Costas Mandylor
Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Lacos in Picket Fences and Mark Hoffman in the Saw films.
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Born | Costas Theodosopoulos 3 September 1965 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Louis Mandylor (brother) |
Early life
Costas Theodosopoulos was born on 3 September 1965 in Melbourne, Australia to Greek immigrants Louise Theodosopoulos, and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver.[1][2][3] His brother is actor Louis Mandylor.[2] Mandylor grew up in St Kilda and South Melbourne,[4] and moved to the United States in 1987 where he started taking acting lessons.[1] He was initially unable to find any work acting and had to work any job available.[5] He took a version of his mother's maiden name, citing his real name in Greek being too long.[5]
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).[5] Mandylor landed a leading role in Mobsters playing Mafia boss 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."[5] 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, in Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009) and Saw 3D (2010).[6] He also made a cameo appearance in Saw X (2023).
Personal life
Mandylor played professional football/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".[1]
Mandylor married Talisa Soto in May 1997; they divorced in 2000.[7]
Credits
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Avram | |
1991 | The Doors | Italian Count | |
Soapdish | Mark | ||
Mobsters | Frank Costello | ||
1994 | Fatal Past | Costello | |
Almost Dead | Dominic | ||
1995 | Venus Rising | Vegas | Direct-to-video |
Fist of the North Star | Lord Shin | ||
Delta of Venus | Lawrence | ||
Virtuosity | John Donovan | ||
Crosscut | Martin Niconi | ||
1996 | Shame | Mark | |
Portraits of a Killer | George G. Kendall | ||
1997 | Just Write | Rich Adams | |
Stand-ins | Jack Turner | ||
Double Take | Hector Stroessner / Ray Soldado | ||
Shame, Shame, Shame | Mark | ||
Shelter | Nikos Kostantinos | ||
My Brother Cicero | Cicero | Short film | |
1999 | Stealth Fighter | Ryan Mitchell | |
2000 | Gangland | Jared | |
Intrepid | Alan Decker | ||
2001 | Turn of Faith | Bobby Giordano | |
The Pledge | Monash Deputy | ||
Above & Beyond | Michael Amorosa | ||
2002 | Cover Story | Kevin Dodd | |
The Real Deal | Instructor | ||
Hitters | Tony | ||
2004 | Dinocroc | Dick Sydney | |
The Eavesdropper | Aiden Porter | ||
2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Charlie 'Gloves' Columbo | |
Dr. Chopper | Terrell | Direct-to-video | |
Sub Zero | John Deckert | Direct-to-video | |
The Shore | Raymond | ||
2006 | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Matt | |
Payback | Billy | ||
Saw III | Mark Hoffman | Credited as Forensic Hoffman | |
2007 | Made in Brooklyn | Joey | |
Nobody | Mortemain / Noe | ||
Saw IV | Mark Hoffman | ||
Beowulf | Hondshew | ||
2008 | Emma Blue | Del | |
The Drum Beats Twice | Jesus | ||
Toxic | Steve | ||
Saw V | Mark Hoffman | ||
Golden Goal! | Frank Lazaridis | ||
2009 | Immortally Yours | Rex | |
In the Eyes of a Killer | Congressman Donaldson | ||
Saw VI | Mark Hoffman | ||
2010 | The Cursed | Jimmy Muldoon | Real life brother Louis Mandylor plays on-screen brother[8] |
Sinners and Saints | Raymond Crowe | Also known as Bad Cop | |
Torn | Steve Clay | ||
An Affirmative Act | Matthew | ||
Saw 3D | Mark Hoffman | ||
2011 | Hyenas | Gannon | |
2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Mason | |
2013 | Five Thirteen | Sheriff O'Connor | |
2 Dead 2 Kill | Vin Dictive | ||
2014 | The Blackout | Jim | |
2 Bedroom 1 Bath | Frank | ||
Guardian Angel | Attila | ||
The Nurse | Martin | ||
In 10 Easy Steps | Isaak Misidis | ||
2015 | Bad Cat | Tommy Castano | Short film |
Blood Trap | Roman | Also known as Bite | |
Burn Off | |||
2016 | Beyond the Game | Frank Bisner | |
The Horde | Cylus Atkinson | Direct-to-video | |
Best Thanksgiving Ever | Aquavelva | ||
2017 | Residue | Jacob | |
2018 | Blindsided | Congressman Donaldson | |
Daddy's Girl | John | ||
In Like Flynn | Vassilis | ||
2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Constantine | |
2020 | C.L.E.A.N. | Dr. Sutter | |
Incision | Dr. Bennett | ||
