawn (2013), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), and The Equalizer (2014).

Csokas was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, the son of Margaret Christine (née Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás, who worked as a mechanical engineer. His father was Hungarian and his mother had English, Irish, and Danish ancestry. Csokas has a younger brother, Robert. 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 Xena's past love and ally Borias. Two of Csokas' most notable roles are 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), and Guy de Lusignan in Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Csokas has also played the villain Yorgi in XXX (2002), Mr. Smith in Kangaroo Jack (2003), Jarda in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and Trevor Goodchild in Æon Flux (2005).