- Costas Mandylor
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Costas Mandylor 
Mandylor attending the Saw 3D premiere on 27 October 2010.Born Costas Theodosopoulos
3 September 1965
Melbourne, AustraliaOccupation Actor Years active 1989–present Spouse Talisa Soto (m. 1997–2000) Website costasmandylor.us Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is a Greek Australian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Kenny in Picket Fences, and for portraying Mark Hoffman in the Saw series.
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Early life
Mandylor was born in Melbourne, the son of Louise (née Mandylaris) and Yannis Theodosopoulos, who is a taxi driver. He is of Greek ancestry.[1] Mandylor took his mother's maiden name citing his real name in Greek being too long.[2] He grew up in St Kilda and South Melbourne.[3] He moved to the United States in 1987 where he started taking acting lessons. He was initially unable to find any work acting and had to work any job available.[2]
Career
Mandylor's first major role was in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit playing a European Jew, which was filmed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. He returned to Los Angeles meeting director Oliver Stone and auditioned and got the role of an Italian count in The Doors (1991).[2] Mandylor landed a leading role in Mobsters playing a New York gangster, Frank Costello. He went mentally prepared for the role, telling the Los Angeles Times, "It was interesting that I got that part, because I felt tuned in to gangsters, it was a genre I'd read a lot. When I was 13, I got a job as a dishwasher in a Melbourne nightclub and saw everything there, real gangsters, and had met characters who were dangerous people from an underground world."[2] In 1992 he had a lead role on the CBS television drama, Picket Fences, playing officer Kenny Lacos until the show ended in 1996. Mandylor also had a lead role in the Saw films as Detective Mark Hoffman.
Personal life
Mandylor played professional soccer in Europe until suffering shin splints. In 1991, he was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the world".[4] Mandylor married Talisa Soto in May 1997; they divorced in 2000. His brother, Louis Mandylor, is also an actor.[1]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Triumph of the Spirit Avram Arouch 1991 The Doors Italian Count 1991 Soapdish Mark 1991 Mobsters Frank Costello 1993 Fatal Past Costello 1994 Almost Dead Detective Dominic Delaserra 1995 Venus Rising Vegas 1995 Fist of the North Star Lord Shin 1995 Delta of Venus Lawrence Walters Lead role 1995 Virtuosity John Donovan 1996 Shame Mark 1996 Portraits of a Killer George G. Kendall 1996 Crosscut Martin Niconi 1997 Just Write Rich Adams 1997 Stand-ins Jack Turner 1998 Shame, Shame, Shame McCarthy 1998 Double Take Hector Stroessner/Ray Soldado 1998 Conversations in Limbo 1998 Shelter Nikos Kostantinos 1998 My Brother Cicero Cicero 1999 Stealth Fighter Ryan Mitchell 2000 Gangland Jared 2000 Intrepid Alan Decker 2001 Turn of Faith Bobby Giordano 2001 The Pledge Monash Deputy 2001 Above & Beyond Michael Amorosa 2002 Cover Story Kevin Dodd 2002 The Real Deal Instructor 2002 Hitters Tony 2004 Dinocroc Dick Sydney 2004 The Eavesdropper Aiden Porter 2005 The Game of Their Lives Charlie 'Gloves' Columbo 2005 Dr. Chopper Terrell Direct-to-video 2005 Sub Zero John Deckert Direct-to-video 2005 The Shore Raymond 2006 Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York Matt 2006 Payback Billy 2006 Saw III Mark Hoffman 2007 Made in Brooklyn Joey 2007 Nobody Mortemain/Noe 2007 Saw IV Mark Hoffman Lead role 2007 Beowulf Hondshew 2008 Lost Warrior: Left Behind 2008 Emma Blue Del 2008 The The Drum Beats Twice Jesus 2008 In the Eyes of a Killer Congressman Donaldson 2008 Toxic Steve 2008 Saw V Mark Hoffman Lead role 2008 The Ball Is Round Frank Lazaridis 2009 Immortally Yours Rex 2009 Saw VI Mark Hoffman Lead role 2010 The Cursed (film) Jimmy Muldoon Real life brother Louis Mandylor plays on-screen brother 2010 Sinners and Saints Raymond Crowe 2010 Torn Steve Clay Awaiting release 2010 Hyenas Gannon 2010 An Affirmative Act Matthew Post-production 2010 Saw 3D Mark Hoffman Lead role Television Year Title Role Notes 1992–
1996Picket Fences Kenny Lacos 83 episodes 1993 Tales from the Crypt Episode: "Half-Way Horrible" 1995 Falling for You Paul Blankenship Television film 1996 Last Exit to Earth Jaid Television film 1996 The Outer Limits Lee Taylor Episode: "The Heist" 1997 F/X: The Series Jerry Tamblin Episode: "Get Fast" 1997 Love-Struck Cupid on Earth Television film 1997–
1998Players Alphonse Royo 18 episodes 1998 The Fury Within Mike Hanlon Television film 1998 Exiled Gianni Uzielli Television film 1999 Bonanno: A Godfather's Story Salvatore Bonanno Television film 2000 Secret Agent Man Monk 9 episodes 2000 Resurrection Blvd. Aaron Cross Episode: "Luchando"
Episode: "Cholitas"
2001 Nash Bridges Vincent Corell Episode: " "Something Borrowed" 2001 Sanctuary Nathan Delaney Television film 2001 Sex and the City Friar Episode: "The Agony and the Ex-tacy" 2002 Andromeda Bobby Jensen Episode: "Be All My Sins Remembered" 2002 Sacred Ground Greg Episode: "Behind the Words"
Episode: "Walk Like a Man"2002 Charmed Rick Lang Episode: "Saving Private Leo 2002 She Spies Mica Divornak Episode: "Poster Girl" 2002 Scent of Danger Chris Milos Television film 2003 Fastlane Reno Castelli Episode: "Slippery Slope" 2004 Just Desserts Marco Poloni Television film on Hallmark Channel 2004–
20067th Heaven Beau Brewer 5 episodes 2007 The Wedding Bells Ernesto Episode: "For Whom the Bells Toll" 2007 Primal Doubt Chase Harper Television film References
- ^ a b "Costas Mandylor Biography (1962–)". FilmReference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Costas-Mandylor.html. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d N.F. Mendoza (25 July 1993). "With An Eye On ... There's no fencing in Costas Mandylor as he picks his parts". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-25/news/tv-16637_1_costas-mandylor. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ Miska, Brad (25 October 2007). "Saw IV: Interview With Star Costas Mandylor". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/419. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ "Costas Mandylor. (The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1991)". People (Time Inc.) 36: 90. 18 July 1991. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20063429,00.html. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
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Categories:- 1962 births
- Actors from Melbourne
- Australian actors of Greek descent
- Australian expatriate actors in the United States
- Australian film actors
- Australian television actors
- Living people
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