2021 | Born a Champion | Dimitris | |
Cosmic Sin | Marcus Bleck | ||
Lazarus | Benjamin Poge | ||
Night of the Sicario | Agent Cole Bennett | ||
Locked In | Harris | ||
2022 | Unbound Evil | Robert | |
Dangerous Methods | Harry Johnson | ||
Borrowed Time III | David McDowell | ||
Death Count | Warden | ||
Adrenaline | FBI Agent Lockwood | ||
Trail Blazers | Jasper | ||
2023 | 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom | Lorenzo | [9] |
Dead Man's Hand | Lucas | ||
Bloodthirst | John Shepard | [10] | |
Saw X | Mark Hoffman | Cameo | |
TBD | American Trash | Detective Anderson | Post-production[11] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992– 1996 |
Picket Fences | Officer Kenny Lacos | Main role; 88 episodes |
1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Dan King | 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– 1998 |
Players | Alphonse Royo | Main role; 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 | Main role; 12 episodes |
2000 | Resurrection Blvd. | Aaron Cross |
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2001 | Nash Bridges | Vincent Corell | Episode: "Something Borrowed" |
2001 | Sanctuary | Nathan Delaney | Television film |
2001 | Sex and the City | Friar Fuck | Episode: "The Agony and the Ex-tacy" |
2002 | Andromeda | Bobby Jensen | Episode: "Be All My Sins Remembered" |
2002 | Sacred Ground | Greg |
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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 |
2004– 2006 |
7th Heaven | Beau Brewer | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
2007 | The Wedding Bells | Ernesto | Episode: "For Whom the Bells Toll" |
2007 | Primal Doubt | Chase Harper | Television film |
2013 | Major Crimes | Vince Webb | Episode: "D.O.A" |
2013 | NCIS | Tomas Mendez |
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2014 | House of Secrets | Detective Morrison | Television film |
2015 | The Right Girl | Chester | Television film |
2016 | Once Upon a Time | Captain Silver | Episode: "The Brothers Jones" |
2017 | Blue Eyes | Russian | Television film |
2017 | The Last Ship | Admiral Demetrius |
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2017- 2018 |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Abram Sokolov |
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2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Vasili Shirokov | Episode: "Waiho Wale Kahiko" |
2018 | Lethal Weapon | Fabrizio Stavos | Episode: "What the Puck" |
References
- "Costas Mandylor. (The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1991)". People. 36: 90. 18 July 1991. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- "Costas Mandylor". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- Rose, Mike (3 September 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for September 3, 2022 includes celebrities Iman Vellani, Charlie Sheen". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Miska, Brad (25 October 2007). "Saw IV: Interview With Star Costas Mandylor". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- 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. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- Keyes, Rob (28 October 2010). "Saw 3D Interview: Costas Mandylor". Screen Rant. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Soto, Talisa 1967–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "The Cursed". TV Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- Purnell, Kristofer (3 June 2023). "Trailer for '1521' starring Bea Alonzo, Danny Trejo, Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan finally drops". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
The release of '1521' coincides with the 125th anniversary celebration of Philippine independence on June 12, 2023.
- Schreur, Brandon (12 September 2023). "Bloodthirst Trailer Previews Vampire Horror Movie Starring Tara Reid". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- Grobar, Matt (28 January 2022). "Thrillers 'Marooned Awakening', 'American Trash' And 'Deadly GamesSet Casts; Gravitas Acquires 'The Other Me' From EP David Lynch And Horror Pic 'Tethered'; More – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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